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Since 1949 WATS + World Air Transport Statistics 2020
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Montreal—GenevaSUMMARY OF PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC
Passenger and cargo traffic World scheduled passenger and cargo traffic by region
of airline domicile – Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (millions)
Asia Pacific 34.2%
Europe 26.4%
82.5%
LOAD FACTOR
Revenue Passenger-Kilometers (millions): Africa 2.2%
8,679,621
Latin America 4.5%
Available Seat-Kilometers (millions):
10,519,174 North America 22.5%
Middle East 10.2%
Share of Revenue Passenger- Kilometres by Airline Type
46.7%
LOAD FACTOR
Cargo Tonne-Kilometers (millions): Traditional/Legacy 74%
253,982
Available Cargo Tonne Kilometers (millions):
543,717
Low cost 23%
Leisure 3%
OPERATING AND NET RESULTS
(US$ millions)
IN THIS VERSION OF
WATS
2011 19,800 8,300
2012 18,400 9,200
2013 25,300 10,700
2014 35,450 13,802
2020
2015 61,962 35,971
2016 60,144 34,191
2017 56,600 37,600
2018 45,947 27,250
2019* 42,467 25,882
*Preliminary Operating Result Net Result
TOP AIRLINES BY RPK AND CTK
Top 10 Passenger (RPK) Top 10 Cargo (CTK)
Delta Air Lines 350,145 Federal Express 17,503
United Airlines 342,935 Qatar Airways 13,024
American Airlines 342,510 United Parcel Service 12,842
Emirates 299,496 Emirates 12,052
China Southern Airlines 213,573 Cathay Pacific Airways 10,930
Southwest Airlines (2) 211,379 Korean Air 7,412
China Eastern Airlines 186,644 Lufthansa (3) 7,226
Ryanair (4) 185,405 Cargolux 7,180
Qatar Airways 172,591 Turkish Airlines (3) 7,029
Air China 169,030 China Southern Airlines 6,825
* Airline has additional notes, please refer to Ranking Table 4.1 * Airline has additional notes, please refer to Ranking Table 4.2TRAFFIC BY ROUTE AREA
Percentage of international scheduled Revenue Passenger-Kilometers
North Europe Asia
America
7.1% 11.3% 9.9% 7.1%
17.9% 13.3%
5.1%
2.9% 0.5%
1.8% 7.1%
2.9%
1.2%
0.2% Central America 3.4% Middle
2.0% East
Caribbean 3.6%
1.5%
0.7%
1.2%
Africa
2.1% 0.7%
South Southwest
America Pacific
TRAFFIC BY ROUTE AREA
Percentage of international scheduled Cargo Tonnes-Kilometers
North Europe Asia
America
22.4% 13.0% 20.8% 22.4%
2.7% 8.2%
5.2%
0.6% 0.9%
2.3% 6.6%
1.3%
0.8%
0.0% Central America 2.3% Middle
2.1% East
Caribbean 2.8%
1.1%
0.2%
0.8%
Africa
2.9% 0.3%
South Southwest
America PacificIndustry Economic Analysis
A challenging year for air transport with below trend growth for
passenger volumes and declining cargo volumes in 2019
Passenger demand slowed but remained solid
Demand for air passenger services remained solid in 2019, with industry-wide revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs)
increasing by 4.2%. This represented a sizeable slowdown from the strong pace of 7.3% recorded in 2018.
In 2019, RPK growth fell below the long-run industry average growth rate (which we estimate to be in the order of
5¼–5½%) for the first time in seven years. Air travel demand in 2019 was impacted by a softer (but still supportive) global
economic backdrop and weaker business confidence amidst international trade tensions, including between the US and
China.
World GDP growth slipped from 3% in 2018 to 2½% last year and the RPK/GDP multiplier fell to below its long-run median
level for the first time since 2009.
Chart 1: RPK Versus World GDP Growth
Source: IATA, IMF
WATS 2020 1World Air Transport Statistics
The China domestic market once again added the most passenger
journeys…
Despite the moderation in growth, there were more than 3.9 billion origin-destination (O-D) passenger journeys worldwide
in 2019.
Among them, domestic routes within China again provided the largest incremental increase in passenger trips compared
to 2018. This market alone added a little more than 30 million journeys in the year, at a brisk annual growth rate of 5.8%.
The United States domestic market followed with almost 27 million more passenger journeys in 2019, growing at a robust
4.6% pace for the year.
Vietnam contributed 4.7m additional domestic passenger journeys in 2019, increasing at a strong 16.4% pace and ranking
it the third largest contributor. Among the top 10 ranking, Vietnam’s impressive growth performance was outpaced by both
Nigeria (48%) – which moves into the ranking for the first time – and Colombia (19%).
After double-digit growth over a number of years, the India domestic market was impacted by the demise of Jet Airways in
2019 which contributed to a sharp growth slowdown, to just 2.7% in 2019. Even so, India still added more than 3 million
additional passenger journeys last year.
Chart 2: Top 10 Increasing O–D Markets in 2019
Source: IATA DDS
WATS 2020 2Industry Economic Analysis
…but the US domestic passenger market remained the world’s
largest
Although China’s domestic market added the most passenger journeys in 2019 compared with 2018, the US domestic
market remains the world’s largest single O-D air travel market.
More than 610 million passenger journeys were undertaken in the US domestic market in 2019. China continues to close
the gap, ranking a close second, with 550 million passenger journeys for the year. These two markets are followed at
some distance by India, with 125 million journeys in 2019.
Unsurprisingly, domestic markets dominated the rankings. The Spain-UK combination was the first international country
pairing, at number 10. The top 12 markets accounted for almost half of the total number of O-D passenger journeys in
2019.
Chart 3: Largest O-D air passenger markets, 2019
Source: IATA DDS
WATS 2020 3World Air Transport Statistics
Air cargo volumes declined in 2019
Air cargo volumes began to decline in Q4 2018, and this weakness was carried through 2019, resulting in the worst
performance for the air cargo segment since the global financial crisis a decade earlier, in 2009. Not all air freight sectors
were equally affected, however, with e-commerce and pharmaceuticals, for example, continuing to perform well.
In 2019, cargo tonne kilometres (CTKs) contracted by a sizeable 3.2% year-on-year, the first negative outturn since 2012.
Global trade tensions created strong headwinds for the industry over the course of the year and came in addition to a
broad-based and not entirely unrelated slowdown in global economic activity, including in several major manufacturing-
intensive economies. Global goods trade growth slowed from 3.7% in 2018 to just 0.9% in 2019 (also the weakest
performance since 2009).
Towards the end of the year, business conditions for the air cargo market showed some signs of stabilization supported by
the US-China trade war truce, which included the signing of the so-called phase 1 agreement.
