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.

Contents

By passengers carried (millions, 2024 latest available figures)

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 164.7142.262.698.596.9151.6139.8126.2114.6109.4100.991.886.580.776.4629216 n/a
2Flag of India.svg India IndiGo 106.4103.576.748.435.084.761.949.241.029.722.819.315.8128.5342122 [1] n/a
3Flag 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
4Flag 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
5Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Airlines [3] 9 3934.720.72.27.038.135.532.433.722.522.218.718.116.916.6157137 Star Alliance
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 Philippines.svg Philippines Cebu Pacific 14 24.520.914.93.45.022.520.319.719.118.416.914.412.310.59.65262 Archived 2020-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Value Alliance
8Flag 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
9Flag 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
10Flag 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
11Flag 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
12Flag of India.svg India Akasa Air 3.0 (May)6.20.72228 n/a
13Flag 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
14Flag 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
15Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Air Asia Group 4 57.034.27.722.883.573.063.360.154.848.845.234.129.925.7255165 -
16Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Qatar Airways 12 40.031.618.65.832.429.529.232.030.026.722.418.017.016.0253198 oneworld
17Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Saudia 30.331.9--36.9-32.230.027.914.811.510.38.4-157140 SkyTeam
18Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam VietJet Air 25.320.55.41525.023.117.114.19.3-----77115 n/a
19Flag 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
20Flag 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
21Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Garuda Indonesia 10 20.014.911.010.831.938.436.234.932.929.124.920.417.112.513490 SkyTeam
22Flag 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
23Flag 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
24Flag 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
25Flag 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
26Flag 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
27Flag 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
28Flag 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
29Flag 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 Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Air Astana 20 8.07.45.63.65.14.34.23.8--3.73.32958 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 5.63.01.60.83.33.33.1-------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
-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)53.045.037.932.027.020.514090 [ 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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