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 classified as European by the IATA. The order of the chart and its completion goes only up to the year 2023.
| Country | Airline/holding | '24 | '23 | '22 | '21 | '20 | '19 | '18 | '17 | '16 | '15 | '14 | '13 | '12 | '11 | '10 | '09 | '08 | '07 | '06 | Fleet | Destinations | Sources | Alliance | Association |
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| Ireland Malta Poland United Kingdom | Ryanair | 197.2 | 181.74 | 160.4 | 72.4 | 52.01 | 152.4 | 139.2 | 128.77 | 116.8 | 101.4 | 86.4 | 81.40 | 79.61 | 76.4 | 72.7 | 65.3 | 57.7 | 49.0 | 40.5 | 430 | 186 | A4E | ||
| Germany Austria Belgium Switzerland | Lufthansa Group | 131.3 | 122.54 | 101.78 | 46.95 | 36.35 | 145.20 | 141.94 | 130.04 | 109.67 | 107.68 | 105.99 | 104.59 | 103.59 | 100.60 | 92.69 | 76.54 | 70.54 | 63.10 | 68.06 | 728 | 321 | Star Alliance | A4E IATA | |
| United Kingdom Ireland Spain | International Airlines Group | 122.05 | 115.6 | 94.73 | 38.86 | 31.3 | 118.3 | 112.92 | 104.83 | 100.7 | 94.9 | 77.3 | 67.22 | 54.6 | 51.7 | 50.6 | 53.3 | 59.8 | 61.7 | 63.2 | 520 | 248 | oneworld | A4E ERA IATA | |
| France Netherlands | Air France-KLM | 97.96 | 93.6 | 83.32 | 44.67 | 34.1 | 104.2 | 101.45 | 98.72 | 93.4 | 89.8 | 87.4 | 78.44 | 77.45 | 75.8 | 70.8 | 71.4 | 73.8 | 74.8 | 73.5 | 574 | 231 | SkyTeam | A4E ERA IATA | |
| United Kingdom Austria Switzerland | EasyJet | 86.51 | 82.8 | 69.7 | 20.4 | 16.09 | 103.3 | 88.5 | 81.63 | 74.5 | 69.9 | 65.3 | 61.33 | 59.21 | 55.5 | 49.7 | 46.1 | 44.6 | 38.2 | 33.0 | 300 | 136 | A4E | ||
| Turkey | Turkish Airlines | 85.17 | 83.39 | 71.82 | 44.8 | 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 | 492 | 352 | Star Alliance | AIRE IATA | |
| Hungary Poland United Kingdom Malta United Arab Emirates |
Wizz Air | 62.69 | 60.31 | 45.66 | 21.71 | 16.67 | 39.80 | 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 | 168 | 144 | |||
| Russia | Aeroflot Group | 55.3 | 47.3 | 40.7 | 45.81 | 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 | 336 | 189 | IATA | ||
| Turkey | Pegasus Airlines | 37.48 | 31.93 | 26.94 | 20.16 | 14.71 | 30.76 | 29.97 | 27.82 | 24.14 | 22.34 | 19.74 | 16.82 | 13.58 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 4.4 | - | 3.1 | 112 | 139 | IATA | ||
| Sweden Norway Denmark Ireland | SAS Group | 25.2 | 21.1 | 17.87 | 10.19 | 8.81 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 28.37 | 29.4 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 25.56 | 25.32 | 24.7 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 134 | 124 | SkyTeam | ERA IATA | |
| Norway Sweden | Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA | 26.43 | 20.62 | 17.84 | 6.19 | 6.87 | 36.20 | 37.34 | 33.15 | 29.3 | 25.8 | 24.0 | 20.71 | 17.69 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 88 | 130 | A4E | ||
| Germany Belgium Netherlands Sweden United Kingdom | TUI Group | 20.3 | 19 | 16.7 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 26.0 | 33.7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 133 | - | A4E IATA | |||||||
| United Kingdom | Jet2.com | 17.72 | 16.57 | 15.53 | 3.17 | 2.85 | 14.39 | 12.09 | 9.64 | 6.67 | 5.85 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.78 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 90 | 50 | A4E | ||
| Greece | Aegean Airlines | 16.33 | 15.46 | 12.5 | 7.19 | 5.17 | 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/ | 67 | 153 | Star Alliance | A4E IATA | |
| Portugal | TAP Air Portugal | 16.1 | 15.9 | 13.76 | 5.83 | 4.66 | 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 ERA IATA | |
| Italy | ITA Airways | 18 | 15 | 10.1 | 1.32 | — | 95 | 70 | IATA | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | S7 Airlines | 12.9 | 15.9 | 16.03 | 17.83 | 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 | IATA | ||
