List of largest airlines in Europe
- The following is a list of the largest airlines in Europe by total scheduled and chartered passengers, in millions. The list includes companies headquartered in the Asian portions of Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan.
| Country | Airline/holding | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | Fleet | |||||
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| 1 |  Ireland Malta Poland United Kingdom | Ryanair1 | 31.9 (Jul) | 152.4 | 139.2 | 128.77 | 116.8 | 101.4 | 86.4 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 76.4 | 72.7 | 65.3 | 57.7 | 49.0 | 40.5 | 430 | 186 | A4E | ||
| 2 |  Germany Austria.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium Switzerland | Lufthansa Group2 | 32.16 (Sep) | 145.2 | 142.3 | 130.04 | 117.4 | 115.2 | 112.5 | 110.4 | 108.9 | 112.0 | 95.1 | 81.2 | 76.4 | 68.8 | 59.1 | 728[1] | 321 | Star Alliance | A4E IATA | |
| 3 | United Kingdom France Ireland Spain | International Airlines Group3 | 26.97 (Sep) | 118.3 | 112.92 | 104.83 | 100.7 | 94.9 | 77.3 | 67.2 | 54.6 | 51.7 | 50.6 | 53.3 | 59.8 | 61.7 | 63.2 | 520 | 248 | oneworld | A4E | |
| 4 | France Netherlands | Air France-KLM4 | 28.12 (Sep) | 104.2 | 101.45 | 98.72 | 93.4 | 89.8 | 87.4 | 78.4 | 77.5 | 75.8 | 70.8 | 71.4 | 73.8 | 74.8 | 73.5 | 574 | 231 | SkyTeam | A4E IATA | |
| 5 | United Kingdom Austria Switzerland | Easyjet5 | 13.23 (Sep) | 103.3 | 88.5 | 81.63 | 74.5 | 69.9 | 65.3 | 61.4 | 59.2 | 55.5 | 49.7 | 46.1 | 44.6 | 38.2 | 33.0 | 300 | 136 | A4E | ||
| 6 |  Turkey | Turkish Airlines6 | 27.95 | 74.28 | 75.16 | 68.61 | 62.8 | 61.2 | 54.8 | 48.3 | 39.0 | 32.6 | 29.1 | 25.1 | 22.6 | 19.6 | 16.9 | 346 | 315 | Star Alliance | AIRE IATA | |
| 7 |  Russia | Aeroflot Group7 | 30.16 | 60.7 | 55.7 | 50.13 | 43.4 | 39.4 | 34.7 | 31.4 | 27.5 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 371 | 189 | SkyTeam | IATA | |
| 8 |  Hungary United Kingdom | Wizz Air8 | 16.67 | 39.8 | 33.81 | 28.27 | 22.78 | 19.2 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 120 | 144 | |||
| 9 |  Norway Sweden Ireland | Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA9 | 6.87 | 36.20 | 37.34 | 33.15 | 29.3 | 25.8 | 24.0 | 20.7 | 17.7 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 152 | 130 | A4E | ||
| 10 | Turkey | Pegasus Airlines | 2.57 (Jan) | 29.9 | 29.97 | 27.82 | 24.14 | 22.3 | 19.7 | 16.8 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | - | 3.1 | 83 | 109 | IATA | ||
| 11 | Sweden Norway Denmark Ireland | SAS Group10 | 8.08 (Oct) | 29.8 | 30.0 | 28.37 | 29.4 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 156 | 157 | Star Alliance | ||
| 12 |  Italy | Alitalia11 | 21.29 | 21.49 | 21.7 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 23.4 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 103 | 123 | SkyTeam | IATA | ||
| 13 | Russia | S7 Airlines | 12.35 | 17.9 | 15.96 | 14.25 | 13.15 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 100 | 121 | oneworld | IATA | |
| 14 |  Portugal | TAP Air Portugal12 | 1.23 (Jan) | 17.05 | 15.89 | 14.27 | 11.72 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 110 | 88 | Star Alliance | A4E IATA | |
| 15 |  Greece Cyprus | Aegean Airlines13 | 4.4 (Sep) | 14.99 | 13.97 | 13.22 | 12.46 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 59 | 103 | Star Alliance | A4E IATA | |
| 16 |  Finland | Finnair | 1.12 (Jan) | 14.65 | 13.28 | 11.90 | 10.87 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 73 | 103 | oneworld | A4E IATA | |
| 17 | United Kingdom | Jet2.com | 2.80 (Nov) | 14.39 | 12.09 | 9.64 | 6.67 | 5.85 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 90 | 50 | A4E | ||
