This is a list of the largest airlines in Asia by fleet size and total passengers carried in a twelve-month period. The table is updated periodically as and when new monthly data are available. Figures are for individual airlines; aggregate figures for airline groups (airlines and their partners/subsidiaries related by full equity ownership) are shown only when they are officially published. The list excludes companies headquartered on the Asian side of Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan.
By passengers carried (millions, 2024 latest available figures)
| Rank | Country | Airline / holding | '25 | '24 | '23 | '22 | '21 | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | Passenger fleet | Current destinations | Sources | Alliance |
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| 1 | China | China Southern Airlines | 164.7 | 142.2 | 62.6 | 98.5 | 96.9 | 151.6 | 139.8 | 126.2 | 114.6 | 109.4 | 100.9 | 91.8 | 86.5 | 80.7 | 76.4 | 629 | 216 | N/a | ||
| 2 | China | Air China | 155.3 | 128.4 | 38.6 | 69.0 | 68.7 | 115.0 | 109.7 | 101.5 | 96.5 | 89.8 | 83.0 | 77.7 | 72.4 | 69.4 | 60.0 | 456 | 201 | Star Alliance | ||
| 3 | China | China Eastern Airlines | 140.6 | 115.6 | 42.5 | 79.0 | 74.5 | 130.0 | 121.1 | 110.8 | 101.7 | 93.8 | 83.8 | 79.1 | 73.1 | 68.7 | 64.9 | 588 | 248 | SkyTeam | ||
| 4 | India | IndiGo | 114.1 | 103.5 | 76.7 | 48.4 | 35.0 | 84.7 | 61.9 | 49.2 | 41.0 | 29.7 | 22.8 | 19.3 | 15.8 | 12 | 8.5 | 342 | 122 | N/a | ||
| 5 | India | Air India Limited | 63.9 | 54.5 | 22.1 | 14.1 | 11.3 | 30.4 | 28.3 | 26.4 | 23.5 | 18.0 | 16.7 | 17.3 | 16.0 | - | 15.0 | 122 | 102 | Star Alliance | ||
| 6 | Malaysia | Air Asia Group | 63.2 | 57.0 | 34.2 | 7.7 | 22.8 | 83.5 | 73.0 | 63.3 | 60.1 | 54.8 | 48.8 | 45.2 | 34.1 | 29.9 | 25.7 | 255 | 165 | N/a | ||
| 7 | Qatar | Qatar Airways | 55.3 | 40.0 | 31.6 | 18.6 | 5.8 | 32.4 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 32.0 | 30.0 | 26.7 | 22.4 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 253 | 198 | Oneworld | ||
| 8 | China | Hainan Airlines | 54.6 | - | 21.1 | 41.3 | 37.0 | 81.7 | 79.9 | 71.7 | 46.3 | 38.6 | 35.6 | 26.3 | 22.6 | 20.5 | 18.6 | 221 | 110 | N/a | ||
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | Emirates | 51.9 | 43.6 | 19.6 | 6.6 | 56.2 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 56.1 | 51.9 | 49.3 | 44.5 | 39.4 | 34.0 | 31.4 | 27.4 | 252 | 157 | N/a | ||
| 10 | Japan | Japan Airlines | 43.7 | 40.7 | 30.1 | 16.2 | 8.5 (Apr) | 44.6 | 43.6 | 42.3 | 40.6 | 39.9 | 39.1 | 38.6 | 37.6 | 35.4 | 44.7 | 156 | 92 | [citation needed] | Oneworld | |
| 11 | China | Xiamen Air | 43.1 | 36.4 | 18.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Singapore | Singapore Airlines | 39 | 34.7 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 38.1 | 35.5 | 32.4 | 33.7 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 157 | 137 | Star Alliance | ||
| 13 | Japan | All Nippon Airways | 35.5 | 42.7 | 29.2 | 18.8 | 13.1 | 50.7 | 49.8 | 49.2 | 47.3 | 50.8 | 50.4 | 49.0 | 47.4 | 44.9 | 45.7 | 225 | 97 | Star Alliance | ||
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | Saudia | 35 | 30.3 | 31.9 | - | - | 36.9 | - | 32.2 | 30.0 | 27.9 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 8.4 | - | 157 | 140 | SkyTeam | ||
| 15 | Vietnam | VietJet Air | 25.9 | 25.3 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 17.1 | 14.1 | 9.3 | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 115 | N/a | ||
| 16 | Philippines | Cebu Pacific | 24.5 | 20.9 | 14.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 22.5 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 16.9 | 14.4 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 52 | 62 | Value Alliance | ||
| 17 | Indonesia | Garuda Indonesia | 23.7 | 20.0 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 31.9 | 38.4 | 36.2 | 34.9 | 32.9 | 29.1 | 24.9 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 134 | 90 | SkyTeam | ||
| 18 | South Korea | Korean Air | 23.5 | - | - | 5.7 | 7.5 | 27.0 | - | 26.8 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 24.0 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 159 | 121 | SkyTeam | ||
| 19 | Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | 22.8 | 18.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 31.5 | 29.9 | 29.0 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 159 | 88 | [citation needed] | Oneworld | |
| 20 | Vietnam | Vietnam Airlines | 22.7 | 24.1 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 29.1 | 28 | 27.2 | 25.3 | 21 | 15.7 | 15.0 | 14.0 | - | - | 103 | 64 | SkyTeam | ||
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | Air Arabia | 18.8 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 77 | 180 | [citation needed] | N/a | ||
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | Etihad Airways | 18.5 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 103 | 81 | N/a | ||
| 23 | Malaysia | Malaysia Airlines | 16.6 | 14.5 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 3.9 | - | - | 14.0 | 20.7 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 77 | 79 | Oneworld | ||
| 24 | Thailand | Thai Airways International | 16.1 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 79 | 65 | [citation needed] | Star Alliance | |
| 25 | Philippines | Philippine Airlines | 15.6 | 14.7 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 12.7 | - | - | 78 | 72 | N/a | ||
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | Flydubai | 15.4 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.1 | - | - | 88 | 127 | [citation needed] | N/a | |
| 27 | India | SpiceJet | 7.6 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 24.3 | 19.2 | 17.3 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 118 | 53 | N/a | ||
| 28 | India | Akasa Air | 7.6 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 22 | 28 | [citation needed] | N/a | |||||||||||||
| 29 | India | Alliance Air | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 21 | 75 | [citation needed] | N/a | |
| 29 | Taiwan | EVA Airways | 11.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 87 | 62 | Star Alliance | |||
| 30 | Taiwan | China Airlines | 9.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 11.4 | - | 11.3 | 84 | 102 | SkyTeam | |||
| 31 | South Korea | Jeju Air | - | 7.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 41 | Value Alliance | |||
| 32 | Kazakhstan | Air Astana | 8.0 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | - | - | 3.7 | 3.3 | 29 | 58 | [citation needed] | N/a | ||||
| 33 | Oman | Oman Air | 6.2 | 9.9 | 1.2 | - | - | - | 8.5 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 50 | 53 | [citation needed] | Oneworld | |||
| 34 | Jordan | Royal Jordanian | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 54 | [citation needed] | Oneworld | ||
| 35 | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Airways | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 9.9 | - | 8.6 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | - | - | 39 | 65 | N/a | |||
| 36 | Thailand | Bangkok Airways | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 35 | 30 | [citation needed] | N/a | |||||
| 37 | Taiwan | Starlux Airlines | 3.5 | 0.3 | 21 | 29 | [citation needed] | data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/a | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | Sri Lanka | SriLankan Airlines | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 23 | 37 | [citation needed] | Oneworld | |||
| Bangladesh | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | 3.4 | - | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 21 | 40 | [citation needed] | N/a | |||||||||
| - | Pakistan | Pakistan International Airlines | - | - | - | 9.8 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 47 | 69 | [citation needed] | N/a | ||
| - | Indonesia | Lion Air Group | - | - | 9.9 (Lion Air only) | - | - | 56.3 | 51.8 | 40.8 (Lion & Batik only) | 53.0 | 45.0 | 37.9 | 32.0 | 27.0 | 20.5 | 140 | 90 | N/a | |||
| - | South Korea | Asiana Airlines | - | - | - | - | - | 23.5 | 17.2 | 18.4 | - | 17.3 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 83 | 90 | Star Alliance |
See also
- World's largest airlines
- List of largest airlines in Europe
- List of largest airlines in Central America & the Caribbean
- List of largest airlines in Africa
- List of largest airlines in North America
- List of largest airlines in South America
- List of largest airlines in Oceania
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