Linate Airport
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Rank	City	Passengers	Airline

1	Paris-Charles de Gaulle , France	785.308	Air France , Alitalia

2	Amsterdam , Netherlands	651.774	Alitalia , KLM

3	London-Heathrow , United Kingdom	616.402	Alitalia , British Airways

4	Frankfurt am Main , Germany	450.873	Alitalia , Lufthansa

5	London-Gatwick , United Kingdom	293.540	easyJet

6	Paris-Orly , France	237.696	Alitalia , easyJet

7	Brussels , Belgium	223.904	Alitalia , Brussels Airlines

8	Madrid , Spain	220.495	Iberia

9	Berlin-Tegel , Germany	204.124	Alitalia , Air Berlin

10	Düsseldorf , Germany	182.231	Alitalia , Air Berlin

11	London-City , United Kingdom	180.872	Alitalia

12	Vienna , Austria	119.960	Niki

13	Bucharest , Romania	103.718	Alitalia , Blue Air

14	Dublin , Ireland	99.335	Aer Lingus

15	Stockholm-Arlanda , Sweden	87.981	Scandinavian Airlines

16	Malta , Malta	78.030	Air Malta

17	Barcelona , Spain	66.538	Alitalia

18	Munich , Germany	62.969	Meridiana

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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport ( French : Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle , IATA : CDG , ICAO : LFPG ) , also known as Roissy Airport , is the largest international airport in France and second-busiest airport in Europe . Opened in 1974 , it is located in Roissy-en-France , 23 km ( 14 mi ) northeast of Paris . It is named after Charles de Gaulle ( 1890-1970 ) . Charles de Gaulle Airport is located within portions of several communes in Val-d'Oise , Seine-Saint-Denis and Seine-et-Marne . It serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers ( from Star Alliance , Oneworld and SkyTeam ) , as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet , Vueling , and Norwegian Air Shuttle . The Airport is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport . In 2019 , the airport handled 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft movements , thus making it the world 's tenth-busiest airport , and Europe 's second-busiest airport ( after London Heathrow ) in terms of passenger numbers . In terms of cargo traffic , the airport is the twelfth-busiest in the world and the second-busiest in Europe ( after Frankfurt Airport ) , handling 2,150,950 metric tonnes of cargo in 2012 . As of 2017 , the airport offers direct flights to the most countries and hosts the most airlines in the world . Marc Houalla has been the director of the airport since 12 February 2018 .
Air France ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ɛːʁ fʁɑ̃s ] ; formally Société Air France , S.A. ) , stylized as AIRFRANCE , is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en-France . It is a subsidiary of the Air France-KLM Group and a founding member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance . As of 2013 Air France serves 36 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 175 destinations in 78 countries ( 93 including overseas departments and territories of France ) and also carried 46,803,000 passengers in 2019 . The airline 's global hub is at Charles de Gaulle Airport with Orly Airport as the primary domestic hub . Air France 's corporate headquarters , previously in Montparnasse , Paris , are located on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport , north of Paris . Air France was formed on 7 October 1933 from a merger of Air Orient , Air Union , Compagnie Générale Aéropostale , Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne ( CIDNA ) , and Société Générale de Transport Aérien ( SGTA ) . During the Cold War , from 1950 until 1990 , it was one of the three main Allied scheduled airlines operating in Germany at West Berlin 's Tempelhof and Tegel airports . In 1990 , it acquired the operations of French domestic carrier Air Inter and international rival UTA - Union de Transports Aériens . It served as France 's primary national flag carrier for seven decades prior to its 2003 merger with KLM . In 2018 , Air France and its regional subsidiary HOP ! carried 51.4 million passengers . Air France operates a mixed fleet of Airbus and Boeing widebody jets on long-haul routes , and uses Airbus A320 family aircraft on short-haul routes .
Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana ( Alitalia - Italian Air Company ) , operating as Alitalia ( Italian pronunciation : [ aliˈtaːlja ] ) , is the flag carrier of Italy . The company has its head office in Fiumicino , Rome , Italy . Its main hub is Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport , Rome , and a secondary is Linate Airport , Milan . Other focus airports are Catania-Fontanarossa Airport , Milan Malpensa Airport , Palermo Airport and Naples Airport . In 2018 , it was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe . The name is an Italian portmanteau of the words ali ( 'wings ' ) and Italia ( 'Italy ' ) . Alitalia has been loss-making for many years . On 2 May 2017 , the airline went into administration after the Italian government formally approved the move , but the loss-making operations have continued since then , at about the same level of activity .
