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Here is a list of top 15 airlines based on Scheduled Passenger-Kilometres Flown for the year 2007:

Rank Airline Millions

1. American Airlines (AMR.N) 222,760

2. United Airlines (UAUA.O) 191,932

3. *Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) 166,209

4. Continental Airlines (CAL.N) 130,965

5. **Air France (AIRF.PA) 128,914

6. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) 122,091

7. *Northwest Airlines 117,357

8. British Airways (BAY.L) 113,273

9. Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) 90,900

10. Emirates [EMAIR.UL] 90,529

11. Japan Airlines (9205.T) 85,102

12. Qantas (QAN.AX) 82,124

13. China Southern Airlines 80,984

14. Cathay Pacific (0293.HK) 74,987

15. **KLM (AIRF.PA) 74,496

FREIGHT

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Top 15 airlines based on Scheduled Freight Tonne-Kilometers for the year 2007:

RANK Airlines Millions

1. Federal Express (FDX.N) 15,710

2. United Parcel Service (UPS.N) 10,968

3. Korean Air (003490.KS) 9,568

4. Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) 8,348

5. Cathay Pacific (0293.HK) 8,225

6. Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI) 7,945

7. China Airlines 6,301

8. *Air France (AIRF.PA) 6,126

9. Emirates 5,497

10. Cargolux 5,482

11. EVA Air (2618.TW) 4,774

12. *KLM (AIRF.PA) 4,745

13. Japan Airlines (9205.T) 4,669

14. British Airways (BAY.L) 4,624

15. Air China Limited (601111.SS) 3,586

* Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines merged in 2008.
Add numbers to reach equivalent group total.

** Air France and KLM merged in 2004 but operate separate
networks: add numbers to reach total operated by the group. Note: A passenger kilometre is a unit to measure traffic by multiplying the number of passengers by the number of kilometres each passenger is flown; a similar meausure is used for cargo.

Source: Reuters/IATA (www.iata.org)

[aopaq]

Interesting information but I am more curious to see how this 2007 data (or 2008) will compare with the financial crisis affected 2009 numbers!

[travellingjon]

I don't know if 2009 will be that bad... I mean, travels are often prepared months in advance, and I guess most people will stick to their plan anyway.

As for 2010, I'm much more pessimistic...