The 20 airlines with the most flights announced: Where does THY rank on the list?

The compilation was based on the flight period companies carried out throughout the year rather than their commercial size.

American Airlines tops the list with 2.18 million flights according to 2024 data.

Delta Air Lines took 2nd place on the list with 1.71 million flights.

United Airlines became the 3rd airline with the most flights in 2024 with 1.62 million flights.

Southwest Airlines took 4th place on the list with 1.45 million flights.

Ryanair rose to 5th place with 1.1 million flights; it became the highest-ranked company on the list from outside the US.

China Eastern Airlines took 6th place on the list with 872.7 thousand flights.

China Southern Airlines took 7th place on the global list with 828.5 thousand flights.

IndiGo became 8th in the 2024 ranking of airlines with the most flights with 749.2 thousand flights.

Air China took 9th place on the list with 622.5 thousand flights.

easyJet became the airline that completed the top 10 with 569.6 thousand flights.

LATAM Airlines Group took 11th place on the list with 553.2 thousand flights.

Alaska Airlines became 12th in the 2024 ranking with 434.7 thousand flights.

Deutsche Lufthansa AG took 13th place on the list with 421.3 thousand flights.

Turkish Airlines took 14th place in the global ranking with 398.7 thousand flights.

Air Canada is in 15th place on the list of airlines with the most flights with 385.8 thousand flights.

All Nippon Airways took 16th place on the list with 320 thousand flights.

British Airways became 17th in the 2024 ranking with 310.5 thousand flights.

Spirit Airlines took 18th place among the 20 airlines with the most flights with 291.2 thousand flights.

Qatar Airways took 19th place on the list with 200.4 thousand flights.

Emirates took 20th place in the ranking with 172.4 thousand flights.

While US-based companies dominated the top of the list, European and Asian airlines also stood out in the top 20.