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SUMMARY OF PASSENGER AND CARGO TRAFFIC

World scheduled passenger and cargo traffic by regionof airline domicile – Revenue Tonne-Kilometres (millions)

Share of Revenue Passenger- Kilometres by Airline Type

Passenger and cargo traffic

82.5% Revenue Passenger-Kilometers (millions):8,679,621Available Seat-Kilometers (millions):10,519,174

46.7% Cargo Tonne-Kilometers (millions): 253,982Available Cargo Tonne Kilometers (millions):543,717

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IN THIS VERSION OF

TOP AIRLINES BY RPK AND CTK

Top 10 Passenger (RPK) Top 10 Cargo (CTK)

Delta Air Lines

United Airlines

American Airlines

Emirates

China Southern Airlines

Southwest Airlines (2)

China Eastern Airlines

Ryanair (4)

Qatar Airways

Air China

350,145

342,935

342,510

299,496

213,573

211,379

186,644

185,405

172,591

169,030

17,503

13,024

12,842

12,052

10,930

7,412

7,226

7,180

7,029

6,825

Federal Express

Qatar Airways

United Parcel Service

Emirates

Cathay Pacific Airways

Korean Air

Lufthansa (3)

Cargolux

Turkish Airlines (3)

China Southern Airlines

* Airline has additional notes, please refer to Ranking Table 4.1 * Airline has additional notes, please refer to Ranking Table 4.2

LOAD FACTOR

LOAD FACTOR

OPERATING AND NET RESULTS(US$ millions)

Net ResultOperating Result*Preliminary

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019*

North America 22.5%

Asia Pacific 34.2%

Europe 26.4%

Middle East 10.2%

Latin America 4.5%

Africa 2.2%

Low cost 23%

Leisure 3%

Traditional/Legacy 74%

19,800

18,400

25,300

35,450

61,962

60,144

56,600

45,947

42,467

8,300

9,200

10,700

13,802

35,971

34,191

37,600

27,250

25,882

Percentage of international scheduled Revenue Passenger-Kilometers

TRAFFIC BY ROUTE AREA

Percentage of international scheduled Cargo Tonnes-Kilometers

TRAFFIC BY ROUTE AREA

EuropeNorthAmerica

Asia

Africa

MiddleEast

SouthwestPacific

SouthAmerica

Central AmericaCaribbean

13.3%

3.4%

0.5%

1.5%

7.1%

0.7%

2.1%

2.0%

7.1%

1.2%

1.2%

3.6%

7.1%

2.9%2.9% 1.8%

9.9%11.3%

5.1%

17.9%

0.7%

0.2%

EuropeNorthAmerica

Asia

Africa

MiddleEast

SouthwestPacific

SouthAmerica

Central AmericaCaribbean

8.2%

2.3%

0.9%

1.1%

6.6%

0.2%

2.9%

2.1%

22.4%

0.8%

0.8%

2.8%

22.4%

1.3%0.6% 2.3%

20.8%13.0%

5.2%

2.7%

0.3%

0.0%

Industry Economic Analysis

A challenging year for air transport with below trend growth forpassenger volumes and declining cargo volumes in 2019

Passenger demand slowed but remained solidDemand 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 of5¼–5½%) for the first time in seven years. Air travel demand in 2019 was impacted by a softer (but still supportive) globaleconomic backdrop and weaker business confidence amidst international trade tensions, including between the US andChina.

World GDP growth slipped from 3% in 2018 to 2½% last year and the RPK/GDP multiplier fell to below its long-run medianlevel for the first time since 2009.

Chart 1: RPK Versus World GDP Growth

Source: IATA, IMF

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The China domestic market once again added the most passengerjourneys…Despite the moderation in growth, there were more than 3.9 billion origin-destination (O-D) passenger journeys worldwidein 2019.

Among them, domestic routes within China again provided the largest incremental increase in passenger trips comparedto 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 robust4.6% pace for the year.

Vietnam contributed 4.7m additional domestic passenger journeys in 2019, increasing at a strong 16.4% pace and rankingit the third largest contributor. Among the top 10 ranking, Vietnam’s impressive growth performance was outpaced by bothNigeria (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 in2019 which contributed to a sharp growth slowdown, to just 2.7% in 2019. Even so, India still added more than 3 millionadditional passenger journeys last year.

