The World’s Biggest Airlines

          Airline     Passengers (000) Hub

1. American Airlines 88,241 USA
   
2. Delta Air Lines 84,245 USA
   
3. Southwest Airlines 74,787 USA
   
4. United Airlines 66,1 USA
   
5. Japan Airlines 58,241 Japan
   
6. Northwest Airlines 51,975 USA
   
7. Deutsche Lufthansa 45,4 Germany
   
8. Air France 43,7 France
   
9. All Nippon Airways 42,251 Japan
   
10. US Airways 41,263 USA
    
11. Continental Airlines 38,903 USA
    
12. British Airways 35,132 United Kingdom
    
13. Qantas Airways 28,884 Australia
    
14. Iberia 25,097 Spain
    
15. Korean Air 21,735 South Korea
    
16. Ryanair 21,372 Ireland
    
17. America West Airlines 20,047 USA
    
18. Air Canada 20,043 Canada
    
19. Scandinavian Airlines SAS 19,26 Norway
    
20. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 18,837 Netherlands
    
21. EasyJet 18,153 United Kingdom
    
22. Air China 18,026 China
    
23. Thai Airways 17,301 Thailand
    
24. China Southern Airlines 15,564 China
    
25. Malaysia Airlines 15,144 Malaysia
    
26. Alaska Airlines / Horizon Air 15,046 USA
    
27. Saudi Airlines 14,488 Saudi Arabia
    

Source: Air Transport World–World Airline Report 2003, ATWOnline