Chart 4: Air freight versus global goods trade growth
Source: IATA, Netherlands CPB
WATS 2020 4Industry Economic Analysis
Regional differences were evident in passenger and particularly
cargo outcomes
The mixed fortunes of the air passenger and cargo markets at the global level were also reflected in outcomes at the
regional level. Passenger market results showed less regional variation than cargo on this occasion.
With the exception of the Middle East, the air passenger growth performance (in RPK terms) was relatively consistent
across the regions in 2019, ranging between 3.9% (North America) and 4.8% (Asia Pacific). For the Middle East carriers,
2019 was a challenging year in many respects. Falling business confidence in parts of the region, combined with some
key airlines going through a process of structural change after a sustained period of strong growth, along with geopolitical
tensions all weighed on industry outcomes, delivering modest RPK growth of 2.3% for the year. Having said that, Middle
East passenger volumes showed a clear improvement in the second half of the year, supported by more robust growth to
and from Asia and Europe.
The air cargo growth performance across the regions was more mixed. Only the African carriers saw their CTKs increase
compared to 2018, at a strong rate of 7.4%. Trade and investment flows from Asia in particular, helped to underpin this
impressive growth performance. In contrast, airlines based in Asia Pacific and in the Middle East were the weakest
performers in 2019, with volumes falling by 5.6% and 4.6%, respectively. With the US-China trade tensions being an
important driver of air cargo developments at the global level, it is little surprise that the Asia Pacific market – a key global
manufacturing and distribution hub – was heavily impacted in 2019.
Chart 5: Regional passenger and freight demand outcomes
Source: IATA
WATS 2020 5World Air Transport Statistics
The passenger load factor achieved a new record high in 2019
For the air passenger market, available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by a moderate 3.4% globally in 2019 compared
with 2018, the slowest pace since 2009. The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft played a role in this subdued
industry-wide capacity growth outcome. With the increase in demand (RPKs up 4.2%) outpacing that of capacity, the
passenger load factor (PLF) increased by around ½ of a percentage point to 82.6% - the eighth consecutive year of
increase and a new record high level. The PLF has risen around 10 percentage points over the past 15 years.
The contrasting fortunes for air cargo are clear. Against the weakness in air cargo demand (CTKs down 3.2% in 2019),
airlines also sought to limit the pace of capacity increase. However, available cargo tonne kilometres (ACTKs) still
increased by 2.2% year on year, a pace that was some 5.4 percentage points faster than the rate of demand growth. As a
consequence, the cargo load factor (CLF) declined substantially in 2019, by around 2.5 percentage points, registering one
of its weakest outcomes in recent years and returning to levels of around that of the global financial crisis.
Chart 6: Industry-wide passenger and freight load factors
Source: IATA
WATS 2020 6Industry Economic Analysis
Oil prices were relatively steady for much of 2019, at a moderate
level
The jet fuel price began 2019 trading at roughly US$75.50 a barrel, following a significant fall in Autumn 2018. The fuel
price initially tracked upwards, increasing by more than 10% between January and May, to reach its year-high level of
around $84 per barrel in May 2019. This upward price trend was supported by oil supply cuts from the OPEC group of
producing nations.
From May to September, however, fuel prices oscillated around a general trend level of $80 per barrel, amidst a
combination of slowing global economic activity and geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf, which included the missile
attack on the Saudi oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais. During the latter part of the year, oil and jet fuel prices
remained relatively steady, as weaker demand – reflecting the slowdown in global economic activity – was broadly
balanced by production cuts. Jet fuel prices ended the year at just above $76/bbl., little changed from their January
opening level.
The yearly average jet fuel price was a little below around $80/bbl., down from an average that exceeded $86 in 2018 and,
overall, a moderate level in comparison to the past 15 years.
Chart 7: World oil and jet fuel prices, 2019
Source: Platts, EIA
WATS 2020 7World Air Transport Statistics
Achieved load factor eased slightly but remained solidly above the
breakeven level
The key drivers of airline costs – such as oil prices, interest rates and labor costs – were broadly stable in 2019. In turn,
this underpinned an essentially unchanged estimate for the industry-wide breakeven load factor, at 65.9% compared to
66% in 2018.
As discussed above, a record high passenger load factor in 2019 was countered by a sharp decline in the cargo load
factor. As a result, the combined achieved load factor – measured as a share of available tonne kilometres (ATKs) –
eased by around 1/2pp to 69.4%.
However, this did not prevent airlines from maintaining a solid gap above the level required for financial breakeven. The
gap between the breakeven and achieved load factors is driving profitability and returns and was again a critical
contributor to the industry’s overall financial performance in 2019.
Chart 8: Breakeven and achieved load factors
Source: IATA, The Airline Analyst
WATS 2020 8Industry Economic Analysis
While financial performance was robust, returns remained below the
overall cost of capital
The global airline industry experienced another year of robust financial outcomes in 2019. Our latest estimate is that
airlines generated an industry-wide net post-tax profit of $25.9 billion last year, with an operating (EBIT) margin of 5.1%.
Both of these outcomes are modestly lower than those recorded in 2018 and reflect the more difficult business
environment for the industry, particularly the slowdown in demand.
Despite moderating for a fourth consecutive year following its peak in 2015, the industry-wide return on invested capital
(ROIC) remained relatively elevated in historical terms, at 5.7%. The cost of capital also eased in 2019, returning to its
2017 level, and remained above the level of ROIC.
Creating value for investors on a more sustainable basis than the industry has managed to do historically will be an
increasingly crucial element in attracting the capital necessary to fund fleet renewal and replacement in the years ahead.
Chart 9: Industry return on investment and the cost of capital
Source: IATA, Datastream, The Airline Analyst
WATS 2020 9World Air Transport Statistics
2019 financial performance was varied across the regions
At the global level, the industry operating (EBIT) margin moderated in 2019, to an estimated 5.1% of revenues from 5.7%
in 2018.
Across regions, the financial performance remained mixed in 2019. North American airlines continued to lead the way,
delivering an operating margin of almost 10% in 2019, up around 1/2pp on the previous year.
Similar to the pattern observed in 2018, airlines in Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America also generated moderate
profitability outcomes, with an operating margin in the range 3.5-4.7%. Once again in 2019, airlines in both the Middle East
and in Africa faced more challenging operating environments; with the former generating a substantially negative operating
margin overall (-5.2%) on this occasion.
North America and Latin America were the only regions where the industry operating margin improved in 2019 compared
with 2018.
Chart 10: Regional profit performance
Source: IATA, The Airline Analyst
WATS 2020 10Industry Economic Analysis
On a per passenger basis, the airline industry is a high-volume, low-margin business. Examining net profits on a per
passenger basis highlights this and provides an alternative perspective on regional airline profitability. By this measure, the
industry generated a modest US$5.70 net profit per passenger in 2019.
