List of largest airlines in Asia

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.

RankCountryAirline / holding '25 '24 '23 '22 '21 '20'19'18'17'16'15'14'13'12'11'10Passenger fleetCurrent
destinations		SourcesAlliance
1  ChinaChina Southern Airlines 174 164.7 142.2 62.6 98.5 96.9 151.6 139.8 126.2114.6109.4100.991.886.580.776.4629216 [1][2][3][4]N/a
2  ChinaAir China[a] 160.6 155.3 128.4 38.6 69.0 68.7 115.0 109.7 101.596.589.883.077.772.469.460.0456201 [5][6]Star Alliance
3  ChinaChina Eastern Airlines[b] 149.9 140.6 115.6 42.5 79.0 74.5 130.0 121.1 110.8101.793.883.879.173.168.764.9588248 [7][8][9]SkyTeam
4  IndiaIndiGo 123 114.1 103.5 76.7 48.4 35.0 84.7 61.9 49.241.029.722.819.315.8128.5342122 [10][11][12][13]N/a
5  IndiaAir India Limited[c] 63.9 54.5 22.1 14.1 11.3 30.4 28.3 26.423.518.016.717.316.0-15.0122102 [11]Star Alliance
6  MalaysiaAir Asia Group[d] 63.2 57.0 34.2 7.7 22.8 83.5 73.0 63.360.154.848.845.234.129.925.7255165 [14][15]N/a
7  QatarQatar Airways[e] 55.3 40.0 31.6 18.6 5.8 32.4 29.529.232.030.026.722.418.017.016.0253198[16][17] Oneworld
8  ChinaHainan Airlines[f] 54.6 - 21.1 41.3 37.0 81.7 79.9 71.746.338.635.626.322.620.518.6221110 [18][19]N/a
9  United Arab EmiratesEmirates[e] 55.6 51.9 43.6 19.6 6.6 56.2 58.6 58.556.151.949.344.539.434.031.427.4252157 [20][21][22]N/a
10  JapanJapan Airlines[g] 43.7 40.7 30.1 16.2 8.5 (Apr) 44.6 43.6 42.340.639.939.138.637.635.444.715692 Oneworld
11  China Xiamen Air 43.1 36.4 18.1
12  SingaporeSingapore Airlines[23][h] 41.6 39 34.7 20.7 2.2 7.0 38.1 35.5 32.433.722.522.218.718.116.916.6157137 [24][25][26]Star Alliance
13  JapanAll Nippon Airways[i] 35.5 42.7 29.2 18.8 13.1 50.7 49.8 49.247.350.850.449.047.444.945.722597 [27]Star Alliance
14  Saudi ArabiaSaudia 37 35 30.3 31.9 - - 36.9 - 32.230.027.914.811.510.38.4-157140 [28][29][30]SkyTeam
15  VietnamVietJet Air 25.9 25.3 20.6 5.4 12.1 23.7 23.117.114.19.3-----77115 [31]N/a
16  PhilippinesCebu Pacific[j] 24.5 20.9 14.9 3.4 5.0 22.5 20.319.719.118.416.914.412.310.59.65262 [32][33][34][35][36][37][38]Value Alliance
17  IndonesiaGaruda Indonesia[k] 23.7 20.0 14.9 11.0 10.8 31.9 38.436.234.932.929.124.920.417.112.513490 [39][40][41]SkyTeam
18  South KoreaKorean Air[l] 23.5 - - 5.7 7.5 27.0 - 26.8 26.824.923.323.624.023.322.9159121 [42]SkyTeam
19  VietnamVietnam Airlines[m] 23.1 24.1 20.7 7.1 16.4 29.1 2827.225.32115.715.014.0--10364 [43][44]SkyTeam
20  Hong KongCathay Pacific[n] 36.8 22.8 18.0 2.8 0.7 4.6 35.2 35.4 34.834.334.031.529.929.027.626.815988 [45]Oneworld
21  United Arab EmiratesAir Arabia[o] 18.8 16.7 12.8 5.0 3.0 15.0 13.0 12.011.510.89.08.58.07.677180 N/a
22  United Arab EmiratesEtihad Airways[e] 22.4[46] 18.5 14.0 10.0 3.1 4.2 17.5 17.818.618.417.614.811.510.28.37.110381 [47][48][49][50]N/a
23  MalaysiaMalaysia Airlines[p] 16.6 14.5 9.9 1.7 3.9 - -14.020.715.016.017.213.413.313.17779 [51]Oneworld
24  ThailandThai Airways International[q] 16.1 13.6 9.0 1.6 5.9 24.5 24.3 24.622.321.219.121.520.618.418.27965 Star Alliance
25  PhilippinesPhilippine Airlines[r] 15.6 14.7 9.3 2.9 3.9 16.7 15.9 14.513.412.012.011.212.7--7872 [52][53][54]N/a
26  United Arab EmiratesFlydubai 15.4 13.8 10.6 5.6 3.2 9.6 11.0 10.910.49.07.36.95.1--88127 N/a
27  South KoreaJeju Air 13.4 - 7.9 6.5 4.3 8.4 12.0 4.6-------39 41 [55]Value Alliance
28  TaiwanEVA Airways[s] 13.2 11.2 2.2 0.3 2.3 12.8 12.5 12.111.210.08.98.07.56.66.48762 [56][57]Star Alliance
29  KazakhstanAir Astana[t] 9.0 8.0 7.4 5.6 3.6 5.1 4.3 4.23.8--3.73.329 58N/a
30  IndiaSpiceJet 7.6 10.2 12.4 9.0 8.0 24.3 19.2 17.314.311.712.611.79.58.66.611853 [11]N/a
31  IndiaAkasa Air 7.6 6.2 0.7 22 28 N/a
32  UzbekistanUzbekistan Airways 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 11.0 10.19.9-8.67.86.55.2--3965 [58]N/a
33  OmanOman Air 5.4 6.2 9.9 1.2 - - - 8.57.76.45.14.93.83.35053 Oneworld
34  ThailandBangkok Airways 4.3 4.0 2.7 0.5 1.9 5.9 5.9 5.95.75.65.14.93530 N/a
35  JordanRoyal Jordanian 3.7 3.6 3.0 1.6 0.8 3.3 3.3 3.1-------3154 Oneworld
36  Sri LankaSriLankan Airlines 3.5 3.64 1.5 0.2 5.3 5.7 5.8 4.44.34.34.24.33.83.32337 Oneworld
37  BangladeshBiman Bangladesh Airlines 3.4 - 2.8 1.2 0.9 1.8 1.8 1.72140 N/a
38  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 N/a
39  TaiwanChina Airlines[u] 9.5 1.5 0.2 2.4 15.6 15.6 15.114.714.714.112.811.4-11.384102 [59][60]SkyTeam
 TaiwanStarlux Airlines 3.5 0.3 2129N/a
-  PakistanPakistan 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 N/a
-  IndonesiaLion Air Group[v] - - 9.9 (Lion Air only) - - 56.3 51.8 40.8 (Lion & Batik only)53.045.037.932.027.020.5140 90 [51][61]N/a
-  South KoreaAsiana Airlines[w] - - - - - 23.517.218.4-17.316.315.014.713.98390 [42][62]Star Alliance

