| China Domestic |
China to Europe |
China to rest of Asia |
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| No. | Airline Code | Airline Name | Pax. 2019 (Sabre) 000 | Seats 2019 (OAG) 000 | Airline Code | Airline Name | Pax. 2019 (Sabre) 000 | Seats 2019 (OAG) 000 | Airline Code | Airline Name | Pax. 2019 (Sabre) 000 | Seats 2019 (OAG) 000 |
| 1 | CZ | China Southern | 100,880 | 118,906 | CA | Air China | 1208 | 2293 | CZ | China Southern | 4915 | 8090 |
| 2 | MU | China Eastern | 94,942 | 110,810 | EK | Emirates | 806 | – | MU | China Eastern | 4356 | 8164 |
| 3 | CA | Air China | 56,164 | 73,895 | SU | Aeroflot | 762 | 850 | CX | Cathay Pacific | 4070 | 8771 |
| 4 | ZH | Shenzhen Airlines | 51,429 | 39,720 | CX | Cathay Pacific | 683 | 1733 | CA | Air China | 3345 | 5265 |
| 5 | HU | Hainan Airlines | 40,008 | 48,380 | LH | Lufhansa | 513 | 1017 | 9C | Spring Airlines | 2371 | 3083 |
| 6 | 3U | Sichuan Airlines | 26,751 | 35,492 | HU | Hainan Airlines | 416 | 723 | KE | Korean Air | 2325 | 3010 |
| 7 | MF | Xiamen Airlines | 24,251 | 35,814 | MU | China Eastern | 408 | 1031 | OZ | Asiana Airlines | 2034 | 2674 |
| 8 | 9C | Spring Airlines | 15,571 | 18,995 | BA | British Airways | 335 | 485 | FD | Thai AirAsia | 1895 | 2441 |
| 9 | GS | TianJin Airlines | 14,876 | 18,234 | AY | Finnair | 332 | 570 | CI | China Airlines | 1764 | 2307 |
| 10 | SC | Shandong Airlines | 14,540 | 32,863 | CZ | China Southern | 327 | 898 | HX | Hong Kong Airlines | 1551 | 2540 |
| 11 | JD | Beijing Capital Airlines | 14,197 | 16,416 | AF | Air France | 323 | 633 | BR | EVA Airways | 1547 | 2157 |
| 12 | FM | Shanghai Airlines | 9734 | 19,513 | TK | Turkish Airlines | 224 | 490 | UO | Hong Kong Express | 1538 | 2220 |
| 13 | HO | Juneyao Airlines | 11,439 | 18,952 | KL | KLM | 223 | 555 | SQ | Singapore Airlines | 1429 | 1734 |
| 14 | 8L | Lucky Air | 11,472 | 13,799 | QR | Qatar Airways | 216 | – | TG | Thai Airways | 1389 | 1654 |
| 15 | G5 | China Express Airlines | 9610 | 11,816 | S7 | JSC Siberia | 187 | – | AK | AirAsia | 1344 | 1764 |
| 16 | KN | China United Airlines | 9602 | 11,673 | LX | Swiss | 151 | 277 | MF | Xiamen Airlines | 1336 | 2004 |
| 17 | GJ | Zhejiang Loong | 9142 | 10,959 | VS | Virgin Atlantic | 130 | 188 | HO | Juneyao Airlines | 1095 | 1397 |
| 18 | EU | Chengdu Airlines | 6353 | 7907 | EY | Etihad Airways | 128 | – | 3U | Sichuan Airlines | 938 | 1229 |
| 19 | DZ | Donghai Airlines | 4949 | 6394 | U6 | Ural Airlines | 126 | – | 5J | Cebu Pacific | 903 | 1258 |
| 20 | AQ | 9 Air | 4850 | 5965 | SK | SAS | 124 | 234 | ZH | Shenzhen Airlines | 871 | 1430 |
Notes: Since OAG specifies seat capacities on a direct route sector basis only, there are no seats shown with some airlines serving the China to Europe market because there are no direct flights. 9 Air is a low cost subsidiary of Juneyao Airlines.