Regionally, performance again varied, with the North American carriers easily the strongest performers, earning an
estimated $16.81 per passenger. Airlines in Europe followed at some distance, generating moderate profits of $5.21 per
passenger. Airlines in the Asia Pacific were the only other region to be profitable, with profit of a little less than $3 per
passenger.
At the other end of the spectrum, airlines in the Middle East lost, on average, $6.84 for every passenger they carried in
2019. Smaller losses were also incurred in both Latin America ($1.32) and Africa ($2.13), confirming the ongoing
challenging operating environment for the air transport industry in these regions.
Chart 11: Airline profitability per passenger, 2019
Source: IATA, The Airline Analyst
WATS 2020 11World Air Transport Statistics
Air transport connected more cities at lower cost in 2019…
In 2019, airlines continued to increase the number of city-pair routes operated globally. More than 22,000 unique city pairs
are now regularly serviced by airlines. This is an increase of almost 1,000 over the number of city-pair connections in
2018. At the same time, the inflation adjusted (i.e. real) cost of air travel declined by a further 2.3% in 2019.
The doubling in air connectivity over the past two decades, in conjunction with the halving of the cost of air travel over the
same period has secured aviation’s position as ‘the business of freedom’ and has led to the democratization of air travel;
more people are now able to fly more often, to more destinations, all around the world.
Chart 12: Unique city pairs and the real cost of air transport
Source: IATA, ICAO, Boeing, SRS Analyser
WATS 2020 12Industry Economic Analysis
…supporting economic growth and prosperity through tourism and
trade
Air transport is central to world tourism and trade. Tourists traveling internationally by air are estimated to have spent
about $900 billion in 2019, a solid increase of around 7% over 2018. The additional number of city-pair connections and
the lower cost of air transport also boosts trade in goods and services and heightens foreign direct investment and other
important economic flows.
Air transport accounts for only a small proportion, less than 1%, of world trade by volume but for a much larger share by
value, at about 35%. In 2019, the value of goods carried by air is estimated to have been slightly above $6.7 trillion, a
modest decline on the outcome for 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of the global trade tensions on world trade (and air
cargo) volumes.
Chart 13: Air tourist spending and the value of trade by air
Source: IATA, WTTC, IHS
WATS 2020 13World Air Transport Statistics
Air travel was more accessible – for more people – than ever before
Worldwide air passenger numbers continued to rise in 2019, moving beyond 4.5 billion passenger journeys, on a flight
segment basis. Connecting cities directly cuts the cost of air transport by saving time for shippers and travelers. Combined
with cheaper airfares, this enables more people to fly more often. In 2000, the average citizen flew just once every
44 months. In 2019, the time between passenger trips had more than halved, to just 20 months.
Chart 14: Accessibility of air travel
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Source: IATA, ICAO, IMF
WATS 2020 14Section 1—Demand for Air
Transport 2019
This section outlines, in summary, traffic and capacity trends of the global air transport industry. The operational statistics
are presented for international, domestic, and scheduled operations, worldwide and by region. Traffic flow data by route
area is provided in this section, along with passenger traffic by cabin class. IATA's latest forecasts for the industry are
presented last.
The data presented in the subsections 1.1 to 1.5 are sourced directly from airlines through direct data submission, and
extrapolated in order to reflect the entire industry. The data refer to total scheduled traffic, including low–costs, non–IATA
member airlines, dedicated cargo carriers, regional carriers, etc. Only non–scheduled (or “charter”) traffic that does not
have pre–published schedules is not covered.
Airline traffic data are compiled based on on–flight origin–destination counting, which–in the case of passenger
traffic–roughly compares to the amount of boarding passes issued. This means that passengers making intermediate
connections will be at least counted twice. The equivalent applies to freight and mail data.
Passengers, freight and mail are counted by the airline that operates the flight, which operation is identified by a unique
call–sign that is used for air traffic control purposes, even though another airline might have sold the ticket or airway bill
(for example in the case of code–shared operations).
1.1 World Air Transport Traffic
World Scheduled Passenger and Cargo Traffic 2019
World Scheduled Services International Domestic Systemwide
2019 % Change 2019 % Change 2019 % Change
Passengers Carried (thousands) 1,890,594 4.4 2,652,500 3.4 4,543,094 3.8
Cargo Tonnes Carried (thousands) 40,919 -3.6 20,045 0.0 60,965 -2.4
Revenue Passenger-Kilometres (millions) 5,548,819 4.0 3,130,802 4.5 8,679,621 4.2
Available Seat-Kilometres (millions) 6,766,522 3.0 3,752,652 4.1 10,519,174 3.4
Passenger Load Factor 82.0% 0.8 83.4% 0.3 82.5% 0.6
Cargo Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 220,689 -3.8 33,293 0.9 253,982 -3.2
Available Cargo Tonne Kilometres (millions) 423,906 1.7 119,810 4.0 543,717 2.2
Cargo Load Factor 52.1% -3.0 27.8% -0.9 46.7% -2.6
Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 750,097 1.6 318,413 4.1 1,068,510 2.3
Available Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 1,071,337 2.4 465,937 4.2 1,537,274 2.9
Weight Load Factor 70.0% -0.5 68.3% -0.1 69.5% -0.4
Source: Estimates produced by IATA Statistics. For more information, please visit www.iata.org/statistics
World Scheduled Cargo Traffic 2019
Scheduled Cargo Traffic All Cargo Operations Mixed Operations Total
2019 % Change 2019 % Change 2019 % Change
Cargo Tonnes Carried (thousands) 34,176 -0.7 26,788 -4.5 60,965 -2.4
Cargo Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 134,192 -1.8 119,789 -4.7 253,982 -3.2
Available Cargo Tonne Kilometres (millions) 210,237 2.7 333,480 1.9 543,717 2.2
Cargo Load Factor 63.8% -2.9 35.9% -2.5 46.7% -2.6
Source: Estimates produced by IATA Statistics. For more information, please visit www.iata.org/statistics
All–cargo operations refer to traffic carried out by dedicated cargo aircraft, which by design or configuration, are operating exclusively for
the transportation of cargo. Mixed operations refer to traffic operated by aircraft that transport both passengers and cargo.
WATS 2020 15World Air Transport Statistics
World Scheduled Passenger Traffic by Airline Type 2019
Passenger Traffic Traditional/Legacy Carriers Low Cost Carriers Leisure Carriers Total
2019 % Change 2019 % Change 2019 % Change 2019 % Change
Passengers Carried (thousands) 2,982,874 2.5 1,468,759 6.8 91,461 0.1 4,543,094 3.8
Revenue Passenger-Kilometres (millions) 6,408,071 3.2 1,993,009 7.8 278,542 1.5 8,679,621 4.2
Available Seat-Kilometres (millions) 7,872,513 2.4 2,323,999 7.1 322,663 1.0 10,519,174 3.4
Passenger Load Factor 81.4% 0.6 85.8% 0.5 86.3% 0.4 82.5% 0.6
Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 852,479 1.2 188,698 7.8 27,333 1.5 1,068,510 2.3
Available Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 1,252,200 2.3 248,156 6.7 36,918 1.2 1,537,274 2.9
Weight Load Factor 68.1% -0.7 76.0% 0.8 74.0% 0.2 69.5% -0.4
Source: Estimates produced by IATA Statistics. For more information, please visit www.iata.org/statistics
The distinction between traditional/legacy, low–costs, and leisure carriers is compiled by IATA following an auto–classification of the
airline as based on its marketing strategy.