| Turkey | SunExpress | 15 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 68 | 92 | IATA | ||||||||
| Spain | Air Europa | 12 | 11.74 | 10.03 | 5.04 | 4.26 | 13.13 | 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 | 44 | SkyTeam | IATA | |
| Finland | Finnair | 11.66 | 10.98 | 9.10 | 2.85 | 3.48 | 14.65 | 13.28 | 11.90 | 10.87 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.27 | 8.77 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 73 | 103 | oneworld | A4E IATA | |
| Spain | Volotea | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 6.57 | 4.82 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | — | 23 | 60 | A4E IATA | ||||||||
| Poland | LOT Polish Airlines | 10.7 | 10.03 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 3.59 | 11.79 | 10.61 | 8.5 | 6.89 | 5.58 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.71 | 91 | 120 | Star Alliance | AIRE IATA | |
| Russia | Ural Airlines | 9.52 | 9.41 | 8.49 | 9.20 | 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 | IATA | ||
| Kazakhstan | Air Astana | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.62 | 3.70 | 5.12 | 4.32 | 4.19 | 3.75 | 3.86 | 3.77 | 3.68 | 3.24 | 3.06 | 2.57 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 2.13 | 1.47 | 34 | 69 | IATA | |||
| Germany | Condor | 8 | 7.0 | 9.4 | Part of Thomas Cook Group Airlines | IATA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | AirBaltic | 8.3 | 7.03 | 3.44 | 1.6 | 1.36 | 5.05 | 4.14 | 3.52 | 2.89 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.95 | 3.08 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | - | 2.0 | 1.4 | 50 | 60 | A4E IATA | ||
| Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia | Smartwings | 8.3 | 5.2 | 2.53 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.17 | 7.3 | 6.57 | - | - | - | - | Part of Icelandair Group | - | - | 57 | ? | SkyTeam | A4E IATA | ||||
| Russia | UTair Aviation | 6.40 | 6.06 | 5.54 | 7.12 | 4.90 | 8.09 | 7.65 | 7.3 | 6.65 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.23 | 2.93 | 2.42 | 66 | 117 | IATA | ||
| United Kingdom | Virgin Atlantic | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 5.87 | 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 | SkyTeam | IATA | |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Airways | 6 | 5.02 | 4.23 | 2.01 | 0.93 | 3.80 | 3.17 | 2.70 | 2.47 | 2.57 | 2.63 | 2.68 | 2.65 | 2.32 | 2.16 | 1.89 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 1.71 | IATA | ||||
| Spain | Binter Canarias | 5.00 | 4.43 | 3.14 | 2.27 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.65 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.63 | 2.9 | 3.02 | 3.0 | ERA IATA | |||||
| Greece | Sky Express | 5 | 4.3 | 3.30 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.17 | 0.07 | — | 17 | 43 | ERA | |||||||||||
| Iceland | Icelandair Group | 4.67 | 4.29 | 3.66 | 1.46 | 0.89 | 4.41 | 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 | 47 | 36 | A4E IATA | ||
| Serbia | Air Serbia | 4.44 | 4.19 | 2.75 | 1.59 | 0.87 | 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 | 34 | 81 | ERA IATA | ||
| Russia | Nordwind Airlines | 4.3 | 5.93 | 2.94 | 5.54 | 4.92 | 3.54 | 1.79 | 2.67 | 4.46 | 3.59 | 2.19 | 1.72 | 1.19 | 0.56 | 0.02 | — | 26 | 97 | IATA | |||||
| Russia | Smartavia | 3.80 | 3.24 | 3.62 | 1.64 | 2.03 | 1.19 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 1.47 | 1.4 | Part of Aeroflot Group | 15 | 67 | IATA | ||||||
| Norway | Widerøe | 3.80 | 3.43 | 3.28 | 2.45 | 1.77 | 3.00 | ERA IATA | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Enter Air | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.72 | 1.12 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.17 | - | - | - | - | - | 1.2 | — | 19 | 74 | ||||||||
