Busiest airlines, March 2024

182,510 flights, American Airlines (AA)

The busiest airline in March 2024 was American Airlines (AA), with 182,510 flights.

March 2024 (1–31 March 2024) Source: www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2024-03/

Period: 1–31 March 2024 (UTC). Data calculated on 3 November 2026 at 04:00 UTC. In the average departure delay, early and cancelled flights count as 0. How we calculate this

Top 15 airlines by flights
Busiest airlines, March 2024: top 15, flights1–31 March 2024. Source: Airportia.1. American Airlines (AA): 182,510 (176,582 flights)1. American Airlines (AA)182,5102. Delta Air Lines (DL): 142,600 (137,856 flights)2. Delta Air Lines (DL)142,6003. United Airlines (UA): 132,784 (128,469 flights)3. United Airlines (UA)132,7844. Southwest Airlines (WN): 128,271 (124,036 flights)4. Southwest Airlines (WN)128,2715. Ryanair (FR): 78,238 (76,482 flights)5. Ryanair (FR)78,2386. China Eastern Airlines (MU): 68,486 (66,282 flights)6. China Eastern Airlines (MU)68,4867. China Southern Airlines (CZ): 64,944 (62,838 flights)7. China Southern Airlines (CZ)64,9448. IndiGo Airlines (6E): 61,251 (59,258 flights)8. IndiGo Airlines (6E)61,2519. Air China (CA): 51,600 (49,932 flights)9. Air China (CA)51,60010. LATAM Airlines (LA): 45,789 (44,277 flights)10. LATAM Airlines (LA)45,78911. easyJet (U2): 44,707 (43,321 flights)11. easyJet (U2)44,70712. Turkish Airlines (TK): 40,265 (39,021 flights)12. Turkish Airlines (TK)40,26513. All Nippon Airways (NH): 35,908 (34,751 flights)13. All Nippon Airways (NH)35,90814. Alaska Airlines (AS): 35,623 (34,435 flights)14. Alaska Airlines (AS)35,62315. Lufthansa (LH): 35,363 (34,230 flights)15. Lufthansa (LH)35,363

Every airline with at least one flight in the period and reported departure times is included.

Full ranking: 775 airlines

The first 100 are shown here; the CSV has all 775.