Domestic World Scheduled Passenger and Cargo Traffic, Selected Countries, 2019
Australia Brazil China, People's India Japan Russian USA
Republic of Federation
Scheduled Domestic Services
% % % % % % %
Number Change Number Change Number Change Number Change Number Change Number Change Number Change
Passengers Carried (thousands) 62,807 0.9 96,644 1.3 584,737 6.8 142,993 3.6 104,455 3.7 68,052 5.4 821,803 4.3
Cargo Tonnes Carried (thousands) 84 -10.2 450 -4.1 4,760 1.9 714 -0.2 794 -6.0 214 -0.3 10,821 1.9
Revenue Passenger-Kilometres
(millions) 72,138 0.7 94,644 0.4 851,539 7.9 138,771 5.2 88,387 3.9 124,023 6.7 1,216,523 4.3
Available Seat-Kilometres (millions) 89,294 -0.2 114,323 -1.4 1,013,827 8.3 159,026 4.3 121,792 2.8 149,637 7.1 1,426,992 3.5
Passenger Load Factor 80.8% 0.7 82.8% 1.5 84.0% -0.3 87.3% 0.7 72.6% 0.7 82.9% -0.3 85.3% 0.6
Cargo Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 178 -8.3 635 -4.1 7,749 2.5 841 -0.2 858 -6.3 687 -2.9 20,290 1.9
Available Cargo Tonne Kilometres
(millions) 1,429 0.2 2,685 9.3 24,800 8.0 3,547 8.9 4,636 0.4 3,136 6.2 66,115 2.6
Cargo Load Factor 12.4% -1.2 23.7% -3.3 31.2% -1.7 23.7% -2.2 18.5% -1.3 21.9% -2.0 30.7% -0.2
Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 6,906 0.0 9,124 0.0 77,945 0.0 12,711 0.0 7,695 0.0 11,538 0.0 127,040 0.0
Available Tonne-Kilometres (millions) 9,699 -1.1 12,896 0.3 115,624 8.3 17,858 5.2 14,351 2.2 17,137 7.2 201,004 3.7
Weight Load Factor 71.2% 0.7 70.7% -0.2 67.4% -5.6 71.2% -3.7 53.6% -1.2 67.3% -4.8 63.2% -2.3
Source: Estimates produced by IATA Statistics. For more information, please visit www.iata.org/statistics
WATS 2020 16Section 2—Rankings 2019
The rankings section contains a list of the top 200 airlines (passenger traffic) and 100 airlines (freight traffic), together with
statistics for major airline alliances. Airlines are ranked in terms of international, domestic and total scheduled passenger
numbers, freight tonnes, passenger–kilometres, and freight tonne–kilometres. Top countries, airport–pairs, and airport
rankings are also displayed in terms of their passenger or freight traffic. Also included are top 50 airlines ranked by
financial results, operating revenue and operating profit. Another ranking included is top 50 airlines ranked by number of
employees. In addition, a set of rankings of the top 25 airlines by fleet size is presented.
2.1 Top 25 Airlines: Ranked by Passenger Traffic
The data presented in the Passenger Traffic Ranking are sourced directly from airlines, the US Department of
Transportation, or estimated by IATA. The data refer to total scheduled traffic, excluding non–scheduled (or “charter”)
traffic that does not have pre–established schedules.
Airline traffic data are compiled based on on–flight origin–destination counting, which–in the case of passenger
traffic–roughly compares to the amount of boarding passes issued. This means that passengers making connections will
be at least counted twice. The equivalent applies to freight data.
The distinction between domestic and international traffic is determined by the flight stage (a flight from take–off to
landing). Passengers or freight on a flight with both an international and a domestic flight stage are included under both
domestic and international traffic. Cabotage traffic, i.e. flight stages within a single state flown by a carrier that is not
resident of that state, is counted as international traffic.
Passenger data refer to the revenue passenger concept. Non–revenue passengers such as airline staff flying on
preferential fares are excluded. Infants not occupying a seat are also excluded. Airlines may include “no–shows”, provided
that the tickets were non–refundable and non–changeable.
Airline data are presented according to the operating carrier, which means that passengers flying on tickets issued by
other airlines on code–shared operations are included under the airline that operated the flight. In the event that airline
data include traffic of other operators, this occasionally occurs for certain airline groups and/or airlines having subsidiaries,
notes will be made.
Scheduled Revenue Passenger–Kilometres
International Domestic Total
Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions
1 Emirates 299,496 1 American Airlines 215,977 1 Delta Air Lines 350,145
2 Ryanair(4) 185,405 2 Delta Air Lines 208,792 2 United Airlines 342,935
3 Qatar Airways 172,591 3 Southwest Airlines(2) 204,297 3 American Airlines 342,510
4 United Airlines 162,962 4 United Airlines 179,972 4 Emirates 299,496
5 Lufthansa(3) 160,731 5 China Southern Airlines 141,785 5 China Southern Airlines 213,573
6 British Airways(3) 151,935 6 China Eastern Airlines 117,218 6 Southwest Airlines(2) 211,379
7 Air France(3) 143,347 7 Air China 89,737 7 China Eastern Airlines 186,644
8 Delta Air Lines 141,353 8 Alaska Airlines(2) 80,124 8 Ryanair(4) 185,405
9 Turkish Airlines(3) 131,106 9 JetBlue 67,001 9 Qatar Airways 172,591
10 American Airlines 126,533 10 IndiGo(1) 65,308 10 Air China 169,030
11 Cathay Pacific Airways 119,328 11 Hainan Airlines(1) 56,267 11 Lufthansa(3) 165,945
12 KLM(3) 109,476 12 LATAM(3) 54,976 12 British Airways(3) 155,252
13 Singapore Airlines 109,462 13 Spirit Airlines(2) 50,838 13 Air France(3) 150,870
14 easyJet(1)(3) 99,854 14 Shenzhen Airlines 45,887 14 Turkish Airlines(3) 150,240
15 Air Canada 87,701 15 Xiamen Airlines 44,533 15 LATAM(3) 122,083
16 Etihad Airways 81,856 16 Sichuan Airlines(1) 43,592 16 Cathay Pacific Airways 119,328
17 Norwegian(1)(3)(4) 81,234 17 All Nippon Airways(3) 37,468 17 Air Canada 110,263
18 Korean Air 80,298 18 Skywest Airlines(2) 36,129 18 KLM(3) 109,476
19 Air China 79,293 19 Frontier Airlines(2) 35,786 19 Singapore Airlines 109,462
20 China Southern Airlines 71,788 20 Shandong Airlines 34,385 20 easyJet(1)(3) 103,689
21 China Eastern Airlines 69,426 21 GOL 34,138 21 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 101,621
22 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 68,911 22 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 32,710 22 All Nippon Airways(3) 90,449
23 LATAM(3) 67,108 23 Qantas Airways(3) 26,478 23 JetBlue 86,309
24 Thai Airways International 65,380 24 Spring Airlines(1) 24,495 24 Qantas Airways(3) 86,199
25 Qantas Airways(3) 59,721 25 Beijing Capital Airlines 23,055 25 Hainan Airlines(1) 84,982
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(1)
IATA Estimate
(2)
US DOT
(3)
Airline has additional notes regarding coverage; please see the Notes section at the end of the Rankings for further information.