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ( IATA : AMS , ICAO : EHAM ) , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( Dutch : Luchthaven Schiphol , pronounced [ ˌlʏxtɦaːvə ( n ) ˈsxɪp ( ɦ ) ɔl ] ) , is the main international airport of the Netherlands . It is located 9 kilometres ( 5.6 miles ) southwest of Amsterdam , in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in North Holland . It is the third-busiest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in Europe in terms of aircraft movement . The airport is built as a single-terminal concept : one large terminal split into three large departure halls . Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines , Martinair , Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands . The airport also serves as a base for EasyJet and LEVEL . Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase . The end of the First World War also saw the beginning of civilian use of Schiphol Airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely . By 1940 , Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles . The airport was captured by the German military that same year and renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol . The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war , the airfield was soon rebuilt . In 1949 , it was decided that Schiphol was to become the primary airport of the Netherlands .
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines , legally Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. ( literal translation : Royal Aviation Company , Inc. ) , is the flag carrier airline of the Netherlands . KLM is headquartered in Amstelveen , with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . It is part of the Air France-KLM group , and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance . Founded in 1919 , KLM is the oldest airline in the world still operating under its original name and had 35,488 employees and a fleet of 119 ( excluding subsidiaries ) as of 2015 [ update ] . KLM operates scheduled passenger and cargo services to 145 destinations .
Heathrow Airport , also known as London Heathrow ( IATA : LHR , ICAO : EGLL ) , is a major international airport in London , United Kingdom . Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic , as well as the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic , and the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic . It is one of six international airports serving London region . In 2019 , it handled a record 80.8 million passengers , a 0.9% increase from 2018 as well as 475,861 aircraft movements , a decrease of 1,743 from 2018 . The airport facility is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings . Heathrow lies 14 miles ( 23 km ) west of Central London , and has two parallel east-west runways along with four operational terminals on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres ( 4.74 sq mi ) . The airport is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic . In September 2012 , the Government of the United Kingdom established the Airports Commission , an independent commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies to examine various options for increasing capacity at UK airports . In July 2015 , the commission backed a third runway at Heathrow , which the government approved in October 2016 .
British Airways ( BA ) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom , headquartered at Waterside , Harmondsworth , near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport . It is the second largest airline in the United Kingdom , based on fleet size and passengers carried , behind easyJet . In January 2011 BA merged with Iberia , creating the International Airlines Group ( IAG ) , a holding company registered in Madrid , Spain . IAG is the world 's third-largest airline group in terms of annual revenue and the second-largest in Europe . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and in the FTSE 100 Index . British Airways is the first passenger airline to have generated more than $ 1 billion on a single air route in a year ( from 1 April 2017 , to 31 March 2018 , on the New York JFK - London Heathrow route ) . BA was created in 1974 after a British Airways Board was established by the British government to manage the two nationalised airline corporations , British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways , and two regional airlines , Cambrian Airways from Cardiff , and Northeast Airlines from Newcastle upon Tyne . On 31 March 1974 , all four companies were merged to form British Airways . However , it is marking 2019 as its centenary based on predecessor companies . After almost 13 years as a state company , BA was privatised in February 1987 as part of a wider privatisation plan by the Conservative government . The carrier expanded with the acquisition of British Caledonian in 1987 , Dan-Air in 1992 , and British Midland International in 2012 . Its preeminence highlights the reach of the country 's influence as many of its destinations in several regions were historically part of the British Empire .
