List of largest airlines in Europe explained

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.

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Ireland
Malta
Poland
United Kingdom		Ryanair181.74 160.4 72.4 52.01 152.4 139.2128.77116.8 101.4 86.4 81.40 79.61 76.4 72.7 65.3 57.7 49.0 40.5 430186https://investor.ryanair.com/trafficA4E
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Switzerland		Lufthansa Group122.5101.77 46.9 36.35 145.2 142.3 130.04 117.4 115.2 112.5 110.4 108.9 112.0 95.1 81.2 76.4 68.8 59.1728321https://investor-relations.lufthansagroup.com/en/publications/traffic-figures.htmlStar AllianceA4E
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United Kingdom
Ireland
Spain		International Airlines Group115.6 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 63.2520 248 https://www.iairgroup.com/en/newsroom/traffic-statistics A4E
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France
Netherlands		Air France-KLM93.6 83.32 44.67 34.1 104.2 101.45 98.72 93.4 89.8 87.4 78.44 77.4575.8 70.8 71.4 73.8 74.8 73.5574 231 https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/finance/financial-results
https://www.airfranceklm.com/sites/default/files/2022-10/AFKL%20Q3_2022%20Press%20release%20EN%20sig_0.pdf 		A4E
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TurkeyTurkish Airlines83.4 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 16.9400 337 https://investor.turkishairlines.com/en/financial-and-operational/traffic-results
https://investor.turkishairlines.com/documents/trafik/december-2022-traffic.pdf 		AIRE
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United Kingdom
Austria
Switzerland		EasyJet82.8 69.7 20.4 16.09 103.3 88.5 81.63 74.5 69.9 65.3 61.33 59.2155.5 49.7 46.1 44.6 38.2 33.0300 136 http://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/traffic-statistics/2018/english
https://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/regulatory-news
https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/uk/easyjet1/rns/regulatory-story.aspx?cid=2&newsid=1647770 		A4E
Hungary
United Kingdom
Malta
United Arab Emirates		Wizz Air60.3 45.6 21.7 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 3.0168 144 https://corporate.wizzair.com/en-GB/investor_relations/traffic_statistics
Aeroflot Group47.3 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 8.7336 189 https://www.favt.ru/novosti-novosti/?id=6064
https://www.aeroflot.ru/ru-ru/news 		IATA
TurkeyPegasus Airlines31.93 26.94 20.16 14.71 30.76 29.97 27.82 24.14 22.3 19.7 16.8 13.6 11.3 8.6 5.9 4.4 - 3.194 109 https://www.kap.org.tr/en/Bildirim/1101542
https://www.flypgs.com/en/about-pegasus/fleet-information 		IATA
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Ireland		SAS Group21.1 17.87 10.19 8.81 29.8 30.0 28.37 29.4 27.1 27.3 25.56 25.3224.7 23.1 22.8 27.0 27.2 26.9134 124 https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2023/sas-annual-and-sustainability-report--fiscal-year-2022/
https://www.sasgroup.net/files/Main/290/3701838/sas-annual-and-sustainability-report-fy-2022.pdf 		ERA
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Norway
Sweden		Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA20.6 17.84 6.19 6.87 36.20 37.34 33.15 29.3 25.8 24.0 20.71 17.6915.7 13.0 10.8 9.1 6.9 5.164 130 https://www.norwegian.com/en/about/company/investor-relations/reports-and-presentations/
https://www.norwegian.com/globalassets/ip/documents/about-us/company/investor-relations/reports-and-presentations/monthly-traffic-figures/traffic-report-december-2022.pdf 		A4E
United KingdomTUI Airways16.7 2.02 2.02 26.0 33.7 - - - - - - -133 - http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/10504-tui-travel-confirms-2013-results-exceeds-carbon-reduction-target.html
https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airlines/Datasets/		A4E
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United KingdomJet2.com16.5715.53 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 2.890 50 http://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles/CAA/Content/Standard_Content/Data_and_analysis/Datasets/Airline_data/2018/Annual_data_2018/Table_0_1_7_1_All_Scheduled_Services_2018.pdf
https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airlines/Datasets/ 		A4E
S7 Airlines15.916.03 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 4.9100 121 https://www.s7.ru/home/about/news/s7-airlines-increased-passenger-transportation-by-12 IATA