(4)
Passenger data include 'no-shows' on non-refundable and non-changeable tickets
WATS 2020 17Rankings 2019
Scheduled Passengers Carried
International Domestic Total
Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands
1 Ryanair(4) 146,299 1 Southwest Airlines(2) 158,419 1 Southwest Airlines(2) 162,681
2 easyJet(1)(3) 85,017 2 Delta Air Lines 135,208 2 Delta Air Lines 162,595
3 Emirates 58,668 3 American Airlines 127,113 3 American Airlines 155,785
4 Lufthansa(3) 52,579 4 China Southern Airlines 90,527 4 Ryanair(4) 146,299
5 Turkish Airlines(3) 42,428 5 China Eastern Airlines 88,869 5 United Airlines 116,271
6 British Airways(3) 41,433 6 United Airlines 87,488 6 China Southern Airlines 107,312
7 Wizzair(1)(3) 37,707 7 IndiGo(1) 67,173 7 China Eastern Airlines 104,772
8 Air France(3) 35,374 8 Air China 59,576 8 easyJet(1)(3) 93,358
9 KLM(3) 35,092 9 LATAM(3) 57,366 9 IndiGo(1) 74,338
10 Norwegian(1)(3)(4) 33,335 10 Skywest Airlines(2) 42,170 10 Air China 73,465
11 Qatar Airways 32,954 11 All Nippon Airways(3) 40,565 11 LATAM(3) 73,184
12 United Airlines 28,783 12 Hainan Airlines(1) 36,525 12 Turkish Airlines(3) 72,709
13 American Airlines 28,672 13 Alaska Airlines(2) 36,230 13 Lufthansa(3) 65,171
14 Delta Air Lines 27,387 14 JetBlue 33,664 14 Emirates 58,668
15 Cathay Pacific Airways 24,727 15 GOL 33,423 15 All Nippon Airways(3) 50,749
16 Singapore Airlines 22,198 16 Xiamen Airlines 31,794 16 Air France(3) 48,110
17 Eurowings(3)(4) 20,791 17 Spirit Airlines(2) 30,767 17 British Airways(3) 47,159
18 Vueling 20,274 18 Shenzhen Airlines 30,515 18 JetBlue 42,733
19 Korean Air 19,884 19 Turkish Airlines(3) 30,281 19 Skywest Airlines(2) 42,329
20 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 19,418 20 Sichuan Airlines(1) 28,150 20 Hainan Airlines(1) 40,340
21 SWISS(3) 18,164 21 Azul Brazilian Airlines 27,211 21 Alaska Airlines(2) 38,166
22 Etihad Airways 17,539 22 Japan Airlines 26,485 22 Wizzair(1)(3) 37,707
23 Scandinavian Airlines(3) 17,382 23 Lion Airlines(1) 25,264 23 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 37,211
24 China Southern Airlines 16,784 24 Shandong Airlines 23,844 24 Norwegian(1)(3)(4) 36,949
25 Malaysia AirAsia(1)(4) 16,697 25 Qantas Airways(3) 22,213 25 GOL 35,667
(1)
IATA Estimate
(2)
US DOT
(3)
Airline has additional notes regarding coverage; please see the Notes section at the end of the Rankings for further information.
(4)
Passenger data include 'no-shows' on non-refundable and non-changeable tickets
WATS 2020 18Rankings 2019
2.2 Top 25 Airlines: Ranked by Cargo Traffic
The data presented in the Cargo and Freight Traffic Ranking are sourced directly from airlines, the US Department of
Transportation, or estimated by IATA. The data refer to total scheduled traffic, excluding non–scheduled (or “charter”)
traffic that did not have pre–established schedules.
Airline traffic data are compiled based on on–flight origin–destination counting. This means that any cargo (in tonnage
terms) that makes an intermediate connection will be at least counted twice. Surface transportation (for example trucking)
is not included.
The distinction between domestic and international traffic is determined by the flight stage (a flight from take–off to
landing). Cargo on a flight with both an international and a domestic flight stage are included under both domestic and
international traffic. Cabotage traffic, i.e. flight stages within a single state flown by a carrier that is not resident of that
state, is counted as international traffic.
Cargo data refer to Freight (consignments accompanied by an airway bill and express mail) and traditional Mail.
Passenger (excess) luggage is excluded. Cargo and Freight figures are reported in actual tonnage terms, as opposed to
chargeable weight.
Airline data are presented according to the operating carrier. In the event that airline data include traffic of other operators,
this occasionally occurs for certain airline groups and/or airlines having subsidiaries, notes will be made.
