OAG gathered data on airline revenues from April 2017-March 2018 to create a list of commercial flights earning the most revenue. The way it categorized flights was both by route and carrier, so though American Airlines, British Airways, Delta and Virgin Atlantic all fly from New York JFK to London Heathrow, only British Airways’ flight made it into the top 10 list based on the revenue it generated.
The Rankings
Here is the full list of the top 10 revenue-earning flights around the globe and how many dollars (rounded) each brought in over the course of a year.



  1. BA JFK - LHR $1.04 billion
  2. QF MEL - SYD, $855
  3. EK LHR - DXB , $819
  4. SQ LHR - SIN, $710
  5. AA LAX - JFK, $698
  6. UA SFO to EWR, $688
  7. CX HKG - LHR $632
  8. QR, LHR- DOH $553
  9. AC YVR - YYZ, $552
  10. SQ SYD - SIN, $544