PortugalTAP Air Portugal15.9 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 6.9110 88 http://www.presstur.com/empresas---negocios/aviacao/tap-cresce-157--em-abril// A4E
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GreeceAegean Airlines15.46 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 10.167 153 https://en.about.aegeanair.com/media-center/press-releases/2019/first-quarter-2019-trading-update// A4E
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ItalyITA Airways15 10.1 1.32 —95 70 IATA
TurkeySunExpress12.6 10.7 68 92 IATA
FinlandFinnair10.9 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 8.873 103 http://www.aviation24.be/airlines/finnair/finnair-traffic-performance-january-2018-15-6-percent/ A4E
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SpainAir Europa10.7 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 https://www.preferente.com/noticias-turismo/air-europa
https://www.globalia.com/en/financiero/FIN_12-06-2019_10:21:55:13933474.pdf
https://www.aireuropa.com/dam/aea/contenidos/informacion-para-volar/documentacion/Informe-Air-Europa-cuentas-anuales.pdf 		IATA
SpainVolotea10.4 9.46.03.8 7.66.574.824.32.5 1.8 1.4 - - - - - -23 60 https://web.archive.org/web/20150501080456/http://www.elfaa.com/ELFAA_Statistics_December_2014.pdfA4E
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PolandLOT Polish Airlines10.039.3 4.2 3.59 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 http://www.ulc.gov.pl/_download/regulacja_rynku/statystyki/2018/4-kw-2018/wg_przew_regularne_kw42018.pdf
http://www.ulc.gov.pl/_download/regulacja_rynku/statystyki/2018/4-kw-2018/wg_przew_czarter_kw42018.pdf
https://ulc.gov.pl/en/market-regulation/statictics-and-analysis-of-air-transport-market/3975-statistics-by-carriers 		AIRE
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Ural Airlines9.41 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 1.047 66 https://www.uralairlines.ru/good-info/news-and-press-releases/uralskie-avialinii-podveli-itogi-yubileynogo-2018-goda/
https://www.aviastat.ru/label/%D0%A3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5+%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8		IATA
KazakhstanAir Astana8.17.4 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 1.4734 69 https://ir.airastana.com/en/disclosure-center/annual-reports/IATA
GermanyCondor7.0 IATA
UTair Aviation6.06 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 3.232.932.4266 117 https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/ IATA
Nordwind Airlines5.93 2.94 5.54 4.92 3.55 1.79 2.67 4.47 3.66 2.17 1.72 1.19 - - - -26 97 https://web.archive.org/web/20150703130136/http://www.favt.ru/favt_new/?q=dejatelnost%2Fvozdushnye_perevozki%2Fperevozki_passazhirov IATA
Czech Republic
Hungary
Poland
Slovakia		Smartwings5.2 2.53 1.8 9.6 8.8 8.17 7.3 6.57 - - - - - - - -57 ? http://zdopravy.cz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CSA_%C4%8D%C3%ADsla.jpg
http://zdopravy.cz/travel-service-loni-prepravil-55-milionu-lidi-o-petinu-vice-nez-v-roce-2016-6835/ 		IATA
United KingdomVirgin Atlantic5.3 4.4 1.10 1.19 5.87 5.45.20 5.20 5.94 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 4.6 40 37 https://www.virginatlantic.com/gb/en/media-centre/annual-reports.html https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airlines/Datasets/SkyTeamIATA
UzbekistanUzbekistan Airways54.23 3.803.172.72.472.572.632.582.64https://corp.uzairways.com/ IATA
LatviaAirBaltic4.54 3.44 1.6 1.365.05 4.14 3.52 2.892.6 2.8 2.95 3.083.4 3.2 2.8 - 2.0 1.4 32 60https://www.airbaltic.com/en/airbaltic-serves-record-4.1-million-passengers-in-2018A4E
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IcelandIcelandair Group4.3 3.66 1.46 0.89 4.414.144.05 3.67 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.5 47 36https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/01/06/2584212/0/en/Icelandair-Traffic-Data-December-2022.html#:~:text=Icelandair%20Group%20hf.,-Reykjavík%2C%20ICELAND&text=In%20December%202022%2C%20the%20number,increase%20of%20150%25%20between%20years.A4E
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GreeceSky Express4.3 3.30 1.72 1.20 1.00 0.50 0.17 0.07 — 17 43https://publicity.businessportal.gr/company/77782327000
https://www.businessdaily.gr/sky-express 		ERA
