Which airline has the most passengers in Europe?

Despite a difficult year, Ryanair was the airline company that carried the most travelers in Europe in 2021. With a passenger traffic of 72.4 million, the budget airline outperformed Germany's Lufthansa Group by more than 25 million passengers. Lufthansa ranked second, with 46.9 million passengers.



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Ryanair Group was comfortably the number one airline group in Europe by passenger numbers in the 2022 calendar year. Its annual total of 160.4 million passengers was 58% more than second-placed Lufthansa Group's 101.8 million, which is a difference of almost 59 million passengers.

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Ryanair has been characterised by its rapid expansion, a result of the deregulation of the aviation industry in Europe in 1997 and the success of its low-cost business model. The group operates more than 500 planes.

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Between them, Lufthansa's hubs offer passengers a vast array of flight options, making the airline a preferred choice for both business and leisure travelers. As a member of the Lufthansa Group, Lufthansa Airlines is part of one of the largest airline conglomerates globally.

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