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan Airlines | 2.9 | 2.25 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 2.60 | 1.89 | 2.29 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 32 | 57 | IATA | ||||||||||||
| Russia | Red Wings Airlines | 2.72 | 2.21 | 3.00 | 1.54 | 3.07 | 2.62 | 1.62 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 0.92 | 0.35 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.88 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 20 | ||||
| Luxembourg | Luxair | 2.5 | 2.05 | 1.08 | 0.66 | 2.15 | 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 | A4E ERA IATA | ||||
| Ukraine Malta | SkyUp | 2.5 | 1.55 | 1.08 | 2.57 | 1.25 | 1.71 | 0.44 | — | 14 | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | SATA Group | 2.4 | 1.92 | 1.28 | 0.67 | 1.71 | 0.89 | 0.99 | 0.86 | ERA IATA | |||||||||||||||
| Romania | TAROM | 2.3 | 1.99 | 1.5 | 0.90 | 3.3 | 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 | ||
| Russia | Azimuth | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.09 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 0.67 | 0.07 | — | 11 | 31 | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | Azur Air | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.73 | 1.93 | 5.79 | 4.24 | 3.75 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 0.21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | ||||
| Belarus | Belavia | 1.6 | 4.00 | 3.39 | 3.0 | 2.49 | 2.09 | 1.97 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 29 | 48 | IATA | ||||||||||
| Croatia | Croatia Airlines | 1.73 | 1.45 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.13 | 1.94 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 13 | 40 | Star Alliance | ERA IATA | |||
| Moldova Romania | HiSky | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malta | Air Malta | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.60 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.76 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 8 | 37 | ERA IATA | ||||||||
| Iceland | PLAY | 1.65 | 1.52 | 0.79 | 0.10 | — | 10 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | Norse Atlantic Airways | 1.5 | 0.98 | 0.30 | — | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Aurora Group | 1.35 | 1.16 | 1.07 | Part of Aeroflot Group | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | NordStar | 1.26 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 0.88 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 1.4 | 1.29 | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.24 | 1.16 | 0.77 | 0.54 | - | — | 15 | 50 | IATA | |||||
| United Kingdom | Loganair | 1.36 | 1.23 | 1.29 | 0.73 | 0.35 | 0.95 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 44 | ERA | ||
| Russia | Yamal Airlines | 1.26 | 0.70 | 1.75 | 1.97 | 1.79 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.45 | 1.3 | 0.91 | 0.57 | 0.5 | 36 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Russia | IrAero | 1.14 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0.27 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Ikar | 1.1 | 1.72 | 0.76 | 2.16 | 2.02 | 1.38 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 1.24 | 0.28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 29 | |||||
| Russia | I-Fly | 1.13 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 0.61 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.38 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 30 | |||||||||
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria Air | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 1.40 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 10 | 26 | IATA | |||||||||
| Ukraine | Windrose | 1.44 | 1.30 | 12 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | Ukraine International Airlines | - | - | - | 2.79 | 1.73 | 7.97 | 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 | IATA | |||