SerbiaAir Serbia4.19 2.75 1.59 0.87 2.81 2.482.61 2.62 2.55 2.3- 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 34 81https://www.airserbia.com/fr/footer_menu/corporate/news/news?id=831https://www.airserbia.com/en/footer_menu/corporate/news/news?id=264http://atwonline.com/sites/atwonline.com/files/ATW_FactsFigures_1211_0.pdfhttps://www.airserbia.com/en/corporate/news/air-serbia-records-operational-growth-in-2016-as-network-expands-to-new-yorkERA
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Azur Air3.73 1.93 5.79 4.24 3.75 2.34 2.35 0.21 - - - - - - - - 27 https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/
Smartavia3.62 1.64 2.03 1.19 1.09 0.96 0.73 0.76 0.76 0.81 1.47 1.4 - - - - 15 67https://www.favt.ru/dejatelnost-vozdushnye-perevozki-perevozki-passazhirov/IATA
Red Wings Airlines3.00 1.543.07 2.62 1.62 0.92 1.04 0.92 0.35 0.82 0.78 0.88 - - - - 18 20https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/
BelarusBelavia4.00 3.39 3.0 2.492.091.971.6 1.3 1.0 0.7 29 48https://en.belavia.by/news/3821652/
https://www.rusaviainsider.com/tag/belavia/		IATA
Widerøe3.3 3.28 2.45 1.77 3.00 ERA
IATA
LuxembourgLuxair2.5 2.05 1.08 0.66 2.152.131.93 1.84 1.81 1.68 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 17 59https://www.luxairgroup.lu/about/facts&figureshttps://www.luxairgroup.lu/sites/default/files/2019-05/LuxairGroup%20Annual%20Report%202018%20WEB.pdfA4E
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PortugalSATA Group2.4 1.92 1.28 0.671.710.890.990.86ERA
IATA
RomaniaTAROM2.3 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 50https://static.skyteam.com//contentapi/globalassets/about-us/pdf/skyteam_factsheet_summer2017.pdf?_ga=2.151946224.832234210.1499078591-1823304378.1483959553https://boardingpass.ro/werner-wilhelm-wolff-confirma-finalul-mandatului-sau-in-functia-de-director-general-al-tarom/SkyTeamIATA
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Airlines2.25 0.87 0.57 2.60 1.89 2.29 1.4 1.0 32 57http://www.thebusinessyear.com/publication/article/4/830/azerbaijan-2012/up-up-and-awayIATA
PolandEnter Air2.21.721.12 1.171.11 1.17 - - - - - 1.2 — 19 74
Azimuth2.09 1.22 1.25 0.670.07— 11 31 https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/
CroatiaCroatia Airlines1.73 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 40https://eho.zse.hr/fileadmin/issuers/CRAL/FI-CRAL-063589b97568c73ef986b1fe7d46ab6d.pdf https://www.zse.hr/userdocsimages/financ/CRAL-fin2019-1H-NotREV-K-HR.pdf http://www.croatiaairlines.com/ResourceManager/FileDownload.aspx?rId=3155&rType=2 https://www.croatiaairlines.com/hr/O-nama/Mediji/press/2577/Croatia-Airlines-u-2018-godini-prevezao-rekordan-broj-putnikaStar AllianceERA
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Pegas Fly1.72 0.76 2.16 2.02 1.38 0.99 1.08 1.24 0.28 - - - - - - - 10 29https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/
MaltaAir Malta1.71.51.73 1.74 1.76 1.66 1.68 1.68 1.64 1.74 1.63 1.61 8 37http://www.airmalta.com/information/about/news-overview/news-detail/Air-Malta-Continues-Its-Steady-Path-To-Financial-Recoveryhttps://www.airmalta.com/information/about/news-overview/news-detail/006-2019ERA
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IcelandPLAY1.52 0.79 0.10 —10 41 https://www.flyplay.com/en/financial-reports-and-presentations
NordStar1.26 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 50https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/
https://www.aviastat.ru/label/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80+%28NordStar%29		IATA
United KingdomLoganair1.231.290.73 0.35 0.95 0.76 0.770.75-- - - - - - - -- 34 44https://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/uk-aviation-market/airlines/uk-airline-data/ ERA
Yamal Airlines1.26 0.70 1.75 1.97 1.79 1.45 1.43 1.45 1.3 0.91 0.57 0.5 36 38https://favt.gov.ru/novosti-novosti/
Ukraine
Malta		SkyUp1.08 2.57 1.25 1.710.44— 14 64 https://www.avianews.com/ukraine/2020/01/31/skyup_2019_statistics/
https://skyup.aero/en/about
I-Fly1.13 0.75 0.4 0.61 0.97 1.05 0.63 0.41 0.38 - - - - 10 30https://www.favt.ru/dejatelnost-vozdushnye-perevozki-perevozki-passazhirov/
NorwayNorse Atlantic Airways0.98 0.30 —12 11
BulgariaBulgaria Air0.65 0.54 1.40 1.27 1.24 1.251.27 1.40 1.20 1.12 10 26https://www.air.bg/bg/za-bylgarija-er/medijaIATA
UkraineWindrose1.44 1.3012 19 https://www.avianews.com/ukraine/2020/01/28/windrose_statistics_2019/
UkraineUkraine International Airlines- - 2.791.73 7.97 8.08 6.93 6.04.8 3.8 4.5 2.8 1.9 1.70.81.7 0.3 42 80 IATA

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