Scheduled Cargo Tonne–Kilometers
International Domestic Total
Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions
1 Qatar Airways 13,024 1 Federal Express 8,652 1 Federal Express 17,503
2 Emirates 12,052 2 United Parcel Service 6,614 2 Qatar Airways 13,024
3 Cathay Pacific Airways 10,930 3 China Southern Airlines 1,343 3 United Parcel Service 12,842
4 Federal Express 8,851 4 Air China 1,116 4 Emirates 12,052
5 Korean Air 7,390 5 Atlas Air(3) 924 5 Cathay Pacific Airways 10,930
6 Lufthansa(3) 7,223 6 China Eastern Airlines 826 6 Korean Air 7,412
7 Cargolux 7,180 7 Air Transport International(2)(3) 765 7 Lufthansa(3) 7,226
8 Turkish Airlines(3) 7,000 8 SF Airlines 666 8 Cargolux 7,180
9 United Parcel Service 6,228 9 United Airlines 621 9 Turkish Airlines(3) 7,029
10 Singapore Airlines 6,146 10 Shenzhen Airlines 571 10 China Southern Airlines 6,825
11 Air China 5,651 11 Hainan Airlines(1) 553 11 Air China 6,767
12 China Southern Airlines 5,482 12 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 546 12 Singapore Airlines 6,146
13 China Airlines 5,334 13 Delta Air Lines 497 13 China Airlines 5,334
14 AirBridgeCargo Airlines 5,168 14 All Nippon Airways(3) 467 14 AirBridgeCargo Airlines 5,168
15 United Airlines 4,231 15 ABX Air(2) 439 15 United Airlines 4,852
16 British Airways(3) 4,200 16 American Airlines 421 16 Atlas Air(3) 4,522
17 All Nippon Airways(3) 3,922 17 LATAM(3) 396 17 All Nippon Airways(3) 4,389
18 Air France(3) 3,774 18 CargoJet 371 18 British Airways(3) 4,206
19 Polar Air Cargo(3) 3,765 19 Sichuan Airlines(1) 366 19 Polar Air Cargo(3) 3,809
20 KLM(3) 3,609 20 Xiamen Airlines 335 20 Air France(3) 3,775
21 Atlas Air(3) 3,598 21 Japan Airlines 332 21 American Airlines 3,629
22 AeroLogic(1) 3,581 22 Shandong Airlines 292 22 KLM(3) 3,609
23 Asiana Airlines 3,552 23 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 269 23 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 3,593
24 EVA Air 3,443 24 Hawaiian Airlines 243 24 AeroLogic(1) 3,581
25 American Airlines 3,208 25 China Postal Airlines 242 25 Asiana Airlines 3,567
IATA Estimate
(2)
US DOT
(3)
Airline has additional notes regarding coverage; please see the Notes section at the end of the Rankings for further information.
WATS 2020 19Rankings 2019
Scheduled Freight Tonnes Carried
International Domestic Total
Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands
1 Emirates 2,413 1 Federal Express 5,236 1 Federal Express 7,428
2 Qatar Airways 2,281 2 United Parcel Service 3,484 2 United Parcel Service 5,023
3 Federal Express 2,192 3 China Southern Airlines 777 3 Emirates 2,413
4 Cathay Pacific Airways 1,716 4 Air China 691 4 Qatar Airways 2,281
5 United Parcel Service 1,539 5 China Eastern Airlines 562 5 Cathay Pacific Airways 1,716
6 Turkish Airlines(3) 1,433 6 Hainan Airlines(1) 522 6 Turkish Airlines(3) 1,496
7 Korean Air 1,383 7 SF Airlines 496 7 Korean Air 1,435
8 China Airlines 1,374 8 Atlas Air(3) 471 8 China Southern Airlines 1,416
9 Singapore Airlines 1,115 9 Air Transport International(2)(3) 439 9 China Airlines 1,374
10 Lufthansa(3) 911 10 All Nippon Airways(3) 402 10 Air China 1,360
11 Asiana Airlines 846 11 Shenzhen Airlines 352 11 Atlas Air(3) 1,159
12 Cargolux 828 12 Japan Airlines 324 12 All Nippon Airways(3) 1,154
13 All Nippon Airways(3) 752 13 ABX Air(2) 313 13 Singapore Airlines 1,115
14 Polar Air Cargo(3) 735 14 LATAM(3) 264 14 Lufthansa(3) 920
15 Atlas Air(3) 688 15 CargoJet 245 15 Asiana Airlines 881
16 Air China 670 16 Xiamen Airlines 230 16 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 833
17 European Air Transport 661 17 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 221 17 Cargolux 828
18 China Southern Airlines 639 18 Sichuan Airlines(1) 220 18 LATAM(3) 824
19 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 612 19 Garuda Indonesia 178 19 China Eastern Airlines 823
20 EVA Air 610 20 Shandong Airlines 173 20 Polar Air Cargo(3) 787
21 British Airways(3) 589 21 China Postal Airlines 165 21 European Air Transport 727
22 Etihad Airways 588 22 Vietnam Airlines 160 22 Japan Airlines 721
23 LATAM(3) 560 23 IndiGo(1) 155 23 Hainan Airlines(1) 638
24 Thai Airways International 556 24 Cebu Pacific(1)(3) 151 24 EVA Air 610
25 AeroLogic(1) 544 25 Philippine Airlines(3) 125 25 British Airways(3) 591
(1)
IATA Estimate
(2)
US DOT
(3)
Airline has additional notes regarding coverage; please see the Notes section at the end of the Rankings for further information.
WATS 2020 20Rankings 2019
2.3 Top Passenger Countries
The top passenger–countries rankings as presented in this table have been sourced from IATA's PaxIS Plus. It covers all
scheduled traffic, on all airlines world–wide. The data reflect all passenger counts to, from, or within the respective country.
Top Passenger Countries by Region, 2019
Number Growth (%)
Africa
Egypt 26,310,358 9.1
South Africa 26,211,241 3.2
Morocco 21,275,284 14.8
Algeria 10,007,697 0.7
Tunisia 9,642,467 16.1
Nigeria 9,299,952 25.0
Kenya 6,890,050 1.6
Ethiopia 5,887,845 6.3
Tanzania, United Republic of 3,969,597 5.3
Mauritius 3,665,202 1.6
Sudan 3,028,721 -13.2
Ghana 2,779,975 17.6
Zimbabwe 2,765,198 48.6
Senegal 2,586,755 5.3
Réunion 2,222,633 0.1
Zambia 2,220,006 65.6
Cape Verde 2,184,866 14.0
Côte d'Ivoire 1,935,685 -1.8
Libya 1,855,567 28.6
Uganda 1,845,960 13.0
Angola 1,679,095 -5.4
Cameroon 1,563,817 0.7
Asia/Pacific
China (People's Republic of) 719,209,842 7.2
India 191,249,539 6.0
Japan 186,509,386 -0.7
Indonesia 119,095,877 -11.1
Korea, Republic of 109,306,477 6.7
Thailand 108,428,578 2.2