| 18 | United Kingdom | TUI Airways14 | 1.99 (Nov) | 11.82 | 33.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 133 | - | n/a | A4E | ||||||
| 19 | Spain | Air Europa | 11.84 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 8.1 | 59 | 42 | SkyTeam | IATA | |||
| 20 | Poland Hungary | LOT Polish Airlines15 | 2.05 (Jun) | 11.79 | 10.61 | 6.89 | 5.58 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | - | 91 | 120 | Star Alliance | AIRE ERA IATA | |
| 21 | Russia | Ural Airlines | 5.60 | 9.62 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 6.47 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 47 | 66 | n/a | IATA | |
| 22 |  Czech Republic | SmartWings Group 16 | 8.8 | 8.17 | 7.3 | 6.57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | ? | n/a | |||||
| 23 | Russia | UTair Aviation | 4.34 (Nov) | 8.09 | 7.65 | 7.3 | 6.65 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 66 | 117 | - | IATA | |
| 24 |  Ukraine | Ukraine International Airlines | 8.08 | 6.93 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | - | 42 | 80 | - | AIRE IATA | |||
| 25 | Spain | Volotea | 6.57 | 4.82 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 60 | A4E | ||||||
| 26 | Russia | Azur Air | 1.93 | 5.79 | 4.24 | 3.75 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 0.21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | ||||
| 27 | Russia | Nordwind Airlines | 2.94 | 5.54 | 4.92 | 3.55 | 1.79 | 2.67 | 4.47 | 3.66 | 2.17 | 1.72 | 1.19 | - | - | - | - | 26 | 97 | n/a | IATA | |
| 28 |  Romania | Blue Air | 5.20 | 5.06 | 3.59 | 2.02 | 1.36 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 29 | 104 | n/a | IATA | |||
| 29 |  Latvia | AirBaltic | 5.05 | 4.14 | 3.52 | 2.89 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | - | 2.0 | 1.4 | 32 | 60 | n/a | A4E | ||
| 30 |  Kazakhstan | Air Astana | 4.32 | 4.19 | 3.75 | 3.86 | 3.77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 69 | - | ||||
| 31 |  Iceland | Icelandair Group 17 | 4.14 | 4.05 | 3.67 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 28 | 36 | n/a | A4E | |||
| 32 |  Belarus | Belavia | 4.00 | 3.39 | 3.0 | 2.49 | - | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | - | 0.7 | - | - | - | 29 | 48 | n/a | IATA | |||
| 33 | Russia | Red Wings Airlines | 1.54 | 3.07 | 2.62 | 1.62 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 0.92 | 0.35 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.88 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 20 | n/a | ||
| 34 | United Kingdom | Virgin Atlantic | 1.12 (Nov) | 5.60 | 5.4 | 5.20 | 5.20 | 5.94 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 40 | 37 | - | IATA | |
| 35 | Romania | TAROM | 2.80 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 25 | 50 | SkyTeam | IATA | |||
| 36 |  Serbia | Air Serbia | 2.81 | 2.48 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.55 | 2.3 | - | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 22 | 41 | Etihad Airways Partners | IATA | ||
| 37 | Russia | Royal Flight | 0.92 | 2.26 | 1.73 | 1.5 | 0.99 | 0.87 | 0.62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 13 | n/a | ||
| 38 |  Croatia | Croatia Airlines | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.125 | 1.94 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | - | 13 | 40 | Star Alliance | AIRE IATA | ||
| 39 | Russia | Pegas Fly | 0.76 | 2.16 | 2.02 | 1.38 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 0.28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 29 | n/a | ||