# Airline Country Flights Avg departure delay Cancelled Flights
1 American Airlines (AA) United States United States 182,510 36.3 min 1.0% 176,582
2 Delta Air Lines (DL) United States United States 142,600 25.9 min 0.2% 137,856
3 United Airlines (UA) United States United States 132,784 29.7 min 1.0% 128,469
4 Southwest Airlines (WN) United States United States 128,271 27.8 min 0.9% 124,036
5 Ryanair (FR) Ireland Ireland 78,238 23.5 min 0.1% 76,482
6 China Eastern Airlines (MU) China China 68,486 18.4 min 5.1% 66,282
7 China Southern Airlines (CZ) China China 64,944 22.4 min 0.1% 62,838
8 IndiGo Airlines (6E) India India 61,251 18.9 min 0.1% 59,258
9 Air China (CA) China China 51,600 19.2 min 3.3% 49,932
10 LATAM Airlines (LA) Chile Chile 45,789 14.5 min 0.7% 44,277
11 easyJet (U2) United Kingdom United Kingdom 44,707 28.6 min 0.1% 43,321
12 Turkish Airlines (TK) Turkey Turkey 40,265 11.4 min 0.7% 39,021
13 All Nippon Airways (NH) Japan Japan 35,908 14.1 min 1.4% 34,751
14 Alaska Airlines (AS) United States United States 35,623 27.7 min 0.7% 34,435
15 Lufthansa (LH) Germany Germany 35,363 15.2 min 7.5% 34,230
16 Air Canada (AC) Canada Canada 32,625 34.8 min 2.5% 31,588
17 JetBlue Airways (B6) United States United States 28,957 44.9 min 1.4% 28,021
18 British Airways (BA) United Kingdom United Kingdom 27,439 36.2 min 1.5% 26,540
19 Azul Brazilian Airlines (AD) Brazil Brazil 27,024 17.4 min 4.5% 26,108
20 Japan Airlines (JL) Japan Japan 26,140 20.5 min 1.3% 25,297
21 Spirit Airlines (NK) United States United States 25,991 35.9 min 1.8% 25,155
22 Qantas (QF) Australia Australia 23,447 20.1 min 2.3% 22,604
23 Air France (AF) France France 23,135 29.0 min 1.2% 22,377
24 Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) China China 22,891 33.3 min 2.4% 22,140
25 Avianca (AV) Colombia Colombia 22,068 14.9 min 0.5% 21,354
26 KLM (KL) Netherlands Netherlands 22,037 27.8 min 1.8% 21,329
27 Hainan Airlines (HU) China China 21,361 24.3 min 1.1% 20,713
28 Aeroflot (SU) Russia Russia 19,805 10.6 min 0.1% 19,196
29 Iberia (IB) Spain Spain 19,132 25.6 min 0.0% 18,521
30 Xiamen Airlines (MF) China China 18,947 21.5 min 0.1% 18,331
31 Frontier Airlines (F9) United States United States 18,639 46.2 min 2.0% 18,039
32 Sichuan Airlines (3U) China China 18,573 18.9 min 0.4% 17,956
33 SAS (SK) Norway Norway 18,253 19.9 min 1.3% 17,559
34 Qatar Airways (QR) Qatar Qatar 17,552 22.4 min 0.1% 16,983
35 Vueling (VY) Spain Spain 17,413 21.9 min 0.2% 16,882
36 Aeroméxico (AM) Mexico Mexico 16,189 29.9 min 0.4% 15,646
37 WestJet (WS) Canada Canada 16,185 37.1 min 2.5% 15,663
38 GOL Transportes Aeros (G3) Brazil Brazil 16,157 16.6 min 2.4% 15,625
39 Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 15,748 18.5 min 0.5% 15,239
40 Air New Zealand (NZ) New Zealand New Zealand 15,535 18.3 min 2.0% 14,992
41 Shandong Airlines (SC) China China 15,516 17.5 min 0.2% 14,988
42 Pegasus Airlines (PC) Turkey Turkey 14,912 19.1 min 0.2% 14,454
43 Emirates (EK) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 14,457 32.1 min 0.0% 13,991
44 Spring Airlines (9C) China China 14,239 19.1 min 0.2% 13,791
45 Air India (AI) India India 13,749 24.4 min 0.2% 13,303
46 Virgin Australia (VA) Australia Australia 13,581 22.9 min 2.6% 13,084
47 AirAsia (AK) Malaysia Malaysia 13,225 16.5 min 0.0% 12,850
48 Lion Airlines (JT) Indonesia Indonesia 13,027 19.0 min 0.0% 12,628
49 Volaris (Y4) Mexico Mexico 12,772 21.0 min 0.7% 12,367
50 Ethiopian Airlines (ET) Ethiopia Ethiopia 12,424 9.2 min 0.0% 12,027
51 VivaAerobus (VB) Mexico Mexico 12,304 26.9 min 0.1% 11,910
52 Swiss (LX) Switzerland Switzerland 11,812 17.0 min 0.8% 11,449
53 Vietnam Airlines (VN) Vietnam Vietnam 11,622 24.5 min 0.1% 11,238
54 Allegiant Air (G4) United States United States 11,556 32.1 min 0.6% 11,129
55 Eurowings (EW) Germany Germany 11,487 22.4 min 1.8% 11,088
56 ITA Airways (AZ) Italy Italy 11,244 25.9 min 0.1% 10,882
57 Korean Air (KE) South Korea South Korea 11,192 24.0 min 0.4% 10,833
58 Thai AirAsia (FD) Thailand Thailand 10,832 19.8 min 0.0% 10,486
59 Wizz Air Malta (W4) Malta Malta 10,554 22.9 min 0.0% 10,236
60 Wizz Air (W6) Hungary Hungary 10,481 24.0 min 0.2% 10,153
61 Copa Airlines (CM) Panama Panama 10,424 19.4 min 0.2% 10,087
62 VietJet Air (VJ) Vietnam Vietnam 10,407 26.1 min 0.0% 10,088
63 Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) Argentina Argentina 10,371 24.3 min 2.6% 10,033
64 Juneyao Airlines (HO) China China 10,364 22.7 min 0.2% 10,028
65 Malaysia Airlines (MH) Malaysia Malaysia 10,343 18.8 min 0.2% 10,045
66 Flex Flight (W2) Denmark Denmark 10,302 0.0 min 0.0% 9,939
67 Jetstar Airways (JQ) Australia Australia 10,080 21.5 min 1.1% 9,762
68 Tianjin Airlines (GS) China China 10,063 20.1 min 0.9% 9,723
69 TAP Portugal (TP) Portugal Portugal 9,930 37.6 min 0.7% 9,626
70 Vistara (UK) India India 9,925 27.3 min 1.4% 9,598
71 Philippine Airlines (PR) Philippines Philippines 9,907 17.2 min 1.0% 9,577
72 Singapore Airlines (SQ) Singapore Singapore 9,837 12.8 min 0.0% 9,520
73 flydubai (FZ) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 9,819 30.2 min 0.6% 9,494
74 China Express Airlines (G5) China China 9,730 17.5 min 1.6% 9,454
75 CEBU Pacific Air (5J) Philippines Philippines 9,500 21.3 min 0.0% 9,189
76 Chengdu Airlines (EU) China China 9,493 16.1 min 0.7% 9,208
77 Shanghai Airlines (FM) China China 9,443 19.8 min 0.6% 9,145
78 Finnair (AY) Finland Finland 9,368 20.6 min 0.7% 9,055
79 Aer Lingus (EI) Ireland Ireland 9,305 27.9 min 0.9% 8,997
80 Widerøe (WF) Norway Norway 9,189 6.9 min 1.2% 8,816
81 Batik Air (ID) Indonesia Indonesia 9,011 17.5 min 17.9% 8,731
82 Austrian Airlines (OS) Austria Austria 8,628 10.0 min 5.6% 8,333
83 Loong Airlines (GJ) China China 8,366 18.4 min 0.1% 8,099
84 Capital Airlines (JD) China China 8,266 19.4 min 0.0% 8,009
85 Grant Aviation (GV) United States United States 8,242 2.2 min 0.0% 7,947
86 LOT (LO) Poland Poland 8,230 20.2 min 0.4% 7,952
87 Citilink (QG) Indonesia Indonesia 8,200 19.7 min 0.1% 7,945
88 Binter Canarias (NT) Spain Spain 8,178 17.5 min 0.0% 7,921
89 Southern Airways Express (9X) United States United States 7,989 34.8 min 0.0% 7,720
90 Cathay Pacific (CX) Hong Kong Hong Kong 7,959 27.9 min 0.1% 7,705
91 flynas (XY) Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 7,943 15.8 min 0.5% 7,675
92 Aegean Airlines (A3) Greece Greece 7,723 20.3 min 0.5% 7,480
93 EgyptAir (MS) Egypt Egypt 7,336 23.8 min 0.7% 7,110
94 Airlink (4Z) South Africa South Africa 7,295 10.3 min 0.2% 7,048
95 China United Airlines (KN) China China 7,113 15.8 min 0.1% 6,877
96 S7 Airlines (S7) Russia Russia 7,032 7.8 min 0.0% 6,803
97 Etihad Airways (EY) United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 6,965 24.7 min 0.3% 6,741
98 Cape Air (9K) United States United States 6,910 13.8 min 3.0% 6,677
99 Hawaiian Airlines (HA) United States United States 6,873 17.0 min 0.7% 6,650
100 Jeju Air (7C) South Korea South Korea 6,745 24.6 min 0.0% 6,529

