List of airlines in Europe
Europe currently has 105 airlines offering scheduled flights, from regional to intercontinental flights. In addition, there are several smaller airlines, which brings the total to about 150. Charter airlines that only offer holiday packages (flight + accommodation) are not included in the table below, well-known examples are TUI fly Nordic, BH Air, Azur Air, Freebird Airlines and Tailwind Airlines. Air Nostrum from Spain operates flights for Iberia Regional, tickets can be bought through the website of Iberia.
In Europe there are 7 big full service carriers (including British Airways), 7 big low-cost carriers (including Ryanair) and more than 15 regional airlines. Russia is the country with the most airlines, followed by France and Spain.
| Airline | Country | Info |
| Air Albania | Albania | |
| Albawings | Albania | |
| Austrian Airlines | Austria | Lufthansa Group |
| Azerbaijan Airlines | Azerbaijan | |
| Buta Airways | Azerbaijan | |
| Belavia | Belarus | |
| Brussels Airlines | Belgium | Lufthansa Group |
| TUI fly Belgium | Belgium | TUI Group |
| Bulgaria Air | Bulgaria | |
| Croatia Airlines | Croatia | |
| Cyprus Airways | Cyprus | |
| Czech Airlines | Czech Republic | |
| Smartwings | Czech Republic | |
| Atlantic Airways | Denmark (Faeröer) | |
| Danish Air Transport | Denmark | Regional airline |
| Finnair | Finland | |
| Air Austral | France | (Réunion) |
| Air Caraïbes | France | (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique) |
| Air Corsica | France | Regional airline |
| Air France | France | Top 7 biggest full service carriers, Air France-KLM |
| Corsair International | France | TUI Group |
| French bee | France | |
| Transavia France | France | Air France-KLM |
| Twin Jet | France | Regional airline |
| Georgian Airways | Georgia | |
| Condor | Germany | |
| Eurowings | Germany | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers, Lufthansa Group |
| Lufthansa | Germany | Top 7 biggest full service carriers, Lufthansa Group |
| TUI fly Deutschland | Germany | TUI Group |
| Aegean Airlines | Greece | |
| Olympic Air | Greece | Regional airline |
| Sky Express | Greece | Regional airline |
| Wizz Air | Hungary | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers |
| Icelandair | Iceland | |
| PLAY Airlines | Iceland | NEW |
| Aer Lingus | Ireland | IAG |
| Ryanair | Ireland | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers |
| Air Dolomiti | Italy | Regional airline, Lufthansa Group |
| ITA Airways | Italy | NEW, successor Alitalia |
| Neos Air | Italy | |
| Air Astana | Kazakhstan | |
| FlyArystan | Kazakhstan | NEW |
| SCAT Airlines | Kazakhstan | |
| airBaltic | Latvia | |
| Luxair | Luxembourg | |
| Air Malta | Malta | |
| Air Moldova | Moldova | |
| FlyOne | Moldova | |
| Air Montenegro | Montenegro | NEW, successor Montenegro Airlines |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Netherlands | |
| KLM | Netherlands | Top 7 biggest full service carriers, Air France-KLM |
| Transavia | Netherlands | Air France-KLM |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Netherlands | TUI Group |
| Flyr | Norway | NEW |
| Norwegian | Norway | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers |
| Widerøe | Norway | Regional airline |
| Enter Air | Poland | |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Poland | |
| Azores Airlines | Portugal | Regional airline |
| TAP Air Portugal | Portugal | |
| Blue Air | Romania | |
| Tarom | Romania | |
| Aeroflot | Russia | Top 7 biggest full service carriers, Aeroflot Group |
| Aurora | Russia | Aeroflot Group |
| Nordwind Airlines | Russia | |
| Pobeda | Russia | Aeroflot Group |
| Red Wings Airlines | Russia | |
| Rossiya Airlines | Russia | Aeroflot Group |
| RusLine | Russia | Regional airline |
| S7 Airlines | Russia | |
| Smartavia | Russia | |
