- 1American Airlines
- 2Delta Airlines
- 3Southwest Airlines
- 4United Airlines
- 5Air France-KLM result of a merge of these two airlines in 2004
- 6Japan Airlines
- 7Northwest Airlines
- 8Lufthansa
- 9All Nippon Airways
- 10US Airways
- 11Continental Airlines
- 12British Airways
- 13Qantas
- 14Iberia
- 15easyjet
- 16Korean Air
- 17Ryanair
- 18America West Airlines
- 19Air Canada
- 20Scandinavian Airlines
The World's Biggest Airlines
Based on the Number of Passengers Who Flew on Them
By Arlene Fleming, About.com
Ever wondered about which airlines are the biggest? The following list
names the largest airlines by the amount of passengers they flew. Some
of the airlines in this list would rank differently if other factors
such as revenue and distances flown were also considered.
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