Chart 2: Top 10 Increasing O–D Markets in 2019

Source: IATA DDS

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…but the US domestic passenger market remained the world’slargestAlthough China’s domestic market added the most passenger journeys in 2019 compared with 2018, the US domesticmarket 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 closethe gap, ranking a close second, with 550 million passenger journeys for the year. These two markets are followed atsome distance by India, with 125 million journeys in 2019.

Unsurprisingly, domestic markets dominated the rankings. The Spain-UK combination was the first international countrypairing, at number 10. The top 12 markets accounted for almost half of the total number of O-D passenger journeys in2019.

Chart 3: Largest O-D air passenger markets, 2019

Source: IATA DDS

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Air cargo volumes declined in 2019Air cargo volumes began to decline in Q4 2018, and this weakness was carried through 2019, resulting in the worstperformance for the air cargo segment since the global financial crisis a decade earlier, in 2009. Not all air freight sectorswere 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 abroad-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 weakestperformance since 2009).

Towards the end of the year, business conditions for the air cargo market showed some signs of stabilization supported bythe 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

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Regional differences were evident in passenger and particularlycargo outcomesThe mixed fortunes of the air passenger and cargo markets at the global level were also reflected in outcomes at theregional 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 consistentacross 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 somekey airlines going through a process of structural change after a sustained period of strong growth, along with geopoliticaltensions all weighed on industry outcomes, delivering modest RPK growth of 2.3% for the year. Having said that, MiddleEast passenger volumes showed a clear improvement in the second half of the year, supported by more robust growth toand from Asia and Europe.

The air cargo growth performance across the regions was more mixed. Only the African carriers saw their CTKs increasecompared to 2018, at a strong rate of 7.4%. Trade and investment flows from Asia in particular, helped to underpin thisimpressive growth performance. In contrast, airlines based in Asia Pacific and in the Middle East were the weakestperformers in 2019, with volumes falling by 5.6% and 4.6%, respectively. With the US-China trade tensions being animportant driver of air cargo developments at the global level, it is little surprise that the Asia Pacific market – a key globalmanufacturing and distribution hub – was heavily impacted in 2019.

Chart 5: Regional passenger and freight demand outcomes

Source: IATA

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The passenger load factor achieved a new record high in 2019For the air passenger market, available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by a moderate 3.4% globally in 2019 comparedwith 2018, the slowest pace since 2009. The grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft played a role in this subduedindustry-wide capacity growth outcome. With the increase in demand (RPKs up 4.2%) outpacing that of capacity, thepassenger load factor (PLF) increased by around ½ of a percentage point to 82.6% - the eighth consecutive year ofincrease 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) stillincreased by 2.2% year on year, a pace that was some 5.4 percentage points faster than the rate of demand growth. As aconsequence, the cargo load factor (CLF) declined substantially in 2019, by around 2.5 percentage points, registering oneof 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

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Oil prices were relatively steady for much of 2019, at a moderatelevelThe jet fuel price began 2019 trading at roughly US$75.50 a barrel, following a significant fall in Autumn 2018. The fuelprice initially tracked upwards, increasing by more than 10% between January and May, to reach its year-high level ofaround $84 per barrel in May 2019. This upward price trend was supported by oil supply cuts from the OPEC group ofproducing nations.

From May to September, however, fuel prices oscillated around a general trend level of $80 per barrel, amidst acombination of slowing global economic activity and geopolitical tensions in the Persian Gulf, which included the missileattack on the Saudi oil processing facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais. During the latter part of the year, oil and jet fuel pricesremained relatively steady, as weaker demand – reflecting the slowdown in global economic activity – was broadlybalanced by production cuts. Jet fuel prices ended the year at just above $76/bbl., little changed from their Januaryopening 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

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Achieved load factor eased slightly but remained solidly above thebreakeven levelThe 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 to66% in 2018.

As discussed above, a record high passenger load factor in 2019 was countered by a sharp decline in the cargo loadfactor. 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. Thegap between the breakeven and achieved load factors is driving profitability and returns and was again a criticalcontributor to the industry’s overall financial performance in 2019.

Chart 8: Breakeven and achieved load factors

Source: IATA, The Airline Analyst

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While financial performance was robust, returns remained below theoverall cost of capitalThe global airline industry experienced another year of robust financial outcomes in 2019. Our latest estimate is thatairlines 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 businessenvironment 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 its2017 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 anincreasingly 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

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2019 financial performance was varied across the regionsAt 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 moderateprofitability outcomes, with an operating margin in the range 3.5-4.7%. Once again in 2019, airlines in both the Middle Eastand in Africa faced more challenging operating environments; with the former generating a substantially negative operatingmargin overall (-5.2%) on this occasion.

