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 and Azerbaijan.

List of largest airlines in Europe

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Table Section Text: 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 and Azerbaijan.

Rank	Country	Airline/Holding	'19	'18	'17	'16	'15	'14	'13	'12	'11	'10	'09	'08	'07	'06	Fleet	Destinations	Sources	Alliance	Association

1	Germany Austria Belgium Switzerland Italy	Lufthansa Group	29.2 (Mar)	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	321	[1][2]	Star Alliance	A4E

2	Ireland Austria Poland United Kingdom	Ryanair	30.8 (Mar)	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	[3] [4]	A4E

3	United Kingdom Ireland Spain France Austria	International Airlines Group	24.38 (Mar)	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	[5]	oneworld	A4E

4	France Netherlands	Air France-KLM	22.67 (Mar)	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	[6][7]	SkyTeam	A4E

5	United Kingdom Switzerland Austria	easyJet	88.04	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	[8]	A4E

6	Turkey	Turkish Airlines	16.75 (Mar)	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	337	291	[9][10]	Star Alliance	AIRE

7	Russia	Aeroflot Group	12.76 (Mar)	55.71	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	[11]	SkyTeam

8	Norway Sweden Ireland United Kingdom Argentina	Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA	8.11 (Mar)	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	[12]	A4E

9	Hungary United Kingdom	Wizz Air	8.00 (Mar)	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	100	144	[13]

10	Sweden Norway Denmark Ireland	SAS Group	6.32 (Mar)	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	[14]	Star Alliance

11	Turkey	Pegasus Airlines	6.70 (Mar)	29.97	27.82	24.14	22.3	19.7	16.8	13.6	11.3	8.6	5.9	4.4	3.1	79	102	[15]

12	Italy	Alitalia	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	[16]	SkyTeam

13	Russia	S7 Group	3.51 (Mar)	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	74	104	[17]	oneworld

14	Portugal	TAP Air Portugal	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	87	88	[18]	Star Alliance	A4E

15	Greece Cyprus	Aegean Airlines	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	[19]	Star Alliance	A4E

16	Finland	Finnair	3.15 (Mar)	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	[20]	oneworld	A4E

17	Spain	Air Europa	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	[21]	SkyTeam

18	United Kingdom	Jet2.com	9.64	6.67	5.85	6.0	5.5	4.8	4.2	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.9	2.8	60	50	[22]	A4E

19	United Kingdom Jersey	flybe	9.05	8.4	7.7	7.5	7.6	7.2	7.2	7.3	6.8	7.0	5.2	76	77	[23]	ERA

20	Poland Estonia Hungary	LOT Polish Airlines	10.61	6.89	5.58	6.1	5.9	6.3	5.8	5.5	5.0	4.0	4.3	3.7	80	111	[24][25]	Star Alliance	AIRE ERA

21	Russia	Ural Airlines	1.78 (Mar)	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	42	66	[26]	n/a

22	Czech Republic	SmartWings Group	8.8	8.17	7.3	6.57	57	?	[27][28]	n/a

23	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	[29]	AIRE

24	Russia	UTair Aviation	1.71 (Mar)	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	[30]

25	United Kingdom	Virgin Atlantic	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	[31]

26	Romania	Blue Air	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	[32]	n/a

27	Spain	Volotea	6.57	4.82	4.3	1.8	1.4	23	60	[33]	A4E

28	Russia	Nordwind Airlines	0.9 (Mar)	4.92	3.55	1.79	2.67	4.47	3.66	2.17	1.72	1.19	26	97	[34]	n/a

29	Russia	Azur Air	0.78 (Mar)	4.24	3.75	2.34	2.35	0.21	27

30	Iceland	Icelandair Group	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	[35]	n/a	A4E

31	Latvia	AirBaltic	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	[36]	n/a	A4E

32	Belarus	Belavia	3.0	2.49	1.6	1.3	1.0	0.7	29	48	[37]	n/a

33	Iceland	WOW air (Operations stopped as of March 28th 2019)	3.5	2.8	1.6	0.7	0.49	0.4	0.09	17	38	[38]	n/a

34	Serbia	Air Serbia	2.61	2.62	2.55	2.3	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.3	1.3	1.2	22	41	[39][40][41]	Etihad Airways Partners

35	Russia	Red Wings Airlines	0.47 (Mar)	2.62	1.62	0.92	1.04	0.92	0.35	0.82	0.78	0.88	18	20	n/a

36	Romania	TAROM	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	[42]	SkyTeam

37	Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan Airlines	0.47 (March)	2.29	1.4	1.0	28	22	[43]	n/a

38	Croatia	Croatia Airlines	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	[44][45][46]	Star Alliance	AIRE

39	Italy	Air Italy	2.63	3.7	4.4	4.5	1.6	2.0	1.9	1.5	22	40	[47]	n/a

40	Russia	Pegas Fly	0.48 (Mar)	2.02	1.38	0.99	1.08	1.24	0.28	10	29	n/a

41	Luxembourg	Luxair	1.93	1.84	1.81	1.68	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	17	59	[48]	n/a	A4E

42	Russia	Yamal Airlines	0.27 (Mar)	1.97	1.79	1.45	1.43	1.45	1.3	0.91	0.57	0.5	36	38	n/a

43	Malta	Air Malta	1.7	1.8	8	37	[49]	n/a

44	Russia	Royal Flight	0.31 (Mar)	1.73	1.5	0.99	0.87	0.62	11	13	n/a

45	Russia	NordStar	0.25 (Mar)	1.42	1.4	1.29	1.13	1.1	1.24	1.16	0.77	0.54	15	50	n/a

46	Bulgaria	Bulgaria Air	1.30	1.28	1.25	1.28	1.40	1.20	1.12	12	21	[50]	n/a

47	Slovenia	Adria Airways	1.2	1.1	1.24	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.2	12	23	[51]	Star Alliance	AIRE

48	Russia	Nordavia	0.24 (Mar)	1.19	1.09	0.96	0.728	0.763	0.765	0.814	1.47	1.4	10	30	[52]	n/a

49	Russia	I-Fly	1.13	0.75	0.4	0.61	0.97	1.05	0.63	0.41	0.38	10	30	[53]	n/a

50	Poland	Enter Air	1.12	1.17	1.11	1.17	1.2	19	74	n/a	n/a

51	Greece	Ellinair	1.04	0.79	0.57	0.31	0.14	10	30	[54]

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In 2018, Alitalia was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe.

final_sentence: In 2018, Alitalia was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe.