List of airlines by countries served

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This list only contains airlines that fly passengers to over 30 countries. (Excludes Defunct) [1] [2]

Turkish Airlines serves the largest number of countries Turkish Airlines 300th Aircraft.jpg
Turkish Airlines serves the largest number of countries
#AirlineNumber of countriesRemarksCountry of origin
1 Turkish Airlines 120 [3] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2 Qatar Airways 89 [4] Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
3 Air France 85 [5] Flag of France.svg  France
4 Ethiopian Airlines 84 [6] Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
5 Emirates 80 [7] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
6 British Airways 79 [8] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
7 Lufthansa 77 [9] Including Lufthansa Regional Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8 United Airlines 71 [10] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
9 American Airlines 63 [11] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
10 KLM 62 [12] Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
11 EgyptAir 61 [13] Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
12 Delta Air Lines 59 [14] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
13 Air Canada 58 [15] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
14 Flydubai 55 [16] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
15 Wizz Air 53 [17] including Wizz Air Hungary, Wizz Air Malta, Wizz Air UK and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
16 Pegasus Airlines 51 [18] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
17 Swiss 50 [19] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
LOT Polish Airlines 50 [20] Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
19 Austrian Airlines 47 [21] Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Aegean Airlines 47 [22] Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Etihad 47 [23] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
China Southern Airlines 47 [24] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
23 Air China 46 [25] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
24 Iberia 45 [26] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
25 Brussels Airlines 42 [27] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
AirBaltic 42 [28] Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
27 Eurowings 41 [29] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
28 Saudia 40 [30] Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
29 Condor 39 [31] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
30 Finnair 38 [32] Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
31 Korean Air 37 [33] Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Ryanair 37 [34] including Ryanair DAC, Malta Air, Buzz, Ryanair UK and Lauda Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
China Eastern Airlines 37 [35] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
34 Scandinavian Airlines 36 [36] Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Transavia France 36 [37] Flag of France.svg  France
36 EasyJet 35 [38] Including EasyJet Switzerland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Air Arabia 35 [39] AOC registered in SharjahFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
38 Kenya Airways 34 [40] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
SunExpress 34 [41] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Norwegian Air Sweden 34 [42] Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
41 Kuwait Airways 33 [43] Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
JetBlue 33 [44] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Luxair 33 [45] Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
44 Copa Airlines 32 [46] Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Singapore Airlines 32 [47] Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Cathay 32 [48] Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Norwegian Air Shuttle 32 [49] AOC registered in NorwayFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Air Serbia 32 [50] Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Royal Jordanian 32 [51] Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
50 Vueling 31 [52] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Gulf Air 31 [53] Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Thai Airways 31 [54] Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Air India 31 [55] Flag of India.svg  India
TAP Air Portugal 31 [56] Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
AJet 31 [57] Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

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