list of largest airlines in south america 

Statements about this table:
the fifth rank entry with the skyteam (2012) alliance have the remark , including austral
1 of the airline base on brazil be in the star alliance
the remark for the entry rank greater than 2 with the skyteam (2012) alliance be n / a
the airline in brazil have an alliance of oneworld
rank
airline
country
passengers carried
1
tam
brazil
34553000
2
gol
brazil
32122000
3
lan airlines
chile
17293000
4
avianca
colombia
11663000
5
aerolã­neas argentinas
argentina
6400269
rank
remarks
alliance
1
in process of fusion with lan to form latam
star alliance
2
n / a
n / a
3
in process of merger with tam to form latam
oneworld
4
it only includes avianca colombia
star alliance
5
including austral
skyteam (2012)