Frankfurt am Main Airport ( IATA : FRA , ICAO : EDDF ) ( German : Flughafen Frankfurt am Main [ ˈfluːkhaːfn̩ ˌfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn ] , also known as Rhein-Main-Flughafen ) is a major international airport located in Frankfurt , the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world 's leading financial centres . It is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub for Lufthansa including Lufthansa CityLine and Lufthansa Cargo as well as Condor and AeroLogic . The airport covers an area of 2,300 hectares ( 5,683 acres ) of land and features two passenger terminals with a capacity of approximately 65 million passengers per year , four runways and extensive logistics and maintenance facilities . Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany as well as the 4th busiest in Europe after London Heathrow Airport , Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . The airport is also the 13th busiest worldwide by total number of passengers in 2016 , with 60.786 million passengers using the airport in 2016 . In 2017 Frankfurt Airport handled 64.5 million passengers and in 2018 nearly 70 million . It also had a freight throughput of 2.076 million metric tonnes in 2015 and is the busiest airport in Europe by cargo traffic . As of summer 2017 , Frankfurt Airport serves more than 300 destinations in 5 continents , making it the airport with the most direct routes in the world . The southern side of the airport ground was home to the Rhein-Main Air Base , which was a major air base for the United States from 1947 until 2005 , when the air base was closed and the property was acquired by Fraport . In 2017 , passengers at the airport increased by 6.1% to 64,500,386 compared to 2016 . The airport celebrated its 80th anniversary in July 2016 .
Deutsche Lufthansa AG ( German pronunciation : [ ˌdɔʏtʃə ˈlʊfthanzaː ] ) , commonly known as Lufthansa , is the flag carrier and largest German airline which , when combined with its subsidiaries , is the second largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried . The name of the company is derived from the German word Luft meaning air and Hansa for the Hanseatic League . Lufthansa is one of the five founding members of Star Alliance , the world 's largest airline alliance , formed in 1997 . Besides its own services , and owning subsidiary passenger airlines Austrian Airlines , Swiss International Air Lines , Brussels Airlines , and Eurowings including Germanwings ( referred to in English by Lufthansa as its Passenger Airline Group ) , Deutsche Lufthansa AG owns several aviation-related companies , such as Lufthansa Technik and LSG Sky Chefs , as part of the Lufthansa Group . In total , the group has over 700 aircraft , making it one of the largest airline fleets in the world . Lufthansa 's registered office and corporate headquarters are in Cologne . The main operations base , called Lufthansa Aviation Center , is at Lufthansa 's primary hub at Frankfurt Airport , and its secondary hub is at Munich Airport where a secondary Flight Operations Centre is maintained .
Gatwick Airport ( /ˈɡætwɪk/ ) , also known as London Gatwick ( IATA : LGW , ICAO : EGKK ) , is a major international airport near Crawley in West Sussex , southeast England , 29.5 miles ( 47.5 km ) south of Central London . It is the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK , after Heathrow Airport . Gatwick is the ninth-busiest airport in Europe . It covers a total area of 674 hectares ( 1,670 acres ) . Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in the late 1920s ; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933 . The airport has two terminals , the North Terminal and the South Terminal , which cover areas of 98,000 m2 ( 117,000 sq yd ) and 160,000 m2 ( 190,000 sq yd ) respectively . It operates as a single-runway airport , using a main runway with a length of 3,316 m ( 10,879 ft ) . A secondary runway is available but , due to its proximity to the main runway , can only be used if that is out of use . In 2018 , 46.1 million passengers passed through the airport , a 1.1% increase compared with 2017 . As of 2019 , Gatwick is the second busiest airport in the world to operate only one runway ( after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport ; until 2017 , Gatwick was the busiest ) with a passenger use of 46 million in 2018 .