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The busiest airline in March 2024 was American Airlines (AA), with 182,510 flights. Source: Airportia, "Busiest airlines, March 2024" (1–31 March 2024), https://www.airportia.com/statistics/busiest-airlines/2024-03/, retrieved 3 November 2026.

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How we calculate this

Which flights count
Every flight in Airportia's schedule data (from the Aviation Edge feed) that was scheduled to depart in the period, counted once: code-share listings of the same flight are left out. Days are UTC calendar days.
Departure delay
The actual departure time (or the latest reported estimate when no actual time came in) minus the scheduled departure time. A flight that left early or on time counts as 0 minutes. A flight with no reported departure time, cancelled flights included, also counts as 0, so where the feed is patchy the average is lower than the real one.
Average departure delay
The mean of those delays over all counted flights in the period. It is not the share of flights more than 15 minutes late (the usual on-time measure), and it is about departures, not arrivals.
Why there is no "most punctual" ranking
Because flights without a reported departure time count as 0 minutes, a low average can mean missing data rather than punctuality, and the stored figures do not say how many flights had a reported time. So we only rank the most delayed, and the delay rankings leave out every airport, airline or country whose average delay is exactly 0, which almost always means that no times were reported.
Cancellations
Flights with the status Cancelled, as a share of the counted flights in the period.
Airlines
Flights operated by the airline, wherever they depart from. Cargo airlines are not included. They have their own ranking, Busiest cargo airlines.
Period
A month combines three 10-day periods: days 1–10, 11–20 and the last ten days of the month, weighted by departures. In a 31-day month day 21 is not included; in February the second and third periods overlap by a day or two.
Minimum sample
Every airline with at least one flight in the period and reported departure times is included.

Coverage follows the schedule feed: some regional airports and airlines are missing or report few actual times. These are Airportia's own figures, not official statistics from airports, airlines or regulators.