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BUSINESS / TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
List: Top Ten Airlines in the World by Number of Passengers
Date: 2005
Source: World Air Transport Statistics
Base: Compiled from data submissions of over 200 IATA Member airlines.
Notes: Lufthansa carried the most international passengers in 2005 (35.7 million) whilst Delta flew the most domestic traffic (77.5 million). World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) is the air transport industry's most comprehensive and up-to-date reference digest offering extensive coverage on a wide range of airline industry issues.
| Rank |
Airline |
Thousands |
| 1 |
American Airlines Inc. |
98,038 |
| 2 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc |
86,007 |
| 3 |
United Airlines |
66,717 |
| 4 |
Northwest Airlines, Inc. |
57,547 |
| 5 |
Japan Airlines International |
50,884 |
| 6 |
Deutsche Lufthansa A.G. |
48,958 |
| 7 |
All Nippon Airways |
48,315 |
| 8 |
ir France |
47,787 |
| 9 |
China Southern Airlines |
43,228 |
| 10 |
Continental Airlines, Inc |
42,777 |
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