EasyJet PLC , styled as easyJet , is a British low-cost airline group headquartered at London Luton Airport . It operates domestic and international scheduled services on over 1,000 routes in more than 30 countries via its affiliate airlines EasyJet UK , EasyJet Switzerland , and EasyJet Europe . EasyJet plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . easyGroup Holdings Ltd ( the investment vehicle of the airline 's founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family ) is the largest shareholder with a 34.62% stake ( as of July 2014 ) . It employs nearly 14,000 people , based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK . EasyJet has seen expansion since its establishment in 1995 , having grown through a combination of acquisitions , and base openings fuelled by consumer demand for low-cost air travel . The group , along with associate companies easyJet UK , easyJet Europe and easyJet Switzerland , operate more than 300 aircraft . It has 29 bases across Europe , the largest being Gatwick . In 2014 , the airline carried more than 65 million passengers , making it the second-largest budget airline in Europe by number of passengers carried , behind Ryanair . EasyJet was featured in the television series Airline broadcast on ITV which followed the airline 's operations at London Luton and later at other bases . Its pilot training scheme was the subject of another ITV television series , easyJet : Inside the Cockpit , which premiered in August 2017 .
Paris Orly Airport ( French : Aéroport de Paris-Orly ) , commonly referred to as Orly ( IATA : ORY , ICAO : LFPO ) , is an international airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi , 13 km ( 8.1 mi ) south of Paris , France . It serves as a secondary hub for domestic and overseas territories flights of Air France and as the homebase for Transavia France . Flights operate to destinations in Europe , the Middle East , Africa , the Caribbean , North America , East Asia and Southeast Asia . Prior to the opening of Charles de Gaulle Airport in March 1974 , Orly was the main airport of Paris . Even with the shift of most international traffic to Charles de Gaulle Airport , Orly remains the busiest French airport for domestic traffic and the second busiest French airport overall in passenger traffic , with 33,120,685 passengers in 2018 . The airport is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport . Since February 2018 , the CEO of the airport has been Régis Lacote .
Brussels Airport ( IATA : BRU , ICAO : EBBR ) ( also called Brussel-Nationaal / Bruxelles-National ( Brussels-National ) or Luchthaven Zaventem ) is an international airport 6.5 NM ( 12.0 km ; 7.5 mi ) northeast of Brussels , the capital of Belgium . In 2019 , more than 26 million passengers arrived or departed at Brussels Airport , making it the 24th busiest airport in Europe . It is located in the municipality of Zaventem in the Province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium . It is home to around 260 companies , together directly employing 20,000 people and serves as the home base for Brussels Airlines and TUI fly Belgium . The company operating the airport is known as The Brussels Airport Company N.V./S.A . ; before 19 October 2006 , the name was BIAC ( Brussels International Airport Company ) , which was created by Belgian law through a merger of BATC with the ground operations departments of the RLW/RVA . Since 2011 , the airport has been owned by the Toronto-based Ontario Teachers ' Pension Plan ( 39% ) , Macquarie Group ( Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund I and Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund III ) ( 36% ) and the Belgian State ( 25% ) . On 22 March 2016 the airport 's departures hall was severely damaged by two terrorist bomb blasts . The airport was closed until 3 April 2016 , when it reopened with temporary facilities at less than 20% of its previous capacity . It has since returned to full operations , with a record of 90,000 passengers on 29 July 2016 .
Brussels Airlines ( stylized as brussels airlines ) is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium , based and headquartered at Brussels Airport . It operates to over 100 destinations in Europe , North America , Africa and Asia and also offers charter services , maintenance and crew training . It is a member of the Star Alliance as well as the International Air Transport Association . The airline 's IATA code SN is inherited from its predecessors , Sabena and SN Brussels Airlines . Brussels Airlines is part of the Lufthansa Group .
