List of largest airlines in Asia

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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.

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By passengers carried (millions)

RankCountryAirline / holding'24'23'22'21'20'19'18'17'16'15'14'13'12'11'10Passenger fleetCurrent
destinations
SourcesAlliance
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China China Southern Airlines 66.3 (May)142.262.698.596.9151.6139.8126.2114.6109.4100.991.886.580.776.4629216 n/a
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Air China 3 62.4 (May)128.438.669.068.7115.0109.7101.596.589.883.077.772.469.460.0456201 Star Alliance
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China China Eastern Airlines 2 115.642.579.074.5130.0121.1110.8101.793.883.879.173.168.764.9588248 SkyTeam
4Flag of India.svg India IndiGo 45.3 (May)103.576.748.435.084.761.949.241.029.722.819.315.8128.5342122 [1] n/a
5Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Air Asia Group 4 57.034.27.722.883.573.063.360.154.848.845.234.129.925.7255165 -
6Flag of India.svg India Air India Limited 11 26.3 (May)54.522.114.111.330.428.326.423.518.016.717.316.0-15.0122102 Star Alliance
7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Emirates 1 51.943.619.66.656.258.658.556.151.949.344.539.434.031.427.4252157 [2] n/a
8Flag of Japan.svg Japan All Nippon Airways 8 6.4 (Feb)42.729.218.813.150.749.849.247.350.850.449.047.444.945.722597 Star Alliance
9Flag of Japan.svg Japan Japan Airlines 7 6.3 (Feb)40.730.116.28.5 (Apr)44.643.642.340.639.939.138.637.635.444.715692 oneworld
10Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Qatar Airways 12 40.031.618.65.832.429.529.232.030.026.722.418.017.016.0253198 oneworld
11Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Airlines 9 34.720.72.27.038.135.532.433.722.522.218.718.116.916.6157137 Star Alliance
12Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Saudia 30.331.9--36.9-32.230.027.914.811.510.38.4-157140 SkyTeam
13Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam VietJet Air 25.320.55.41525.023.117.114.19.3-----77115 n/a
14Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Vietnam Airlines 25 24.221.16.114.122.921.921.920.717.415.715.014.0--10364 [ permanent dead link ] SkyTeam
15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Hainan Airlines 5 -21.141.337.081.779.971.746.338.635.626.322.620.518.6221110 n/a
16Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Cebu Pacific 14 17.5 (Sep)20.914.93.45.022.520.319.719.118.416.914.412.310.59.65262 Archived 2020-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Value Alliance
17Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Garuda Indonesia 10 20.014.911.010.831.938.436.234.932.929.124.920.417.112.513490 SkyTeam
18Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Cathay Pacific 22 18.02.80.74.635.235.434.834.334.031.529.929.027.626.815988 oneworld
19Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Air Arabia 21 16.712.85.03.015.013.012.011.510.89.08.58.07.677180n/a
20Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Philippine Airlines 17 11.7 (Sep)14.79.32.93.916.715.914.513.412.012.011.212.7--7872 n/a
21Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Malaysia Airlines 16 14.59.91.73.9--14.020.715.016.017.213.413.313.17779 [ permanent dead link ] oneworld
22Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Etihad Airways 15 14.010.03.14.217.517.818.618.417.614.811.510.28.37.110381 n/a
23Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates FlyDubai 13.810.65.63.29.611.010.910.49.07.36.95.1--88127 n/a
24Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Thai Airways International 18 13.69.01.65.924.524.324.622.321.219.121.520.618.418.27965 Star Alliance
25Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Air Astana 20 13.57.46.63.65.14.34.23.8--3.73.32958 n/a
26Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan EVA Airways 24 11.22.20.32.312.812.512.111.210.08.98.07.56.66.48762 Star Alliance
27Flag of India.svg India SpiceJet 4.0 (May)10.212.49.08.024.319.217.314.311.712.611.79.58.66.611853 n/a
28Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan China Airlines 23 9.51.50.22.415.615.615.114.714.714.112.811.4-11.384102 SkyTeam
29Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Jeju Air -7.96.54.38.412.04.6-------3941 Value Alliance
30Flag of India.svg India Akasa Air 3.0 (May)6.20.72228 n/a
31Flag of Oman.svg Oman Oman Air 6.29.91.2---8.57.76.45.14.93.83.35053 oneworld
32Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Royal Jordanian 3.63.01.60.83.33.33.1-------3154 oneworld
33Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Airways 5.04.03.01.011.010.19.9-8.67.86.55.2--3965 n/a
34Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Bangkok Airways 4.02.70.51.95.95.95.95.75.65.14.93530 n/a
35Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Starlux Airlines 3.50.32129n/a
36Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Airlines 3.51.50.25.35.75.84.44.34.34.24.33.83.32548 oneworld
37Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Biman Bangladesh Airlines -2.81.20.91.81.81.72140 n/a
38Flag of India.svg India Alliance Air (India) 0.6 (May)1.61.51.00.81.61.61.00.50.30.30.30.40.4-2175 n/a
-Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Korean Air 13 --5.77.527.0-26.826.824.923.323.624.023.322.9159121 SkyTeam
-Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines ---9.814.610.49.88.99.29.59.711.111.510.54769n/a
-Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Lion Air Group 6 --9.9 (Lion Air only)--56.351.840.8 (Lion & Batik only)53.045.037.932.027.020.514060 [ permanent dead link ] n/a
-Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Asiana Airlines 19 -----23.517.218.4-17.316.315.014.713.98390 Star Alliance
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