| Region
|
Country
|
Core City
|
Seal
|
Airport
|
IATA Code
|
2009 Passenger Traffic
|
Airlines used
|
| Europe
|
United Kingdom
|
London
|
|
London Heathrow Airport
|
LHR
|
66,037,578
|
United Kingdom British Airways
United Kingdom BMI
United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic Airways
China Air China
Hong Kong Cathy Pacific
Germany Lufthansa
Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines
Finland Finnair
New Zealand Air New Zealand
|
| China
|
China
|
Beijing
|
Beijing Capital International Airport
|
PEK
|
65,329,851
|
China Air China
China China Eastern Airlines
China China Southern Airlines
China Hainan Airlines
China Shanghai Airlines
China Wuhan Airlines
United Kingdom British Airways
France Air France
Finland Finnair
Sweden Scandinavian Airlines
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| Europe
|
France
|
Paris
|
|
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
|
CDG
|
57,884,954
|
France Air France
|
| Europe
|
Germany
|
Frankfurt
|
|
Frankfurt Airport
|
FRA
|
50,932,840
|
Germany Lufthansa
|
| China
|
China
|
Hong Kong
|
|
Hong Kong International Airport
|
HKG
|
45,560,888
|
Hong Kong Cathy Pacific
Hong Kong Dragonair
China Air China
China China Eastern Airlines
China China Southern Airlines
Taiwan China Airlines
New Zealand Air New Zealand
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| Arabia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Dubai
|
|
Dubai International Airport
|
DXB
|
40,901,752
|
United Arab Emirates Emirates
United Arab Emirates Flydubai
Qatar Qatar Airways
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines
Hong Kong Cathy Pacific
China China Southern Airlines
Bahrain Gulf Air
|
| China
|
China
|
Guangzhou
|
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
|
CAN
|
37,048,550
|
China Air China
China China Southern Airlines
China Hainan Airlines
China Shanghai Airlines
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| Europe
|
Germany
|
Munich
|
|
Munich Airport
|
MUC
|
32,681,067
|
Germany Lufthansa
|
| Europe
|
United Kingdom
|
London
|
|
London Gatwick Airport
|
LGW
|
32,392,520
|
United Kingdom British Airways
United Kingdom Flybe
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Riyadh
|
King Khalid International Airport
|
RUH
|
32,138,000
|
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| China
|
China
|
Shanghai
|
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
|
PVG
|
31,921,009
|
China Air China
China China Eastern Airlines
China East Star Airlines
China Shanghai Airlines
China Hainan Airlines
Hong Kong Dragonair
United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic Airways
Germany Lufthansa
Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| China
|
China
|
Shanghai
|
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
|
SHA
|
25,078,548
|
China Air China
China China Eastern Airlines
China China Southern Airlines
China Shanghai Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Shenzhen
|
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
|
SZX
|
24,486,406
|
China Air China
|
| Europe
|
Switzerland
|
Zürich
|
|
Zürich Airport
|
ZRH
|
21,926,872
|
Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines
|
| China
|
Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
|
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
|
TPE
|
21,616,729
|
Taiwan China Airlines
|
| Europe
|
United Kingdom
|
London
|
|
London Stansted Airport
|
STN
|
19,957,077
|
Republic of Ireland Ryanair
|
| Europe
|
Denmark
|
Copenhagen
|
|
Copenhagen Airport
|
CPH
|
19,715,451
|
Sweden Scandinavian Airlines
|
| Europe
|
Norway
|
Oslo
|
|
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
|
OSL
|
18,087,722
|
Norway Norwegian
|
| Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Jeddah
|
|
King Abdulaziz International Airport
|
JED
|
17,757,000
|
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian Airlines
|
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| China
|
China
|
Xi'an
|
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
|
XIY
|
15,294,948
|
China Air China
China China Eastern Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Hangzhou
|
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
|
HGH
|
14,944,716
|
China Air China
|
| Arabia
|
Qatar
|
Doha
|
Doha International Airport
|
DOH
|
14,930,252
|
Qatar Qatar Airways
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| China
|
China
|
Chongqing
|
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
|
CKG
|
14,038,045
|
China Air China
|
| Europe
|
Finland
|
Helsinki
|
|
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
|
HEL
|
12,591,606
|
Finland Finnair
|
| China
|
China
|
Wuhan
|
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
|
WUH
|
11,303,767
|
China Air China
China China Eastern Airlines
China China Southern Airlines
China East Star Airlines
China Hainan Airlines
China Shanghai Airlines
China Wuhan Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Changsha
|
Changsha Huanghua International Airport
|
CSX
|
11,284,282
|
China Hainan Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Qingdao
|
Qingdao Liuting International Airport
|
TAO
|
9,660,129
|
China Hainan Airlines
China Shandong Airlines
China Air China
|
| Europe
|
United Kingdom
|
Birmingham
|
20px
|
Birmingham International Airport
|
BHX
|
9,093,787
|
France Air France
|
| Arabia
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Abu Dhabi
|
20px
|
Abu Dhabi International Airport
|
AUH
|
9,026,000
|
Qatar Qatar Airways
|
| Arabia
|
Bahrain
|
Bahrain
|
|
Bahrain International Airport
|
BAH
|
8,898,197
|
Bahrain Gulf Air
|
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| Arabia
|
Kuwait
|
Kuwait City
|
Kuwait International Airport
|
KWI
|
8,125,747
|
United Arab Emirates Emirates
United Arab Emirates Flybudai
|
| China
|
China
|
Sanya
|
Sanya Phoenix International Airport
|
SYX
|
7,941,345
|
China Shanghai Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Zhengzhou
|
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
|
CGO
|
7,342,427
|
China Air China
China China Southern Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Harbin
|
Harbin Taiping International Airport
|
HRB
|
6,558,796
|
China Air China
China Hainan Airlines
|
| Arabia
|
Algeria
|
Algiers
|
|
Houari Boumediene Airport
|
ALG
|
4,474,970
|
Qatar Qatar Airways
|
| Arabia
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Dammam
|
King Fahd International Airport
|
DMM
|
4,149,000
|
Bahrain Gulf Air
United Arab Emirates Emirates
|
| Europe
|
Norway
|
Oslo
|
|
Trondheim Airport, Værnes
|
TRD
|
3,424,965
|
Republic of Ireland Ryanair
|
| Europe
|
Norway
|
Stavanger
|
|
Stavanger Airport, Sola
|
SVG
|
3,410,462
|
Norway Norwegian
|
| Europe
|
Norway
|
Bodø
|
|
Bodø Airport
|
BOO
|
1,554,458
|
Norway Norwegian
|
| Europe
|
Jersey
|
Jersey
|
|
Jersey Airport
|
JER
|
1,491,424
|
Guernsey Blue Islands
United Kingdom BMI
United Kingdom Flybe
United Kingdom British Airways
|
| Europe
|
Guernsey
|
Guernsey
|
|
Guernsey Airport
|
GCI
|
937,391
|
Guernsey Blue Islands
|
| China
|
China
|
Lianyungang
|
Lianyungang Baitabu Airport
|
LYG
|
291,059
|
China China Eastern Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Guangzhou
|
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former)
|
defunct
|
China China Southern Airlines
|
| China
|
China
|
Wuhan
|
Wuhan Nanhu Airport
|
defunct
|
China Wuhan Airlines
|
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