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport ( Spanish : Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas [ aeɾoˈpweɾto aˈðolfo ˈswaɾeð maˈðɾið βaˈɾaxas ] ) ( IATA : MAD , ICAO : LEMD ) , commonly known as Madrid-Barajas Airport , is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain . At 3,050 ha ( 7,500 acres ) in area , it is the second largest airport in Europe by physical size behind Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport . In 2018 , 57.9 million passengers used Madrid-Barajas , making it the country 's largest and busiest airport and Europe 's sixth busiest . The airport opened in 1928 , and has grown to be one of Europe 's most important aviation centres . Located within the city limits of Madrid , it is just 9 km ( 6 mi ) from the city 's financial district and 13 km ( 8 mi ) northeast of the Puerta del Sol or Plaza Mayor de Madrid , Madrid 's historic centre . The airport name derives from the adjacent district of Barajas , which has its own metro station on the same rail line serving the airport . Barajas serves as the gateway to the Iberian peninsula from the rest of Europe and the world , and is a particularly key link between Europe and Latin America . The airport is the primary hub and maintenance base for Iberia and Air Europa . Consequently , Iberia is responsible for more than 40% of Barajas ' traffic . The airport has five passenger terminals named T1 , T2 , T3 , T4 and T4S .
Iberia ( Spanish pronunciation : [ iˈβeɾja ] ) , legally incorporated as Iberia , Líneas Aéreas de España , S.A. Operadora , Sociedad Unipersonal , is the flag carrier airline of Spain , founded in 1927 . Based in Madrid , it operates an international network of services from its main base of Madrid-Barajas Airport . Iberia , with Iberia Regional ( operated by an independent carrier Air Nostrum ) and with Iberia Express , is a part of International Airlines Group . In addition to transporting passengers and freight , Iberia Group carries out related activities , such as aircraft maintenance , handling in airports , IT systems and in-flight catering . Iberia Group airlines fly to over 109 destinations in 39 countries , and a further 90 destinations through code-sharing agreements with other airlines . On 8 April 2010 , it was confirmed that British Airways and Iberia had signed an agreement to merge , making the combined operation the third largest commercial airline in the world by revenue . Shareholders of both carriers approved the deal on 29 November 2010 . The newly merged company , known as International Airlines Group ( IAG ) , was established in January 2011 , although both airlines continue to operate under their current names .
Berlin Tegel Otto Lilienthal Airport ( German : Flughafen Berlin-Tegel „ Otto Lilienthal ) ( IATA : TXL , ICAO : EDDT ) is the main international airport of Berlin , the federal capital of Germany . It formerly served West Berlin . The airport is named after Otto Lilienthal and is the fourth busiest airport in Germany , with 20.5 million passengers in 2017 and about 22 million in 2018 . The airport is a hub for Eurowings as well as a base for EasyJet . It features flights to several European metropolitan and leisure destinations as well as some intercontinental routes . It is situated in Tegel , a section of the northern borough of Reinickendorf , 8 km ( 5.0 mi ) northwest of the city centre of Berlin . Tegel Airport is notable for its hexagonal main terminal building around an open square , which makes walking distances as short as 30 m ( 98 ft ) from the aircraft to the terminal exit .
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG ( FWB : AB1 ) , branded as airberlin or airberlin.com was a major German budget airline . At its peak , it was Germany 's second-largest airline , as well as Europe 's tenth-largest airline in terms of passengers carried . It was headquartered in Berlin and had hubs at Berlin Tegel Airport and Düsseldorf Airport . It was a member of the oneworld airline alliance . The airline was founded in 1978 by Lelco , an American company . Following German reunification , Air Berlin was sold and became a German company in 1991 . It joined the Oneworld alliance in 2012 . After years of losses , Air Berlin filed for insolvency on 15 August 2017 and ceased operations on 27 October 2017 .
Düsseldorf Airport ( German : Flughafen Düsseldorf , pronounced [ ˌfluːkhaːfn̩ ˈdʏsl̩dɔʁf ] ; until March 2013 Düsseldorf International Airport ; IATA : DUS , ICAO : EDDL ) is the international airport of Düsseldorf , the capital of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is about 7 kilometres ( 4 mi ) north of downtown Düsseldorf , and some 20 kilometres ( 12 mi ) south-west of Essen in the Rhine-Ruhr area , Germany 's largest metropolitan area . Düsseldorf is the third largest airport in Germany after Frankfurt and Munich ; it handled 24.5 million passengers in 2017 . It is a hub for Eurowings and a focus city for several more airlines . The airport has three passenger terminals and two runways and can handle wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A380 .