Australia 98,841,767 2.2
Vietnam 71,734,990 16.8
Malaysia 66,076,097 1.0
Chinese Taipei 61,644,515 1.2
Philippines 58,793,623 13.3
Hong Kong (SAR), China 49,969,794 -7.8
Singapore 49,741,654 1.2
New Zealand 25,347,926 2.6
Pakistan 18,204,798 -4.9
Cambodia 12,127,030 11.7
Bangladesh 11,698,885 1.2
Macao (SAR), China 9,486,396 19.2
Myanmar 9,333,619 17.5
Kazakhstan 8,924,235 9.0
Sri Lanka 7,336,012 -10.8
Nepal 6,787,130 5.1
Maldives 5,425,832 10.3
WATS 2020 21World Air Transport Statistics
Top Passenger Countries by Region, 2019 (Cont'd)
Number Growth (%)
Uzbekistan 5,295,389 27.0
Guam 3,553,340 6.4
Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,229,779 1.0
Kyrgyzstan 2,773,607 4.7
Afghanistan 2,343,164 11.4
Papua New Guinea 2,335,642 -5.8
Fiji 2,286,902 2.2
Tajikistan 2,211,547 3.2
Turkmenistan 2,099,760 8.8
French Polynesia 1,500,809 8.4
Europe
United Kingdom 258,224,231 3.2
Spain 210,074,387 5.6
Germany 176,270,709 3.0
Italy 154,621,636 6.3
France 146,757,895 5.2
Russian Federation 113,537,322 10.8
Turkey 104,137,278 6.7
Netherlands 53,020,827 3.6
Greece 49,970,693 5.7
Switzerland 49,708,849 1.3
Portugal 47,463,717 8.1
Poland 39,751,487 9.2
Ireland 35,227,610 5.6
Norway 34,998,200 3.0
Sweden 33,824,155 0.1
Belgium 30,141,291 5.7
Denmark 28,359,841 1.3
Austria 28,021,337 16.4
Romania 20,766,177 5.1
Ukraine 19,784,117 20.7
Czechia 17,363,982 4.5
Hungary 16,782,110 11.2
Finland 15,244,357 0.9
Cyprus 13,133,703 4.2
Bulgaria 10,322,768 0.5
Croatia 10,180,053 10.5
Serbia 7,442,047 14.6
Malta 7,255,666 7.8
Lithuania 5,965,728 5.3
Iceland 5,837,239 -23.8
Georgia 5,242,097 7.1
Latvia 4,859,100 5.9
Luxembourg 4,344,227 11.3
Azerbaijan 4,162,170 2.0
Albania 3,438,172 15.3
Armenia 3,124,304 7.4
Estonia 2,866,302 10.7
Moldova, Republic of 2,816,111 5.9
Slovakia 2,751,321 -1.8
North Macedonia 2,666,058 17.2
Belarus 2,481,223 8.6
WATS 2020 22Rankings 2019
Top Passenger Countries by Region, 2019 (Cont'd)
Number Growth (%)
Montenegro 2,312,831 11.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,944,499 15.4
Latin America and Caribbean
Brazil 94,260,560 1.6
Mexico 92,416,825 4.3
Colombia 38,300,668 13.7
Argentina 27,052,477 1.1
Chile 23,480,314 7.3
Peru 21,541,260 8.6
Dominican Republic 13,854,041 3.1
Cuba 9,209,896 2.4
Ecuador 7,695,793 1.5
Costa Rica 6,687,900 8.8
Jamaica 6,475,760 9.8
Panama 6,326,103 1.8
Bolivia 5,526,605 5.5
Bahamas 4,433,967 7.4
Venezuela 3,603,723 -7.0
Guatemala 3,232,345 5.1
Trinidad and Tobago 2,888,497 9.0
El Salvador 2,836,139 15.1
Aruba 2,637,591 1.7
Belize 2,232,474 -4.6
Uruguay 2,141,038 -7.3
Guadeloupe 2,128,499 6.4
Barbados 2,026,504 7.4
Honduras 2,005,732 2.9
Martinique 1,901,518 5.3
Middle East
Saudi Arabia 61,956,606 3.0
United Arab Emirates 54,402,887 1.3
Israel 23,533,299 7.8
Iran, Islamic Republic of 18,667,903 -4.2
Kuwait 12,378,700 1.4
Qatar 10,331,220 5.9
Oman 9,397,227 -1.3
Lebanon 8,042,743 0.5
Iraq 7,547,377 1.6
Jordan 7,196,383 9.4
Bahrain 4,884,979 -1.8
North America
United States 825,203,623 3.6
Canada 98,927,372 0.5
Source: IATA PaxIS–Plus
WATS 2020 23World Air Transport Statistics
2.4 Top Freight Country–Pairs, International and Regional Traffic
The top freight country–pair rankings as presented in this table are estimated by IATA. It covers all scheduled traffic, on all
airlines world–wide, however excluding integrator traffic. The data are uni–directional and compiled on an on–flight
origin–destination counting basis. This means that, for example, freight (in tonnage terms) that is shipped from China, P.R.
to Germany with an intermediate connection in United Arab Emirates, will be presented twice, once under China, P.R. to
United Arab Emirates, and once under United Arab Emirates to Germany.
Freight Tonnes Carried
Rank 2019 % Change
1 From United States 3,191,531 3.7
1 People's Republic of China 279,562 -2.3
2 United Kingdom 242,657 -7.8
3 Chinese Taipei 204,011 32.2
4 Germany 203,226 5.0
5 Japan 196,388 -20.5
6 Republic of Korea 170,152 -14.9
7 Hong Kong (SAR), China 154,085 10.9
8 Brazil 148,895 -6.6
9 Luxembourg 133,498 0.7
10 Belgium 100,535 2.1
2 From People's Republic of China 3,186,770 -2.1
1 United States 618,244 -3.7
2 Japan 313,523 -2.9
3 Hong Kong (SAR), China 260,871 10.4
4 Republic of Korea 250,989 -9.1
5 Germany 209,808 -3.9
6 Netherlands 156,780 -1.9
7 Chinese Taipei 154,439 -20.9
8 Singapore 112,033 -1.9
9 United Arab Emirates 85,385 0.8
10 Luxembourg 82,226 -10.8
3 From Hong Kong (SAR), China 2,337,033 -6.0
1 United States 400,752 2.2
2 People's Republic of China 236,875 -1.3
3 Japan 164,921 -11.1
4 Chinese Taipei 148,807 -37.2
5 India 139,969 -8.4
6 Republic of Korea 133,289 -2.6
7 United Arab Emirates 121,490 -22.9
8 Singapore 92,214 -13.5
9 Thailand 82,695 -15.8
10 United Kingdom 65,195 4.6
4 From United Arab Emirates 1,666,608 -7.2
1 India 134,591 -9.8
2 United Kingdom 101,356 -13.4
3 Saudi Arabia 98,312 7.8
4 Germany 84,944 -28.7
5 United States 81,966 5.9
6 Singapore 70,323 -7.5
7 Turkey 64,580 -30.6
8 People's Republic of China 59,546 -5.4
9 Australia 57,317 -13.8
10 Kuwait 43,172 -0.9
WATS 2020 24Rankings 2019
Freight Tonnes Carried
Rank 2019 % Change
5 From Japan 1,389,547 -17.7
1 United States 319,459 -8.6
2 People's Republic of China 171,368 -23.1
3 Chinese Taipei 140,157 -23.9
4 Republic of Korea 138,814 -27.1
5 Hong Kong (SAR), China 109,178 -19.1
6 Singapore 71,785 -10.8
7 Thailand 61,342 -26.9
8 Germany 57,642 -14.2
9 Viet Nam 38,792 14.1
10 France 26,203 -15.4
6 From Germany 1,358,356 -5.5
1 United States 300,764 10.5