North America and Latin America were the only regions where the industry operating margin improved in 2019 comparedwith 2018.

Chart 10: Regional profit performance


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On a per passenger basis, the airline industry is a high-volume, low-margin business. Examining net profits on a perpassenger basis highlights this and provides an alternative perspective on regional airline profitability. By this measure, theindustry 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 anestimated $16.81 per passenger. Airlines in Europe followed at some distance, generating moderate profits of $5.21 perpassenger. Airlines in the Asia Pacific were the only other region to be profitable, with profit of a little less than $3 perpassenger.

At the other end of the spectrum, airlines in the Middle East lost, on average, $6.84 for every passenger they carried in2019. Smaller losses were also incurred in both Latin America ($1.32) and Africa ($2.13), confirming the ongoingchallenging operating environment for the air transport industry in these regions.

Chart 11: Airline profitability per passenger, 2019


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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 pairsare now regularly serviced by airlines. This is an increase of almost 1,000 over the number of city-pair connections in2018. 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 thesame 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

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…supporting economic growth and prosperity through tourism andtradeAir transport is central to world tourism and trade. Tourists traveling internationally by air are estimated to have spentabout $900 billion in 2019, a solid increase of around 7% over 2018. The additional number of city-pair connections andthe lower cost of air transport also boosts trade in goods and services and heightens foreign direct investment and otherimportant economic flows.

Air transport accounts for only a small proportion, less than 1%, of world trade by volume but for a much larger share byvalue, at about 35%. In 2019, the value of goods carried by air is estimated to have been slightly above $6.7 trillion, amodest decline on the outcome for 2018, primarily reflecting the impact of the global trade tensions on world trade (and aircargo) volumes.

Chart 13: Air tourist spending and the value of trade by air

Source: IATA, WTTC, IHS

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Air travel was more accessible – for more people – than ever beforeWorldwide air passenger numbers continued to rise in 2019, moving beyond 4.5 billion passenger journeys, on a flightsegment basis. Connecting cities directly cuts the cost of air transport by saving time for shippers and travelers. Combinedwith cheaper airfares, this enables more people to fly more often. In 2000, the average citizen flew just once every44 months. In 2019, the time between passenger trips had more than halved, to just 20 months.

Chart 14: Accessibility of air travel

Source: IATA, ICAO, IMF

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Section 1—Demand for AirTransport 2019This section outlines, in summary, traffic and capacity trends of the global air transport industry. The operational statisticsare presented for international, domestic, and scheduled operations, worldwide and by region. Traffic flow data by routearea is provided in this section, along with passenger traffic by cabin class. IATA's latest forecasts for the industry arepresented last.

The data presented in the subsections 1.1 to 1.5 are sourced directly from airlines through direct data submission, andextrapolated in order to reflect the entire industry. The data refer to total scheduled traffic, including low–costs, non–IATAmember airlines, dedicated cargo carriers, regional carriers, etc. Only non–scheduled (or “charter”) traffic that does nothave pre–published schedules is not covered.

Airline traffic data are compiled based on on–flight origin–destination counting, which–in the case of passengertraffic–roughly compares to the amount of boarding passes issued. This means that passengers making intermediateconnections 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 uniquecall–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 TrafficWorld 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


All–cargo operations refer to traffic carried out by dedicated cargo aircraft, which by design or configuration, are operating exclusively forthe transportation of cargo. Mixed operations refer to traffic operated by aircraft that transport both passengers and cargo.

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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


The distinction between traditional/legacy, low–costs, and leisure carriers is compiled by IATA following an auto–classification of theairline as based on its marketing strategy.

Domestic World Scheduled Passenger and Cargo Traffic, Selected Countries, 2019

Australia Brazil China, People's India Japan Russian USARepublic 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


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Scheduled Revenue Passenger–KilometresInternational Domestic Total

Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions1 Emirates 299,496 1 American Airlines 215,977 1 Delta Air Lines 350,1452 Ryanair(4) 185,405 2 Delta Air Lines 208,792 2 United Airlines 342,9353 Qatar Airways 172,591 3 Southwest Airlines(2) 204,297 3 American Airlines 342,5104 United Airlines 162,962 4 United Airlines 179,972 4 Emirates 299,4965 Lufthansa(3) 160,731 5 China Southern Airlines 141,785 5 China Southern Airlines 213,5736 British Airways(3) 151,935 6 China Eastern Airlines 117,218 6 Southwest Airlines(2) 211,3797 Air France(3) 143,347 7 Air China 89,737 7 China Eastern Airlines 186,6448 Delta Air Lines 141,353 8 Alaska Airlines(2) 80,124 8 Ryanair(4) 185,4059 Turkish Airlines(3) 131,106 9 JetBlue 67,001 9 Qatar Airways 172,59110 American Airlines 126,533 10 IndiGo(1) 65,308 10 Air China 169,03011 Cathay Pacific Airways 119,328 11 Hainan Airlines(1) 56,267 11 Lufthansa(3) 165,94512 KLM(3) 109,476 12 LATAM(3) 54,976 12 British Airways(3) 155,25213 Singapore Airlines 109,462 13 Spirit Airlines(2) 50,838 13 Air France(3) 150,87014 easyJet(1)(3) 99,854 14 Shenzhen Airlines 45,887 14 Turkish Airlines(3) 150,24015 Air Canada 87,701 15 Xiamen Airlines 44,533 15 LATAM(3) 122,08316 Etihad Airways 81,856 16 Sichuan Airlines(1) 43,592 16 Cathay Pacific Airways 119,32817 Norwegian(1)(3)(4) 81,234 17 All Nippon Airways(3) 37,468 17 Air Canada 110,26318 Korean Air 80,298 18 Skywest Airlines(2) 36,129 18 KLM(3) 109,47619 Air China 79,293 19 Frontier Airlines(2) 35,786 19 Singapore Airlines 109,46220 China Southern Airlines 71,788 20 Shandong Airlines 34,385 20 easyJet(1)(3) 103,68921 China Eastern Airlines 69,426 21 GOL 34,138 21 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 101,62122 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 68,911 22 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 32,710 22 All Nippon Airways(3) 90,44923 LATAM(3) 67,108 23 Qantas Airways(3) 26,478 23 JetBlue 86,30924 Thai Airways International 65,380 24 Spring Airlines(1) 24,495 24 Qantas Airways(3) 86,19925 Qantas Airways(3) 59,721 25 Beijing Capital Airlines 23,055 25 Hainan Airlines(1) 84,982

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Section 2—Rankings 2019The 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 TrafficThe 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.

(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

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Scheduled Passengers CarriedInternational Domestic Total

Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands1 Ryanair(4) 146,299 1 Southwest Airlines(2) 158,419 1 Southwest Airlines(2) 162,6812 easyJet(1)(3) 85,017 2 Delta Air Lines 135,208 2 Delta Air Lines 162,5953 Emirates 58,668 3 American Airlines 127,113 3 American Airlines 155,7854 Lufthansa(3) 52,579 4 China Southern Airlines 90,527 4 Ryanair(4) 146,2995 Turkish Airlines(3) 42,428 5 China Eastern Airlines 88,869 5 United Airlines 116,2716 British Airways(3) 41,433 6 United Airlines 87,488 6 China Southern Airlines 107,3127 Wizzair(1)(3) 37,707 7 IndiGo(1) 67,173 7 China Eastern Airlines 104,7728 Air France(3) 35,374 8 Air China 59,576 8 easyJet(1)(3) 93,3589 KLM(3) 35,092 9 LATAM(3) 57,366 9 IndiGo(1) 74,33810 Norwegian(1)(3)(4) 33,335 10 Skywest Airlines(2) 42,170 10 Air China 73,46511 Qatar Airways 32,954 11 All Nippon Airways(3) 40,565 11 LATAM(3) 73,18412 United Airlines 28,783 12 Hainan Airlines(1) 36,525 12 Turkish Airlines(3) 72,70913 American Airlines 28,672 13 Alaska Airlines(2) 36,230 13 Lufthansa(3) 65,17114 Delta Air Lines 27,387 14 JetBlue 33,664 14 Emirates 58,66815 Cathay Pacific Airways 24,727 15 GOL 33,423 15 All Nippon Airways(3) 50,74916 Singapore Airlines 22,198 16 Xiamen Airlines 31,794 16 Air France(3) 48,11017 Eurowings(3)(4) 20,791 17 Spirit Airlines(2) 30,767 17 British Airways(3) 47,15918 Vueling 20,274 18 Shenzhen Airlines 30,515 18 JetBlue 42,73319 Korean Air 19,884 19 Turkish Airlines(3) 30,281 19 Skywest Airlines(2) 42,32920 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 19,418 20 Sichuan Airlines(1) 28,150 20 Hainan Airlines(1) 40,34021 SWISS(3) 18,164 21 Azul Brazilian Airlines 27,211 21 Alaska Airlines(2) 38,16622 Etihad Airways 17,539 22 Japan Airlines 26,485 22 Wizzair(1)(3) 37,70723 Scandinavian Airlines(3) 17,382 23 Lion Airlines(1) 25,264 23 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 37,21124 China Southern Airlines 16,784 24 Shandong Airlines 23,844 24 Norwegian(1)(3)(4) 36,94925 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

