5 Biggest Airlines in Europe

5 Biggest Airlines in Europe

Many major airlines in the world, who get the biggest title in view of the number of passengers transported by a variety of services aim to cities in both Europe and the world. From a list of airlines in Europe, following the five largest airlines in the continent of Europe:

1. Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Lufthansa is the largest airline in Europe based on the number of passengers carried, and also the German national airline. The airline is the fifth largest by number of passengers transported, operates flights to 209 cities in 81 countries. Together with his partner Lufthansa flies to 410 cities. Has the second largest passenger airline fleet in the world, when combined with Lufthansa CityLine, Air Dolomiti, Eurowings, Germanwings, Augsburg Airways, Contact Air, and SWISS, totaling 529 aircraft.

Lufthansa's corporate office is located in Cologne, where the base and primary traffic hub at Frankfurt International Airport diFrankfurt am Main with a second hub at Munich International Airport.

2. Ryanair

Ryanair Ltd is a low-cost airlines from Ireland. Its headquarters are in Dublin Airport with the main base of operations in Dublin and London Stansted Airport.

Ryanair operates more than 290 Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The airline has beencharacterized by rapid expansion, a result of the deregulation of the airline industry in Europe in 1997 and the success of low-cost business model.

3. Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM is an airline company established under French law and with its headquarters at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris. The company is the largest airline in the world in total operating revenue, and the world's third-largest in passenger-kilometers. Air France-KLM was formed on May 5, 2004 with the merger between Air France and KLM Dutch. Both Air France and KLM continue to operate with their own names, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM.

In 2005 total operating revenues of Air France-KLM reached 19.08 billion euros (U.S. $ 23.98 billion), with a net profit of 351 million eura (U.S. $ 441 million), a peningkata 20.2% over the previous year. Air France-KLM is a company with the largest gains in Europe, as a comparison of American Airlines mimiliki operating income of U.S. $ 18.64 billion, but suffered a net loss of U.S. $ 761 million

4. EasyJet

EasyJet is a low cost airline officially named easyJet Airline Company Limited. The airline based at London Luton Airport. The airline is the largest low fare airline in Europe, which operates flights to 307 domestic and international routes linking 80 cities in Europe. The company has a Type A Operating License from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority to allow the transport of passengers, cargo and, in a letter to the plane 20 seats or more.

5. International Airlines Group

International Airlines Group is a multinational company headquartered in London, England and with its registered office in Madrid, Spain. The airline was formed in January 2011 the merger of British Airways and Iberia, each airline that carries the flag of England and Spain. This airline is the seventh largest airline in the world measured in revenue in 2010. IAG has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 on January 24, 2011.