Table 7. Top 10 U.S. Airlines, ranked by 2016 International Enplanements on U.S. Carriers and on Foreign Carriers' U.S. Flights*
Passenger numbers in thousands (000)
Dataset Table:
| 2016 Rank | Carrier | 2016 Enplaned Passengers | 2015 Rank | 2015 Enplaned Passengers | Pct. Change 2015-2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American** | 27,565.0 | 2 | 25,013.0 | 10.2 |
| 2 | United | 26,338.9 | 1 | 26,147.9 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Delta | 24,078.4 | 3 | 23,687.3 | 1.7 |
| 4 | British | 7,161.3 | 4 | 7,068.3 | 1.3 |
| 5 | JetBlue | 7,018.4 | 5 | 6,266.3 | 12.0 |
| 6 | Lufthansa | 5,695.1 | 6 | 5,529.8 | 3.0 |
| 7 | WestJet | 4,580.5 | 7 | 4,340.5 | 5.5 |
| 8 | Air Canada | 4,317.0 | 8 | 3,856.8 | 11.9 |
| 9 | Virgin Atlantic | 3,621.8 | 9 | 3,589.1 | 0.9 |
| 10 | Air France | 3,508.3 | 10 | 3,574.3 | -1.8 |
Notes:
* Includes U.S. carrier scheduled domestic and international service and foreign carrier scheduled international service to and from the United States. For U.S. carrier domestic and international service data for 2016, see the BTS December Air Traffic press release: https://www.bts.gov/newsroom/2016-annual-and-december-us-airline-traffic-data
** American Airlines 2015 international passenger number includes 3,478.9 thousand passengers reported as US Airways from Jan-Jun 2015.
Percentage changes based on numbers prior to rounding.
Source:
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 International Market