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2.2 Top 25 Airlines: Ranked by Cargo TrafficThe 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–KilometersInternational Domestic Total

Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions Rank Airline Millions1 Qatar Airways 13,024 1 Federal Express 8,652 1 Federal Express 17,5032 Emirates 12,052 2 United Parcel Service 6,614 2 Qatar Airways 13,0243 Cathay Pacific Airways 10,930 3 China Southern Airlines 1,343 3 United Parcel Service 12,8424 Federal Express 8,851 4 Air China 1,116 4 Emirates 12,0525 Korean Air 7,390 5 Atlas Air(3) 924 5 Cathay Pacific Airways 10,9306 Lufthansa(3) 7,223 6 China Eastern Airlines 826 6 Korean Air 7,4127 Cargolux 7,180 7 Air Transport International(2)(3) 765 7 Lufthansa(3) 7,2268 Turkish Airlines(3) 7,000 8 SF Airlines 666 8 Cargolux 7,1809 United Parcel Service 6,228 9 United Airlines 621 9 Turkish Airlines(3) 7,02910 Singapore Airlines 6,146 10 Shenzhen Airlines 571 10 China Southern Airlines 6,82511 Air China 5,651 11 Hainan Airlines(1) 553 11 Air China 6,76712 China Southern Airlines 5,482 12 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 546 12 Singapore Airlines 6,14613 China Airlines 5,334 13 Delta Air Lines 497 13 China Airlines 5,33414 AirBridgeCargo Airlines 5,168 14 All Nippon Airways(3) 467 14 AirBridgeCargo Airlines 5,16815 United Airlines 4,231 15 ABX Air(2) 439 15 United Airlines 4,85216 British Airways(3) 4,200 16 American Airlines 421 16 Atlas Air(3) 4,52217 All Nippon Airways(3) 3,922 17 LATAM(3) 396 17 All Nippon Airways(3) 4,38918 Air France(3) 3,774 18 CargoJet 371 18 British Airways(3) 4,20619 Polar Air Cargo(3) 3,765 19 Sichuan Airlines(1) 366 19 Polar Air Cargo(3) 3,80920 KLM(3) 3,609 20 Xiamen Airlines 335 20 Air France(3) 3,77521 Atlas Air(3) 3,598 21 Japan Airlines 332 21 American Airlines 3,62922 AeroLogic(1) 3,581 22 Shandong Airlines 292 22 KLM(3) 3,60923 Asiana Airlines 3,552 23 Aeroflot Russian Airlines 269 23 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 3,59324 EVA Air 3,443 24 Hawaiian Airlines 243 24 AeroLogic(1) 3,58125 American Airlines 3,208 25 China Postal Airlines 242 25 Asiana Airlines 3,567

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Scheduled Freight Tonnes CarriedInternational Domestic Total

Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands Rank Airline Thousands1 Emirates 2,413 1 Federal Express 5,236 1 Federal Express 7,4282 Qatar Airways 2,281 2 United Parcel Service 3,484 2 United Parcel Service 5,0233 Federal Express 2,192 3 China Southern Airlines 777 3 Emirates 2,4134 Cathay Pacific Airways 1,716 4 Air China 691 4 Qatar Airways 2,2815 United Parcel Service 1,539 5 China Eastern Airlines 562 5 Cathay Pacific Airways 1,7166 Turkish Airlines(3) 1,433 6 Hainan Airlines(1) 522 6 Turkish Airlines(3) 1,4967 Korean Air 1,383 7 SF Airlines 496 7 Korean Air 1,4358 China Airlines 1,374 8 Atlas Air(3) 471 8 China Southern Airlines 1,4169 Singapore Airlines 1,115 9 Air Transport International(2)(3) 439 9 China Airlines 1,37410 Lufthansa(3) 911 10 All Nippon Airways(3) 402 10 Air China 1,36011 Asiana Airlines 846 11 Shenzhen Airlines 352 11 Atlas Air(3) 1,15912 Cargolux 828 12 Japan Airlines 324 12 All Nippon Airways(3) 1,15413 All Nippon Airways(3) 752 13 ABX Air(2) 313 13 Singapore Airlines 1,11514 Polar Air Cargo(3) 735 14 LATAM(3) 264 14 Lufthansa(3) 92015 Atlas Air(3) 688 15 CargoJet 245 15 Asiana Airlines 88116 Air China 670 16 Xiamen Airlines 230 16 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 83317 European Air Transport 661 17 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 221 17 Cargolux 82818 China Southern Airlines 639 18 Sichuan Airlines(1) 220 18 LATAM(3) 82419 Kalitta Air(1)(3) 612 19 Garuda Indonesia 178 19 China Eastern Airlines 82320 EVA Air 610 20 Shandong Airlines 173 20 Polar Air Cargo(3) 78721 British Airways(3) 589 21 China Postal Airlines 165 21 European Air Transport 72722 Etihad Airways 588 22 Vietnam Airlines 160 22 Japan Airlines 72123 LATAM(3) 560 23 IndiGo(1) 155 23 Hainan Airlines(1) 63824 Thai Airways International 556 24 Cebu Pacific(1)(3) 151 24 EVA Air 61025 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.

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2.3 Top Passenger CountriesThe 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 (%)AfricaEgypt 26,310,358 9.1South Africa 26,211,241 3.2Morocco 21,275,284 14.8Algeria 10,007,697 0.7Tunisia 9,642,467 16.1Nigeria 9,299,952 25.0Kenya 6,890,050 1.6Ethiopia 5,887,845 6.3Tanzania, United Republic of 3,969,597 5.3Mauritius 3,665,202 1.6Sudan 3,028,721 -13.2Ghana 2,779,975 17.6Zimbabwe 2,765,198 48.6Senegal 2,586,755 5.3Réunion 2,222,633 0.1Zambia 2,220,006 65.6Cape Verde 2,184,866 14.0Côte d'Ivoire 1,935,685 -1.8Libya 1,855,567 28.6Uganda 1,845,960 13.0Angola 1,679,095 -5.4Cameroon 1,563,817 0.7Asia/PacificChina (People's Republic of) 719,209,842 7.2India 191,249,539 6.0Japan 186,509,386 -0.7Indonesia 119,095,877 -11.1Korea, Republic of 109,306,477 6.7Thailand 108,428,578 2.2Australia 98,841,767 2.2Vietnam 71,734,990 16.8Malaysia 66,076,097 1.0Chinese Taipei 61,644,515 1.2Philippines 58,793,623 13.3Hong Kong (SAR), China 49,969,794 -7.8Singapore 49,741,654 1.2New Zealand 25,347,926 2.6Pakistan 18,204,798 -4.9Cambodia 12,127,030 11.7Bangladesh 11,698,885 1.2Macao (SAR), China 9,486,396 19.2Myanmar 9,333,619 17.5Kazakhstan 8,924,235 9.0Sri Lanka 7,336,012 -10.8Nepal 6,787,130 5.1Maldives 5,425,832 10.3

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Top Passenger Countries by Region, 2019 (Cont'd)

Number Growth (%)Uzbekistan 5,295,389 27.0Guam 3,553,340 6.4Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,229,779 1.0Kyrgyzstan 2,773,607 4.7Afghanistan 2,343,164 11.4Papua New Guinea 2,335,642 -5.8Fiji 2,286,902 2.2Tajikistan 2,211,547 3.2Turkmenistan 2,099,760 8.8French Polynesia 1,500,809 8.4EuropeUnited Kingdom 258,224,231 3.2Spain 210,074,387 5.6Germany 176,270,709 3.0Italy 154,621,636 6.3France 146,757,895 5.2Russian Federation 113,537,322 10.8Turkey 104,137,278 6.7Netherlands 53,020,827 3.6Greece 49,970,693 5.7Switzerland 49,708,849 1.3Portugal 47,463,717 8.1Poland 39,751,487 9.2Ireland 35,227,610 5.6Norway 34,998,200 3.0Sweden 33,824,155 0.1Belgium 30,141,291 5.7Denmark 28,359,841 1.3Austria 28,021,337 16.4Romania 20,766,177 5.1Ukraine 19,784,117 20.7Czechia 17,363,982 4.5Hungary 16,782,110 11.2Finland 15,244,357 0.9Cyprus 13,133,703 4.2Bulgaria 10,322,768 0.5Croatia 10,180,053 10.5Serbia 7,442,047 14.6Malta 7,255,666 7.8Lithuania 5,965,728 5.3Iceland 5,837,239 -23.8Georgia 5,242,097 7.1Latvia 4,859,100 5.9Luxembourg 4,344,227 11.3Azerbaijan 4,162,170 2.0Albania 3,438,172 15.3Armenia 3,124,304 7.4Estonia 2,866,302 10.7Moldova, Republic of 2,816,111 5.9Slovakia 2,751,321 -1.8North Macedonia 2,666,058 17.2Belarus 2,481,223 8.6

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Top Passenger Countries by Region, 2019 (Cont'd)

Number Growth (%)Montenegro 2,312,831 11.8Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,944,499 15.4Latin America and CaribbeanBrazil 94,260,560 1.6Mexico 92,416,825 4.3Colombia 38,300,668 13.7Argentina 27,052,477 1.1Chile 23,480,314 7.3Peru 21,541,260 8.6Dominican Republic 13,854,041 3.1Cuba 9,209,896 2.4Ecuador 7,695,793 1.5Costa Rica 6,687,900 8.8Jamaica 6,475,760 9.8Panama 6,326,103 1.8Bolivia 5,526,605 5.5Bahamas 4,433,967 7.4Venezuela 3,603,723 -7.0Guatemala 3,232,345 5.1Trinidad and Tobago 2,888,497 9.0El Salvador 2,836,139 15.1Aruba 2,637,591 1.7Belize 2,232,474 -4.6Uruguay 2,141,038 -7.3Guadeloupe 2,128,499 6.4Barbados 2,026,504 7.4Honduras 2,005,732 2.9Martinique 1,901,518 5.3Middle EastSaudi Arabia 61,956,606 3.0United Arab Emirates 54,402,887 1.3Israel 23,533,299 7.8Iran, Islamic Republic of 18,667,903 -4.2Kuwait 12,378,700 1.4Qatar 10,331,220 5.9Oman 9,397,227 -1.3Lebanon 8,042,743 0.5Iraq 7,547,377 1.6Jordan 7,196,383 9.4Bahrain 4,884,979 -1.8North AmericaUnited States 825,203,623 3.6Canada 98,927,372 0.5

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2.4 Top Freight Country–Pairs, International and Regional TrafficThe 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 CarriedRank 2019 % Change

1 From United States 3,191,531 3.71 People's Republic of China 279,562 -2.32 United Kingdom 242,657 -7.83 Chinese Taipei 204,011 32.24 Germany 203,226 5.05 Japan 196,388 -20.56 Republic of Korea 170,152 -14.97 Hong Kong (SAR), China 154,085 10.98 Brazil 148,895 -6.69 Luxembourg 133,498 0.710 Belgium 100,535 2.1

2 From People's Republic of China 3,186,770 -2.11 United States 618,244 -3.72 Japan 313,523 -2.93 Hong Kong (SAR), China 260,871 10.44 Republic of Korea 250,989 -9.15 Germany 209,808 -3.96 Netherlands 156,780 -1.97 Chinese Taipei 154,439 -20.98 Singapore 112,033 -1.99 United Arab Emirates 85,385 0.810 Luxembourg 82,226 -10.8

3 From Hong Kong (SAR), China 2,337,033 -6.01 United States 400,752 2.22 People's Republic of China 236,875 -1.33 Japan 164,921 -11.14 Chinese Taipei 148,807 -37.25 India 139,969 -8.46 Republic of Korea 133,289 -2.67 United Arab Emirates 121,490 -22.98 Singapore 92,214 -13.59 Thailand 82,695 -15.810 United Kingdom 65,195 4.6

4 From United Arab Emirates 1,666,608 -7.21 India 134,591 -9.82 United Kingdom 101,356 -13.43 Saudi Arabia 98,312 7.84 Germany 84,944 -28.75 United States 81,966 5.96 Singapore 70,323 -7.57 Turkey 64,580 -30.68 People's Republic of China 59,546 -5.49 Australia 57,317 -13.810 Kuwait 43,172 -0.9

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5 From Japan 1,389,547 -17.71 United States 319,459 -8.62 People's Republic of China 171,368 -23.13 Chinese Taipei 140,157 -23.94 Republic of Korea 138,814 -27.15 Hong Kong (SAR), China 109,178 -19.16 Singapore 71,785 -10.87 Thailand 61,342 -26.98 Germany 57,642 -14.29 Viet Nam 38,792 14.110 France 26,203 -15.4