London City Airport ( IATA : LCY , ICAO : EGLC ) is an international airport in London , England . It is located in the Royal Docks in the London Borough of Newham , approximately 7 miles ( 11 km ) east of the City of London and a shorter distance east of Canary Wharf . These are the twin centres of London 's financial industry , which is a major user of the airport . The airport was developed by the engineering company Mowlem in 1986-87 . In 2016 it was bought by a Canadian-led consortium of Alberta Investment Management Corporation ( AIMCo ) , OMERS , the Ontario Teachers ' Pension Plan and Wren House Infrastructure Management of the Kuwait Investment Authority . London City Airport has a single 1,500-metre ( 4,900 ft ) long runway , and a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence ( Number P728 ) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flight training ( but only for training necessary for the operation of aircraft at the airport ) . Only multi-engine , fixed-wing aircraft with special aircraft and aircrew certification to fly 5.5° approaches are allowed to conduct operations at London City Airport . The largest aircraft which can be used at the airport is the Airbus A318 , which has been modified with a steep approach function . London City had over 4.5 million passenger movements in 2017 . It is the fifth-busiest airport by passengers and aircraft movements serving the London area - after Heathrow , Gatwick , Stansted and Luton - and was the 14th-busiest in the UK in 2017 .
Vienna International Airport ( German : Flughafen Wien-Schwechat , Slovak : Letisko Viedeň-Schwechat ; IATA : VIE , ICAO : LOWW ) is the international airport of Vienna , the capital of Austria , located in Schwechat , 18 km ( 11 mi ) southeast of central Vienna and 57 kilometres ( 35 mi ) west of Bratislava . It is the country 's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines and Eurowings Europe as well as a base for low-cost carriers easyJet Europe , Lauda , Level and Wizz Air . It is capable of handling wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A380 . The airport features a dense network of European destinations as well as long-haul flights to Asia , North America and Africa . In 2018 , the airport handled 27 million passengers , a 10.8% increase compared to 2017 .
Niki ( also styled as NIKI or flyNiki , legally NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH ) was an Austrian low-cost airline headquartered in Office Park I at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat . It operated scheduled and charter services to European and North African leisure destinations from Vienna , Salzburg , Graz and Innsbruck and also started services from several German airports in March 2017 . Niki had a variety of owners , including two stints of ownership under Niki Lauda . In January 2018 , the airline was acquired by Lauda , an airline that also had ties to Niki Lauda .
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport ( Romanian : Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă București ) ( IATA : OTP , ICAO : LROP ) is Romania 's busiest international airport , located in Otopeni , 16.5 km ( 10.3 mi ) north of Bucharest 's city centre . It is currently one of two airports serving the capital of Romania . The other is Aurel Vlaicu Airport , which no longer serves scheduled passenger traffic . The airport is named after Romanian flight pioneer Henri Coandă , builder of Coandă-1910 aircraft and discoverer of the Coandă effect of fluidics . Prior to May 2004 , the official name was Bucharest Otopeni International Airport ( Romanian : Aeroportul Internațional București Otopeni ) . Henri Coandă International Airport serves as headquarters for TAROM , the country 's national airline . It also serves as a base of operations for low-cost airlines Blue Air , Ryanair and Wizz Air . It is managed by The National Company Bucharest Airports S.A. ( Compania Națională Aeroporturi București S.A. ) . The military section of the airport is used by the 90th Airlift Flotilla of the Romanian Air Force .
Blue Air is a Romanian airline headquartered in Bucharest , with its hub at Henri Coandă International Airport . It is the largest Romanian airline by scheduled passengers flown . In 2017 , Blue Air carried over 5 million passengers , a 40% increase over the 3.6 million passengers flown the previous year . As of February 2019 , Blue Air flies to 57 scheduled destinations .