| 40 |  Luxembourg | Luxair | 2.13 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 1.81 | 1.68 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | - | 17 | 59 | n/a | A4E IATA | |||
| 41 | Russia | Smartavia | 1.64 | 2.03 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 0.728 | 0.763 | 0.765 | 0.814 | 1.47 | 1.4 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 30 | n/a | IATA | |
| 42 |  Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Airlines | 1.89 | 2.29 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 22 | n/a | IATA | |||||
| 43 | Russia | Yamal Airlines | 0.70 | 1.75 | 1.97 | 1.79 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.3 | 0.91 | 0.57 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 38 | n/a | ||
| 44 | Malta | Air Malta | 1.7 | 1.5 | - | - | 1.7 | 1.8 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 37 | n/a | IATA | |||||
| 45 | Ukraine | SkyUp | 1.71 | 0.44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 49 | ||||
| 46 |  Bulgaria | Bulgaria Air | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.40 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.20 | 1.12 | - | 10 | 26 | n/a | IATA | ||
| 47 | Ukraine | Windrose | 1.44 | 1.30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 19 | ||||
| 48 | Russia | NordStar | 0.88 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 1.4 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 0.77 | 0.54 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 50 | n/a | ||
| 49 | Russia | Azimuth | 1.22 | 1.25 | 0.67 | 0.07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 31 | |||
| 50 | Greece | Sky Express | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 32 | n/a | |||
| 51 | Russia | I-Fly | 1.13 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.38 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 30 | n/a | ||||
| 52 | Poland | Enter Air | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 19 | 74 | n/a | n/a | |||
| 53 | Greece | Ellinair | 1.04 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 30 |
- Notes
- ^1 Includes Lauda Europe, Ryanair UK, Malta Air and Buzz.
- ^2 Includes Lufthansa (inc. Lufthansa Regional (inc. Lufthansa CityLine and Air Dolomiti)), Eurowings, Swiss International Air Lines (inc. Edelweiss Air), Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines.
- ^3 Includes British Airways (inc. BA CityFlyer), Iberia (inc. Air Nostrum and Iberia Express), Vueling Airlines, Level and Aer Lingus (inc. Aer Lingus Regional).
- ^4 Includes Air France (inc. Air France Hop and Transavia France) and KLM (inc. KLM cityhopper, and Transavia).
- ^5 Includes EasyJet UK, EasyJet Switzerland, and EasyJet Europe.
- ^6 Includes Anadolu Jet.
- ^7 Includes Rossiya Airlines, Pobeda and Aurora.
- ^8 Includes Wizz Air UK.
- ^9 Includes Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Norwegian Air International, Norwegian Air Norway and Norwegian Air Sweden.
- ^10 Includes Scandinavian Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines Ireland.
- ^11 Includes Alitalia CityLiner.
- ^12 Includes TAP Express.
- ^13 Includes Olympic Air.
- ^14 Includes Arkefly (TUI fly Netherlands), Jetairfly (TUI fly Belgium), TUIfly (TUI fly Deutschlandand), TUI fly Nordic, Thomson Airways and Corsair International.
- ^15 Includes LOT Charters.
- ^16 Includes Czech Airlines, SmartWings, Smartwings Hungary, Smartwings Poland, Smartwings Slovakia.
- ^17 Includes Icelandair and Air Iceland Connect.
Further reading
- "Europe's Top 20 airline groups by passengers 2017; Lufthansa wrests top spot from Ryanair". CAPA Centre for Aviation. 21 January 2018.
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