6 From Germany 1,358,356 -5.51 United States 300,764 10.52 People's Republic of China 190,798 -11.83 United Arab Emirates 110,244 -3.24 Republic of Korea 74,872 -2.75 India 63,139 -1.66 Japan 58,204 -16.97 Qatar 44,782 10.18 Turkey 42,169 -53.99 Canada 31,048 -0.310 Azerbaijan 30,388 -2.3

7 From Republic of Korea 1,305,485 -9.01 United States 271,553 -9.02 People's Republic of China 232,507 -7.43 Viet Nam 143,036 8.44 Japan 128,917 -15.95 Hong Kong (SAR), China 78,548 -11.46 Russian Federation 47,111 -16.37 Singapore 40,088 -12.98 Germany 38,704 -17.59 Thailand 29,645 -14.510 Chinese Taipei 27,423 0.0

8 From Qatar 1,116,316 -0.51 United Kingdom 77,243 9.32 Germany 45,479 12.63 Thailand 45,266 15.04 Viet Nam 43,945 17.35 People's Republic of China 40,258 6.76 Italy 38,628 1.97 Spain 36,566 -0.68 Turkey 26,713 16.89 Indonesia 25,268 6.110 Belgium 23,200 -25.1

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9 From India 1,048,495 -3.01 United Arab Emirates 272,928 4.42 Hong Kong (SAR), China 92,976 2.73 Germany 78,225 -6.84 United Kingdom 54,859 -23.35 Thailand 33,700 -11.26 Sri Lanka 21,958 -20.07 Turkey 19,394 -32.08 Kuwait 17,801 -11.69 Malaysia 16,829 18.810 France 16,271 -21.7

10 From United Kingdom 1,029,881 -6.41 United States 362,176 -6.62 United Arab Emirates 100,268 -11.43 Qatar 54,471 8.94 People's Republic of China 42,392 8.45 Canada 39,051 -4.06 India 36,522 -24.77 Singapore 31,096 -5.38 Hong Kong (SAR), China 29,664 -15.79 Germany 27,897 -11.810 South Africa 23,462 2.8

Source: IATA Statistics www.iata.org/statistics

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Please refer to the table below for additional explanation for some airlines.

Carrier Name NotesAir Corsica Traffic data reflect financial year (April previous year - March current year)Air Dolomiti Excludes LH-marketed operationsAir 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 operationsAlitalia 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 operationsAvianca 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 trafficCebu Pacific Includes operations of Cebgo (DG)CityJet Excludes AF-marketed operationsDHL Air All operations considered as scheduled trafficeasyJet 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 operationsKLM 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), LATAMCargo 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 trafficQantas 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 trafficSouthern Air All operations considered as scheduled trafficSun Express Excludes TK-marketed operationsSWISS 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 trafficTurkish 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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Notice/Disclaimer/CopyrightInfographicIndustry Economic AnalysisA challenging year for air transport with below trend growth for passenger volumes and declining cargo volumes in 2019Passenger demand slowed but remained solidThe China domestic market once again added the most passenger journeys……but the US domestic passenger market remained the world’s largestAir cargo volumes declined in 2019Regional differences were evident in passenger and particularly cargo outcomesThe passenger load factor achieved a new record high in 2019Oil prices were relatively steady for much of 2019, at a moderate levelAchieved load factor eased slightly but remained solidly above the breakeven levelWhile financial performance was robust, returns remained below the overall cost of capital2019 financial performance was varied across the regionsAir transport connected more cities at lower cost in 2019……supporting economic growth and prosperity through tourism and tradeAir travel was more accessible – for more people – than ever before

Section 1—Demand for Air Transport 20191.1 World Air Transport Traffic1.2 World Air Transport Traffic by Region of Airline Domicile1.3 World Air Transport International Traffic by Region1.4 World Air Transport Traffic by Route Area1.5 Premium Passenger Demand1.6 Passenger Traffic by Nationality1.7 Passenger and Freight ForecastsPassenger Forecast ComparisonFreight Forecast Comparison

Section 2—Rankings 20194.1 Top 200 Airlines: Ranked by Passenger Traffic4.2 Top 100 Airlines: Ranked by Cargo Traffic4.3 Top Passenger Airport–Pairs4.4 Top Passenger Countries4.5 Top Freight Country–Pairs, International and Regional Traffic4.6 Airline Alliances: Ranked by Traffic4.7 ACI World Airport Rankings

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