Dublin Airport ( Irish : Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath ) ( IATA : DUB , ICAO : EIDW ) is an international airport serving Dublin , the capital city of Ireland . It is operated by DAA ( formerly Dublin Airport Authority ) . The airport is located 7 km ( 4.3 mi ) north of Dublin , in Collinstown , near Swords , Dublin . In 2019 , 32.9 million passengers passed through the airport , making it the airport 's busiest year on record . It is the 12th busiest airport in Europe , and is by far the busiest of Ireland 's airports by total passenger traffic ; it also has the greatest traffic levels on the island of Ireland , followed by Belfast International Airport . The airport has an extensive short and medium haul network , served by an array of carriers , as well as a significant long-haul network focused on North America , the Middle East and East Asia . It serves as the headquarters of Ireland 's flag carrier - Aer Lingus , regional airline Stobart Air , Europe 's largest low-cost carrier - Ryanair , and ASL Airlines Ireland , together with another two airlines , CityJet and Norwegian Air International . United States border preclearance services are available at the airport for U.S.-bound passengers . Shannon Airport is the only other airport in Europe to offer this facility .
Aer Lingus ( /ˌɛər ˈlɪŋɡəs/ , an anglicisation of the Irish aerloingeas meaning air fleet ) is the flag carrier airline of Ireland and the second-largest airline in the country after Ryanair . Founded by the Irish government , it was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group ( IAG ) . The airline 's head office is on the grounds of Dublin Airport in Cloghran , County Dublin . Formed in 1936 , Aer Lingus is a former member of the Oneworld airline alliance , which it left on 31 March 2007 . After the takeover by IAG , it was expected that Aer Lingus would re-enter Oneworld , however , at a press briefing on 15 November 2017 the airline 's then CEO Stephen Kavanagh stated that the airline has no plans to join Oneworld . The airline has codeshares with Oneworld , Star Alliance and SkyTeam members , as well as interline agreements with Etihad Airways , JetBlue Airways and United Airlines . Aer Lingus has a hybrid business model , operating a mixed fare service on its European routes and full service , two-class flights on transatlantic routes . Ryanair owned over 29% of Aer Lingus stock and the Irish state owned over 25% before being bought out by IAG in 2015 . The state had previously held an 85% shareholding until the Government 's decision to float the company on the Dublin and London stock exchanges on 2 October 2006 . The principal group companies include Aer Lingus Limited , Aer Lingus Beachey Limited , Aer Lingus ( Ireland ) Limited and Dirnan Insurance Company Limited , all of which are wholly owned . On 26 May 2015 , after months of negotiations on a possible IAG takeover , the Irish government agreed to sell its 25% stake in the company . Ryanair retained a 30% stake in Aer Lingus which it agreed to sell to IAG on 10 July 2015 for €2.55 per share .
Stockholm Arlanda Airport ( IATA : ARN , ICAO : ESSA ) is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden , near the town of Märsta , 37 kilometres ( 23 mi ) north of Stockholm and nearly 40 kilometres ( 25 mi ) south-east of Uppsala . The airport is located within Stockholm County and the province of Uppland . It is the largest airport in Sweden and the third-largest airport in the Nordic countries . The airport is the major gateway to international air travel for large parts of Sweden . Arlanda Airport was used by close to 27 million passengers in 2017 , with 21.2 million international passengers and 5.5 million domestic . Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the larger of Stockholm 's two airports . The other , Stockholm-Bromma , is located north-west of the city 's centre but can be used only by a small number of smaller aircraft . The smaller airports in Nyköping and Västerås are both located around 100 kilometres ( 60 mi ) away from the Swedish capital . Stockholm Arlanda serves as a major hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle .
Scandinavian Airlines , usually known as SAS , is the flag carrier of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . SAS is an abbreviation of the company 's full name , Scandinavian Airlines System or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden . Part of the SAS Group and headquartered at the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Solna , Sweden , the airline operates 180 aircraft to 90 destinations ( as of December 2019 ) . The airline 's main hub is at Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport , with connections to 109 destinations around the world . Stockholm-Arlanda Airport ( with 106 destinations ) is the second largest hub and Oslo Airport , Gardermoen being the third major hub of SAS . Minor hubs also exist