World's largest airlines

There are several methods to measure the size of an airline, so several different lists of the world's largest airlines are available.

By scheduled passengers

cheduled passengers carried

;Notes
* Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
*fnb|1 Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong from the rest of the People's Republic of China.

By scheduled passenger-kilometres

cheduled passenger-kilometres flown

;Notes
* Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
*fnb|1 Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong from the rest of the People's Republic of China.

By scheduled freight

cheduled freight tonne-kilometres flown

;Notes
* Based on International Air Transport Association published figures
*fnb|1 Excludes figures for flights to Hong Kong and/or Macau from the rest of the People's Republic of China.

By fleet size

Passenger airlines

;Notes
*fnb|2 Includes Swiss International Air Lines.

ee also

*World's busiest airport
*World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
*World's busiest airports by traffic movements
*List of the busiest airports in Africa by passenger traffic
*List of largest airlines in Africa
*List of largest airlines in Asia
*List of largest airlines in Europe
*List of largest airlines in North America
*List of largest airlines in Oceania
*List of largest airlines in South America

Notes

References

* [http://www.iata.org/pressroom/wats/index World Air Transport Statistics 2006] , International Air Transport Association.