2 People's Republic of China 190,798 -11.8
3 United Arab Emirates 110,244 -3.2
4 Republic of Korea 74,872 -2.7
5 India 63,139 -1.6
6 Japan 58,204 -16.9
7 Qatar 44,782 10.1
8 Turkey 42,169 -53.9
9 Canada 31,048 -0.3
10 Azerbaijan 30,388 -2.3
7 From Republic of Korea 1,305,485 -9.0
1 United States 271,553 -9.0
2 People's Republic of China 232,507 -7.4
3 Viet Nam 143,036 8.4
4 Japan 128,917 -15.9
5 Hong Kong (SAR), China 78,548 -11.4
6 Russian Federation 47,111 -16.3
7 Singapore 40,088 -12.9
8 Germany 38,704 -17.5
9 Thailand 29,645 -14.5
10 Chinese Taipei 27,423 0.0
8 From Qatar 1,116,316 -0.5
1 United Kingdom 77,243 9.3
2 Germany 45,479 12.6
3 Thailand 45,266 15.0
4 Viet Nam 43,945 17.3
5 People's Republic of China 40,258 6.7
6 Italy 38,628 1.9
7 Spain 36,566 -0.6
8 Turkey 26,713 16.8
9 Indonesia 25,268 6.1
10 Belgium 23,200 -25.1
WATS 2020 25World Air Transport Statistics
Freight Tonnes Carried
Rank 2019 % Change
9 From India 1,048,495 -3.0
1 United Arab Emirates 272,928 4.4
2 Hong Kong (SAR), China 92,976 2.7
3 Germany 78,225 -6.8
4 United Kingdom 54,859 -23.3
5 Thailand 33,700 -11.2
6 Sri Lanka 21,958 -20.0
7 Turkey 19,394 -32.0
8 Kuwait 17,801 -11.6
9 Malaysia 16,829 18.8
10 France 16,271 -21.7
10 From United Kingdom 1,029,881 -6.4
1 United States 362,176 -6.6
2 United Arab Emirates 100,268 -11.4
3 Qatar 54,471 8.9
4 People's Republic of China 42,392 8.4
5 Canada 39,051 -4.0
6 India 36,522 -24.7
7 Singapore 31,096 -5.3
8 Hong Kong (SAR), China 29,664 -15.7
9 Germany 27,897 -11.8
10 South Africa 23,462 2.8
Source: IATA Statistics www.iata.org/statistics
WATS 2020 26World Air Transport Statistics
Please refer to the table below for additional explanation for some airlines.
Carrier Name Notes
Air Corsica Traffic data reflect financial year (April previous year - March current year)
Air Dolomiti Excludes LH-marketed operations
Air France Includes operations of Joon (JN) and Air France-marketed flights operated by HOP! (Airlinair (AN), Brit Air (DB), Aerienne
Europeene (YS), VLM Airlines (VG), Cityjet (WX))
Air New Zealand Includes operations of Mount Cook (NZM) and Air Nelson (RLK)
Air Transport International All operations considered as scheduled traffic, with exception Military operations
Alitalia Includes operations of Air One (AP), Alitalia CityLiner (CT), Alitalia Express (XM), CAI Second (VE)
All Nippon Airways Includes operations of ANA Wings (EH), Air Japan (NQ), and All Nippon Airways-marketed operations of Solaseed Air (6J),
Ibex Airlines (FW), Air Do (HD), Oriental Air Bridge (OC)
Atlas Air All operations considered as scheduled traffic, with exception Military operations
Avianca Includes operations of Avianca Costa Rica (LR), Avianca El Salvador (TA), Avianca Ecuador (2K), Avianca Guatemala
(GU), Avianca Honduras (WC), Avianca Peru (T0), Regional Express Americas (EX), Tampa Cargo (QT)
British Airways Includes operations of BA CityFlyer (CJ)
CargoLogicAir All operations considered as scheduled traffic
Cebu Pacific Includes operations of Cebgo (DG)
CityJet Excludes AF-marketed operations
DHL Air All operations considered as scheduled traffic
easyJet Includes operations of eayJet Europe (EC) and easyjet Switzerland (DS)
Eurowings Includes operations of Eurowings Europe (E2), Germanwings (4U), Eurowings-marketed operations by Privatair (PV)
Finnair includes operations of Nordic Regional (N7)
HOP! Excludes operations marketed by Air France (AF)
Kalitta Air All operations considered as scheduled traffic, with exception Military operations
KLM Includes operations of KLM CityHopper (WA)
LATAM Includes operations of LATAM Colombia (4C), LATAM Argentina (4M), LATAM Brasil (JJ), LATAM Cargo Colombia (L7),
LATAM Chile (LA), LATAM Peru (LP), LATAM Express (LU), LATAM Cargo Brasil (M3), LATAM Paraguay (PZ), LATAM
Cargo Chile (UC), LATAM Ecuador (XL)
Level Includes operations of Anisec Luftfahrt (VK)
Lufthansa Includes operations of Lufthansa CityLine (CL) and Lufthansa-marketed operations by Air Dolomiti (EN), Eurowings (EW),
Germanwings (4U)
Norwegian Includes operations of Norwegian Long-Haul (DU), Norwegian Air International (D8), Norwegian Air Norway (DH),
Norwegian Air Sweden (LE), Norwegian Air UK (DI), Norwegian Air Argentina (DN)
Philippine Airlines Includes operations of PAL Express (2P)
Polar Air Cargo All operations considered as scheduled traffic
Qantas Airways Includes operations of Eastern Australia Airlines (EAQ), National Jet Systems (NC/NJS), Network Aviation Australia (NWK),
JetConnect (QNZ), Sunstate Airlines (SSQ), and Qantas-marketed operations of Alliance Airlines (QQ)
Royal Air Maroc includes operations of Royal Air Maroc Express (RXP)
Scandinavian Airlines Includes operations of Jet Time (JO), Blue 1 (KF), Cimber (QA), and Scandinavian Airlines Ireland (SZS)
Sky Lease Cargo All operations considered as scheduled traffic
Southern Air All operations considered as scheduled traffic
Sun Express Excludes TK-marketed operations
SWISS Includes operations of Helvetic Airlines (2L), Swiss Global Air Lines (LZ) and Swiss-marketed operations by Edelweiss Air
(WK)
TAP Portugal Includes operations of PGA-Portugalia Airlines (NI)
TUI Fly All operations considered as scheduled traffic
Turkish Airlines Includes Turkish Airlines-marketed flights operated by Sun Express (XQ)
Virgin Australia Includes operations of Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (OZW) and Virgin Australia-marketed operations of Alliance Airlines
(QQ)
Wizzair Includes operations of Wizzair UK (W9)
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