at Bergen Airport , Flesland , Göteborg Landvetter Airport , Stavanger Airport , Sola , and Trondheim Airport , Værnes . SAS Cargo is an independent , wholly owned subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines and its main office is at Copenhagen Airport . In 2017 , SAS carried 28.6 million passengers , achieving revenues of 40 billion Swedish kronor . This makes it the eighth-largest airline in Europe . The SAS fleet is composed of 180 aircraft consisting of Airbus A319 , Airbus A320 , Airbus A320neo , Airbus A321 , Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 ; and Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft . SAS also wet leases Airbus A320neo , ATR 72 , and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft . The airline was founded in 1946 as a consortium to pool the transatlantic operations of Swedish airline Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik , Norway 's Det Norske Luftfartselskap and Det Danske Luftfartselskab of Denmark .
Malta International Airport ( Maltese : Ajruport Internazzjonali ta ' Malta , IATA : MLA , ICAO : LMML ) is the only airport in Malta and it serves the whole of the Maltese Islands . It is located on island of Malta , southwest of the Maltese capital Valletta in the town of Gudja , and occupies the location of the former RAF Luqa . The airport serves as the main hub for Air Malta and Medavia besides being a base for Ryanair and its subsidiary Malta Air . It is also home to the Area Control Center and hosted the annual Malta Airshow until 2017 . The airport is operated by Malta International Airport plc .
Air Malta plc ( stylized as airmalta ) is the flag carrier airline of Malta , with its headquarters in Luqa and its hub at Malta International Airport . It operates services to destinations in Europe , the Middle East and North Africa .
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport ( IATA : BCN , ICAO : LEBL ) ( Catalan : Aeroport Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat , Spanish : Aeropuerto Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat ) , previously named Barcelona-El Prat and also known as El Prat Airport , is an international airport located 12 km ( 7.5 mi ) southwest of the centre of Barcelona , lying in the municipalities of El Prat de Llobregat , Viladecans , and Sant Boi , in Catalonia , Spain , Europe . It has been named after a former President of the Generalitat of Catalonia , Josep Tarradellas , since 27 February 2019 . It is the second largest and busiest airport in Spain , and the sixth busiest in Europe . In 2019 , Barcelona Airport handled a record 52,686,314 million passengers , up 5.0% from 2018 . It is a hub for Level and Vueling , and a focus city for Air Europa , Iberia , EasyJet , Norwegian and Ryanair . The Barcelona-Madrid air shuttle service , known as the Puente Aéreo ( in Spanish ) , or Pont Aeri ( in Catalan ) literally Air Bridge , was the world 's busiest route until 2008 , with the highest number of flight operations ( 971 per week ) in 2007 . The schedule has been reduced since February 2008 , when a Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line was opened , covering the distance in 2 hours 30 minutes , and quickly became popular .
Munich Airport ( German : Flughafen München ) ( IATA : MUC , ICAO : EDDM ) is the international airport of Munich , the capital of Bavaria . It is the second-busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic after Frankfurt Airport , and the eighth-busiest airport in Europe , handling 47.9 million passengers in 2019 . It is the world 's 15th-busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic , and was the 38th-busiest airport worldwide in 2018 . Munich Airport serves as a hub for Lufthansa including Lufthansa Regional and its Star Alliance partners . The airport is located 28.5 km ( 17.7 mi ) northeast of Munich near the city of Freising and is named after former Bavarian minister-president Franz Josef Strauss who was born in Munich . It has two passenger terminals with an additional midfield terminal , two runways as well as extensive cargo and maintenance facilities and is fully equipped to handle wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380 .
Meridiana Fly S.p.A. , operating as Meridiana ( formerly named Meridiana S.p.A ) , was a privately owned Italian airline headquartered in Olbia with its main base at Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport . It operated scheduled and charter flights to domestic , European and intercontinental destinations from several Italian bases . Some of its operations were carried out by the old Air Italy under the Meridiana brand . It was owned by Qatar Airways through AQA Holding ( 49% ) and Alisarda S.p.A. ( 51% ) , who rebranded the airline as the new Air Italy effective 1 March 2018 .