List of largest airlines in Europe

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This is a list of largest airlines in Europe:

[edit] Total scheduled passengers carried in 2005 - 2007 (millions)

Rank (2006) Airline 2005 2006 2007 Notes Alliance
1 Flag of FranceFlag of the Netherlands Air France-KLM 53.8 56.5 57.6 [1] 1a SkyTeam
2 Flag of Germany Lufthansa 51.3 53.4 62.9 [2] 2a Star Alliance
3 Flag of Ireland Ryanair 33.4 40.5 49 [3] a n/a
4 Flag of SwedenFlag of NorwayFlag of Denmark SAS Group 36.3 39.1 41.1 [4] 3a Star Alliance
5 Flag of the United Kingdom British Airways 32.4 33.1 33.06 [5] 4b OneWorld
6 Flag of the United Kingdom easyJet 29.6 33.0 37.2 [6] a n/a
7 Flag of Spain Iberia 27.7 27.8 26.9 [7] a OneWorld
8 Flag of Italy Alitalia 23.9 24.2 [8] a SkyTeam
9 Flag of Germany Air Berlin 17.5 19.7 27.9 [9] 5a n/a
10 Flag of Turkey Turkish Airlines 14.1 16.9 19.7 [10] Star Alliance
11 Flag of Austria Austrian Airlines Group 10.1 10.8 10.8 [11] 6a Star Alliance
12 Flag of Switzerland Swiss International Air Lines 9.6 10.5 12.2 [12] a Star Alliance
13 Flag of the United Kingdom bmi 10.5 10.5 10.6 [13] Star Alliance
14 Flag of Spain Vueling Airlines 4 9 [14] c n/a
15 Flag of Finland Finnair Group 8.5 8.8 8.7 [15] 7a OneWorld
16 Flag of Russia Aeroflot 8.1 8.7 9.0 [16] a SkyTeam
17 Flag of Ireland Aer Lingus 8.0 8.6 9.3 [17] n/a
18 Flag of Portugal TAP Portugal 7.03 7.9 [18] a Star Alliance
19 Flag of Italy Air One 6.3 7.5 [19] Star Alliance
20 Flag of Belgium Brussels Airlines 5.74 5.85 [20] 8a n/a
21 Flag of the United Kingdom flybe 5.5 [21] n/a
22 Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Airlines 5.2 5.5 5.6 [22] a SkyTeam
23 Flag of Norway Norwegian Air Shuttle 3.3 5.1 6.9 [23] a n/a
24 Flag of the Netherlands Transavia 4.8 5.1 5.4 [24] b n/a
25 Flag of Russia S7 4.2 4.9 5.7 [25] n/a
26 Flag of the United Kingdom Virgin Atlantic Airways 4.4 4.6 5.1 [26] a n/a
27 Flag of Italy Meridiana 4.0 4.6 [27] n/a
28 Flag of Greece Aegean Airlines 4 4.45 5.2 [28] a n/a
29 Flag of Denmark Sterling Airlines 2.73 4.27 4.35 [29] a n/a
30 Flag of Poland LOT 3.58 3.7 4.2 [30] Star Alliance
31 Flag of Hungary Malev 2.97 3.12 [31] OneWorld
32 Flag of Russia Rossiya - Russian Airlines 3 3.24 [32] n/a
33 Flag of Russia AiRUnion KrasAir 2.9 [33] n/a
34 Flag of Slovakia SkyEurope 1.85 2.75 3.58 [34] a n/a
35 Flag of Serbia Jat Airways 2.5 [35] n/a
36 Flag of Russia Transaero 2.1 3.24 [36] n/a
37 Flag of PolandFlag of Hungary Wizz Air 1.9 [37] n/a
38 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Airways 1.59 1.60 [38] n/a
39 Flag of Ukraine Aerosvit Airlines 1.56 2.05 [39] a n/a
40 Flag of Croatia Croatia Airlines 1.5 [40] n/a
41 Flag of Iceland Icelandair 1.5 1.6 [41] n/a
42 Flag of Romania TAROM 1.3 1.7 [42] n/a
43 Flag of Russia UTAir 1.2 [43] n/a
44 Flag of Ireland Aer Arann 1.1 1.15 [44] n/a

TUI Group airlines flew 25.0 million passengers, but many of them were charter passengers. [45] 9

General Notes
  • Note a: Figures valid for calendar year e.g. 1/2006 - 12/2006
  • Note b: Figures valid for financial year e.g. 4/2006 - 3/2007
  • Note c: Figures valid for financial year e.g. 7/2006 - 6/2007
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