| Ural Airlines | Russia | |
| Utair | Russia | |
| Yamal Airlines | Russia | Regional airline |
| Air Serbia | Serbia | |
| Air Europa | Spain | |
| Binter Canarias | Spain | Regional airline |
| Iberia | Spain | IAG |
| Iberia Express | Spain | IAG |
| LEVEL | Spain | IAG |
| Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas | Spain | |
| Volotea | Spain | |
| Vueling | Spain | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers, IAG |
| Braathens Regional Airlines | Sweden | Regional airline |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Sweden, Denmark, Norway* | Top 7 biggest full service carriers |
| easyJet Switzerland | Switzerland | |
| Edelweiss Air | Switzerland | Lufthansa Group |
| Swiss | Switzerland | Lufthansa Group |
| AnadoluJet | Turkey | Regional airline |
| Corendon Airlines | Turkey | |
| Pegasus Airlines | Turkey | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers |
| SunExpress | Turkey | |
| Turkish Airlines | Turkey | Top 7 biggest full service carriers |
| Motor Sich Airlines | Ukraine | |
| SkyUp Airlines | Ukraine | |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Ukraine | |
| Yanair | Ukraine | |
| British Airways | United Kingdom | Top 7 biggest full service carriers, IAG |
| Eastern Airways | United Kingdom | Regional airline |
| easyJet | United Kingdom | Top 7 biggest low-cost carriers |
| Flybe | United Kingdom | |
| Jet2 | United Kingdom | |
| Loganair | United Kingdom | Regional airline |
| TUI Airways | United Kingdom | TUI Group |
| Virgin Atlantic | United Kingdom |
*Sweden, Denmark and Norway share one (inter)national flag carrier, called Scandinavian Airlines.
List of defunct airlines in Europe 2017 – 2021
2017
Monarch Airlines, United Kingdom – declared bankrupt in October 2017
Air Berlin, Germany – declared bankrupt in October 2017
Darwin Airline, Switzerland – declared bankrupt in December 2017
2018
Nextjet, Sweden – declared bankrupt in May 2018
VLM Airlines, Belgium – declared bankrupt in August 2018
SkyWork Airlines, Switzerland – declared bankrupt in August 2018
CityJet, United Kingdom – stopped scheduled flights in August 2018, still active as wet lease specialist
Azur Air Germany, Germany – declared bankrupt in September 2018
Primera Air, Denmark and Primera Air Nordic, Latvia – declared bankrupt in October 2018
Cobalt Air, Cyprus – declared bankrupt in October 2018
Small Planet Airlines, Lithuania – declared bankrupt in November 2018
2019
Germania, Germany – declared bankrupt in February 2019
flybmi, United Kingdom – declared bankrupt in February 2019
WOW air, Iceland – declared bankrupt in March 2019
Joon, France – flights transferred to parent company Air France in June 2019
HOP!, France – flights transferred to parent company Air France in September 2019
Aigle Azur, France – declared bankrupt in September 2019
Thomas Cook Airlines, United Kingdom – declared bankrupt in September 2019
XL Airways, France – declared bankrupt in September 2019
Adria Airways, Slovenia – declared bankrupt in September 2019
Nordica, Estonia – stopped scheduled flights in October 2019, still active as wet lease specialist
Astra Airlines, Greece – declared bankrupt in November 2019
2020
Ernest Airlines, Italy – declared bankrupt in January 2020
AtlasGlobal, Turkey – declared bankrupt in February 2020
Air Italy (successor Meridiana), Italy – declared bankrupt in February 2020
Flybe, United Kingdom – declared bankrupt in March 2020, relaunched in April 2022
Bek Air, Kazakhstan – declared bankrupt in April 2020
SunExpress Deutschland, Germany – declared bankrupt in October 2020
2021
Air Antwerp, Belgium – stopped scheduled flights in June 2021
Onur Air, Turkey – declared bankrupt in June 2021
Blue Panorama Airlines, Italy – declared bankrupt in October 2021
Ellinair, Greece – declared bankrupt in November 2021