By fleet size (Single-aisle, Widebody, Total aircraft)

Rank[63] Airline Single-aisle Widebody Total aircraft (on order/planned)[x] Sources
1 China Southern Airlines 598 110 717 [63][64]
2 China Eastern Airlines 576 103 686 [63][65]
3 Air China 407 124 538 [63][66]
4 IndiGo 421 7 433 [67]
5 Emirates 284 [68]
6 Qatar Airways 274 [69]
7 All Nippon Airways 250 [70]
8 Hainan Airlines 227 [71]
9 Air India 190 [72]
10 Xiamen Air 178 [73]
11 Korean Air 175 (6)
12 Saudia 167 (5)
13 Singapore Airlines 158 (8)
14 Air Japan 150 (2)
15 Air Asia 111 (1)

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes figures for Shenzhen Airlines (including Kunming Airlines), Air Macau and Dalian Airlines.
  2. ↑ Includes figures for Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines.
  3. ↑ Includes figures for Air India Express, AIX Connect, and Vistara.
  4. ↑ Includes figures for Thai AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, Philippines AirAsia, AirAsia Cambodia, AirAsia X and Thai AirAsia X.
  5. 1 2 3 Based on fiscal year ending 31 March.
  6. ↑ Includes figures for Chang An Airlines, China Xinhua Airlines and Shan Xi Airlines.
  7. ↑ Includes figures for J-Air, JAL Express and ZIPAIR Tokyo.
  8. ↑ Includes figures for Scoot and SilkAir.
  9. ↑ Includes figures for Air Japan, ANA Wings and Peach Aviation.
  10. ↑ Includes figures for Cebgo.
  11. ↑ Includes figures for Citilink.
  12. ↑ Includes figures for Jin Air.
  13. ↑ Includes figures for Vietnam Air Services Company and Pacific Airlines.
  14. ↑ Includes figures for Dragonair and HK Express.
  15. ↑ Includes figures for Air Arabia Egypt, Air Arabia Maroc, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Fly Arna, and Fly Jinnah.
  16. ↑ Includes figures for Firefly and MASwings.
  17. ↑ Includes figures for Thai Smile.
  18. ↑ Includes figures for PAL Express.
  19. ↑ Includes figures for Uni Air.
  20. ↑ Includes figures for FlyArystan.
  21. ↑ Includes figures for Mandarin Airlines.
  22. ↑ Includes figures for Batik Air, Wings Air, Batik Air Malaysia and Thai Lion Air.
  23. ↑ Includes figures for Air Busan and Air Seoul
  24. ↑ "on order/planned" - only include new-built aircraft close to delivery and expected second-hand deliveries. They do not include all outstanding orders as reported by aircraft manufacturers

References

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