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USA has 12 mainline, 80 regional and over a dozen cargo airlines. That explains the country’s connectivity to the major part of the world and thereby making companies set up their offices and contribute to the country’s GDP.
Airlines are the lifeline of a country. They are an important contributor towards a country’s GDP, economy, and development. They have increased trade activity between countries and have enabled faster transportation of both commodities and passengers. The sector has given employment to millions of people. This implicates the importance of airlines and aviation industry. So the high the number of airlines the more developed a country is. Rehlat did a research on this and you would be surprised to know that the USA topped the list, quite an obvious right.
The top 5 countries with the highest number of airlines are:
The USA
This is obvious but it’s true. The USA has 12 mainline, 80 regional and over a dozen cargo airlines. That explains the country’s connectivity to the major part of the world and thereby making companies set up their offices and contribute to the country’s GDP. The USA also is home the world's largest airline by fleet size and passengers carried – the Delta Air Lines.
United Kingdom
The UK is developed and it is confirmed by the presence of over 20 mainline and cargo and more than 30 regional and charter airlines. The most popular airline of UK is the British Airways. However, Virgin Atlantic and Jet2 are also favorites.
India
India is developing and that too at a breakneck speed and this is proved by the presence of 21 main, regional, and charter airlines. Few more are in pipeline waiting for approval. Indian airline’s Jet Airways, GoAir, Indigo, and SpiceJet have started international operations too along with country’s flagship carrier Air India.
France
The European country has 11 airlines and a dozen of charter plane options to serve both domestic and international territories. Air France is the national flag carrier but the favorites are Corsair, hex Air, HOP!, and Air Tahiti.
Thailand
Tourism has made this Asian country economically strong and this is the reason why Thailand has 10 main airlines that cover all the continents in their destination route. Most of the passenger traffic is for tourism.
The other countries that top the list are South Africa, Philippines, Malaysia Airlines, Egypt, Iran, Italy, Spain, Russia, Greece, & Germany.
Please Note: Rehlat’s research for the number of airlines in a country considered only the operational airlines.
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She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication & Mass Media from Panteion University of Political & Social Studies of Athens and she has been editor and editor-in-chief in various economic magazines and newspapers.
