NY Area's Top 25 Airlines


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Table 2.XVII
NY Area's Top 25 Airlines
(ranked by total passengers)
	Airline	2008 Total Passengers	2008 Domestic Passengers	2008 Total Flights	2008 Domestic Flights
1	Continental Airlines	21,671,683	14,524,460	177,016	128,469
2	JetBlue Airways	14,881,344	13,997,239	138,361	130,118
3	American Airlines	14,185,272	10,223,287	99,944	77,377
4	Delta Air Lines	11,233,282	8,009,346	84,691	63,493
5	Continental Express	4,294,513	3,770,900	119,095	104,091
6	United Airlines	3,578,999	3,578,999	34,045	34,045
7	US Airways	3,202,230	3,187,637	35,286	35,126
8	Northwest Airlines	2,755,349	2,667,654	25,955	25,300
9	Comair	2,499,999	2,499,999	68,095	68,095
10	American Eagle	1,787,424	1,459,976	64,442	52,483
11	Air Tran Airways	1,739,745	1,739,745	19,141	19,141
12	British Airways	1,692,052	0	8,240	0
13	Virgin Atlantic Airways	1,025,125	0	4,293	0
14	Lufthansa	993,368	0	5,172	0
15	US Airways Express: Air Wisconsin	984,932	984,932	29,305	29,305
16	Air France	966,017	0	4,066	0
17	Air Canada	944,770	0	13,882	0
18	Spirit Airlines	940,826	940,826	7,607	7,607
19	Delta Shuttle	891,686	891,686	16,933	16,933
20	Delta Connection: Mesa Freedom	751,334	751,334	21,618	21,618
21	El Al Israel Airlines	639,271	0	2,128	0
22	Alitalia Airlines	603,746	0	2,863	0
23	US Airways Express: Piedmont Airlines	570,045	570,045	26,615	26,615
24	Emirates Airlines & Sky Cargo	492,679	0	2,005	0
25	Air Jamaica	487,694	0	3,394	0

Sources:
Crain's New York Business: Book of Lists 2009

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