| Airline | Dec-11 | Dec-12 | % change | Global rank | Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec-11 | Dec-12 | Variance | ||||
| United Airlines* | 3,676,173,972 | 6,149,398,758 | 67.3% | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Delta Air Lines | 5,659,984,201 | 5,643,676,049 | -0.3% | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Emirates | 4,217,428,241 | 4,992,911,535 | 18.4% | 3 | 3 | – |
| American Airlines | 4,740,187,417 | 4,800,884,481 | 1.3% | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Southwest Airlines | 3,052,855,291 | 3,276,525,770 | 7.3% | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Lufthansa | 3,232,470,602 | 3,158,824,795 | -2.3% | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| British Airways | 2,969,790,657 | 3,049,528,888 | 2.7% | 7 | 7 | – |
| Air France | 2,947,863,927 | 2,825,526,843 | -4.2% | 8 | 8 | – |
| China Southern | 2,338,943,535 | 2,596,677,741 | 11.0% | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| Singapore Airlines | 2,284,561,770 | 2,375,715,435 | 4.0% | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| Cathay Pacific | 2,518,689,815 | 2,311,927,122 | -8.2% | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| Air China | 1,975,786,807 | 2,193,529,512 | 11.0% | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| US Airways | 2,148,315,118 | 2,016,797,120 | -6.1% | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| China Eastern | 1,802,997,303 | 1,987,445,996 | 10.2% | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| Turkish Airlines | 1,546,786,987 | 1,918,119,411 | 24.0% | 22 | 15 | +7 |
| Qantas Airways | 1,967,029,665 | 1,863,468,681 | -5.3% | 14 | 16 | -2 |
| Qatar Airways | 1,653,642,624 | 1,798,311,481 | 8.7% | 19 | 17 | +2 |
| KLM | 1,743,421,204 | 1,785,622,278 | 2.4% | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| Korean Air Lines | 1,699,049,358 | 1,734,522,605 | 2.1% | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| Thai Airways | 1,601,385,091 | 1,702,802,250 | 6.3% | 20 | 20 | – |
| Air Canada | 1,698,644,091 | 1,671,164,061 | -1.6% | 18 | 21 | -3 |
| All Nippon Airways | 1,246,645,650 | 1,549,773,945 | 24.3% | 25 | 22 | +3 |
| TAM | 1,484,265,530 | 1,494,027,291 | 0.7% | 23 | 23 | – |
| Ryanair | 1,590,511,473 | 1,476,213,184 | -7.2% | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| Japan Airlines | 1,392,363,846 | 1,375,619,611 | -1.2% | 24 | 25 | -1 |
| JetBlue Airways | 1,189,448,769 | 1,214,788,293 | 2.1% | 27 | 26 | +1 |
| Aeroflot | 1,032,936,073 | 1,197,672,318 | 15.9% | 29 | 27 | +2 |
| Etihad Airways | 989,471,343 | 1,135,831,421 | 14.8% | 32 | 28 | +4 |
| easyJet | 1,056,070,278 | 1,124,069,015 | 6.4% | 28 | 29 | -1 |
| Iberia | 1,197,798,613 | 1,046,122,223 | -12.7% | 26 | 30 | -4 |
| Malaysia Airlines | 1,020,187,141 | 1,039,171,244 | 1.9% | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| Virgin Atlantic | 974,968,392 | 1,005,248,585 | 3.1% | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| Gol | 1,007,352,569 | 913,465,718 | -9.3% | 31 | 33 | -2 |
| Asiana Airlines | 801,526,420 | 876,324,179 | 9.3% | 36 | 34 | 2 |
| Air India | 897,084,182 | 869,253,552 | -3.1% | 34 | 35 | -1 |
| Alaska Airlines | 807,036,820 | 866,811,809 | 7.4% | 35 | 36 | -1 |
| Saudi Arabian | 797,784,368 | 859,673,901 | 7.8% | 37 | 37 | – |
| China Airlines | 797,010,713 | 824,521,813 | 3.5% | 38 | 38 | – |
| Lion Airlines | 602,332,879 | 810,548,478 | 34.6% | 47 | 39 | +8 |
| Hainan Airlines | 756,248,033 | 789,659,041 | 4.4% | 40 | 40 | – |
| SWISS | 735,342,198 | 768,204,291 | 4.5% | 41 | 41 | – |
| Jetstar Airways | 627,376,629 | 732,129,754 | 16.7% | 46 | 42 | +4 |
| Air New Zealand | 727,101,490 | 710,174,817 | -2.3% | 42 | 43 | -1 |
| Westjet | 677,374,415 | 703,526,653 | 3.9% | 45 | 44 | +1 |
| Alitalia | 713,564,199 | 702,771,404 | -1.5% | 43 | 45 | -2 |
| Jet Airways | 766,255,713 | 682,168,104 | -11.0% | 39 | 46 | -7 |
| Transaero Airlines | 590,637,778 | 681,909,360 | 15.5% | – | 47 | n/a |
| Air Berlin | 704,680,454 | 678,119,686 | -3.8% | 44 | 48 | -4 |
| Virgin Australia | 563,988,380 | 667,351,376 | 18.3% | – | 49 | n/a |
| EVA Air | 600,022,403 | 661,811,048 | 10.3% | – | 50 | n/a |
| GRAND TOTAL | 81,823,394,427 | 87,310,342,925 | 6.7% | |||
Source: Innovata
*United and Continental has been combined for 2012 but not 2011 **Representative sample week in December of each year
Note: US major airlines include the regional services operated by other carriers but marketed by the majors only.
