Low-cost airlines in Europe
We list 20 low-cost airlines based in Europe, across 13 countries. The largest published fleet belongs to Ryanair (647 aircraft, group figure, as of 30 June 2026). Every figure below is the airline’s latest from a named, dated source.
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- 13countries
- 58hub airports
Airlines in Europe, by fleet size
Showing 20 of 20- IATA FRRyanairRyanairIreland · Fleet 647 groupHubs STN · DUB · BGY +3 · founded 1985Fleet 647 group (647 aircraft (group) · Airline report (Q1 FY27 presentation) · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 3,244
- IATA U2easyJeteasyJetUnited Kingdom · Fleet 356 groupHubs LGW · LTN · BRS +3 · founded 1995Fleet 356 group (356 aircraft (group) · Airline report · as of 31 March 2026)Routes 1,783
- IATA W6Wizz AirWizz AirHungary · Fleet 276 groupHubs BUD · OTP · LTN +3 · founded 2004Fleet 276 group (276 aircraft (group) · Airline report · as of 2 October 2026)Routes 1,083
- IATA VYVuelingVuelingSpain · Fleet 142Hubs BCN · FCO · ORY +3 · founded 2004Fleet 142 (142 aircraft · Wikipedia · as of 1 August 2025)Routes 895
- IATA LSJet2.comJet2.comUnited Kingdom · Fleet 139Hubs MAN · LBA · BHX +3 · founded 2003Fleet 139 (139 aircraft · Airline report · as of 8 July 2026)Routes 594
- IATA PCPegasus AirlinesPegasus AirlinesTürkiye · Fleet 131Hubs SAW · AYT · ESB +3 · founded 1990Fleet 131 (131 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 424
- IATA DYNorwegianNorwegianNorway · Fleet 95Hubs OSL · ARN · CPH +3 · founded 2002Fleet 95 (95 aircraft · Airline report · as of 30 June 2026)Routes 624
- IATA EWEurowingsEurowingsGermany · Fleet 90Hubs DUS · CGN · HAM +3 · founded 1994Fleet 90 (90 aircraft · Wikipedia · as of 1 May 2026)Routes 407
- IATA VFAJetAJetTürkiye · Fleet 89Hubs SAW · ESB · AYT · founded 2008Fleet 89 (89 aircraft · Press report · as of 30 June 2026)
- IATA BTairBalticairBalticLatvia · Fleet 54Hubs RIX · TLL · VNO · founded 1995Fleet 54 (54 aircraft · Press report · as of 13 August 2026)Routes 170
- IATA HVTransaviaTransaviaNetherlands · Fleet 53Hubs AMS · RTM · EIN +1 · founded 1966Fleet 53 (53 aircraft · Airline report · as of 19 October 2026)Routes 304
- IATA QSSmartwingsSmartwingsCzechia · Fleet 41Hubs PRG · BTS · KTW +1 · founded 1997Fleet 41 (41 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of July 2026)Routes 275
- IATA V7VoloteaVoloteaSpain · Fleet 41Hubs NTE · BOD · VCE +3 · founded 2012Fleet 41 (41 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of August 2025)Routes 481
- IATA I2Iberia ExpressIberia ExpressSpain · Fleet 25Hub MAD · founded 2011Fleet 25 (25 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of October 2025)Routes 100
- IATA XCCorendon AirlinesCorendon AirlinesTürkiye · Fleet 20Hubs AYT · ADB · ESB · founded 2005Fleet 20 (20 aircraft · Airline report · as of October 2026)
- IATA N0Norse Atlantic AirwaysNorse Atlantic AirwaysNorway · Fleet 12Hubs OSL · LGW · CDG · founded 2022Fleet 12 (12 aircraft · Airline report · as of 20 August 2026)
- IATA H7HiSkyHiSkyMoldova · Fleet 8 groupHubs RMO · OTP · founded 2019Fleet 8 group (8 aircraft (group) · Airline report · as of October 2026)
- IATA LLLEVELLEVELSpain · Fleet 7Hub BCN · founded 2017Fleet 7 (7 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of May 2025)
- IATA BFFrench beeFrench beeFrance · Fleet 6Hub ORY · founded 2016Fleet 6 (6 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of July 2026)Routes 2
- IATA PQSkyUp AirlinesSkyUp AirlinesUkraine · Fleet 2Hub RMO · founded 2018Fleet 2 (2 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of June 2026)
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Fleet: each airline’s latest published figure (“group” covers its group carriers); every profile names the source and the date it describes. Routes: airport pairs AviationStack lists for the airline, as of ; not a timetable.
Europe: 20 airlines
Largest published fleet first. Open a profile for the source of each figure.
| Rank# | IATA | Airline | Country | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FR | RyanairFR · Ireland · Hubs STN · DUB · BGY | Ireland | 647 groupas of | Active |
| 2 | U2 | easyJetU2 · United Kingdom · Hubs LGW · LTN · BRS | United Kingdom | 356 groupas of | Active |
| 3 | W6 | Wizz AirW6 · Hungary · Hubs BUD · OTP · LTN | Hungary | 276 groupas of | Active |
| 4 | VY | VuelingVY · Spain · Hubs BCN · FCO · ORY | Spain | 142as of | Active |
| 5 | LS | Jet2.comLS · United Kingdom · Hubs MAN · LBA · BHX | United Kingdom | 139as of | Active |
| 6 | PC | Pegasus AirlinesPC · Türkiye · Hubs SAW · AYT · ESB | Türkiye | 131as of | Active |
| 7 | DY | NorwegianDY · Norway · Hubs OSL · ARN · CPH | Norway | 95as of | Active |
| 8 | EW | EurowingsEW · Germany · Hubs DUS · CGN · HAM | Germany | 90as of | Active |
| 9 | VF | AJetVF · Türkiye · Hubs SAW · ESB · AYT | Türkiye | 89as of | Active |
| 10 | BT | airBalticBT · Latvia · Hubs RIX · TLL · VNO | Latvia | 54as of | Active |
| 11 | HV | TransaviaHV · Netherlands · Hubs AMS · RTM · EIN | Netherlands | 53as of | Active |
| 12 | QS | SmartwingsQS · Czechia · Hubs PRG · BTS · KTW | Czechia | 41as of | Active |
| 13 | V7 | VoloteaV7 · Spain · Hubs NTE · BOD · VCE | Spain | 41as of | Active |
| 14 | I2 | Iberia ExpressI2 · Spain · Hub MAD | Spain | 25as of | Active |
| 15 | XC | Corendon AirlinesXC · Türkiye · Hubs AYT · ADB · ESB | Türkiye | 20as of | Active |
| 16 | N0 | Norse Atlantic AirwaysN0 · Norway · Hubs OSL · LGW · CDG | Norway | 12as of | Active |
| 17 | H7 | HiSkyH7 · Moldova · Hubs RMO · OTP | Moldova | 8 groupas of | Active |
| 18 | LL | LEVELLL · Spain · Hub BCN | Spain | 7as of | Active |
| 19 | BF | French beeBF · France · Hub ORY | France | 6as of | Active |
| 20 | PQ | SkyUp AirlinesPQ · Ukraine · Hub RMO | Ukraine | 2as of | Active |
Fleet figures are the latest each airline or a named source has published, with the date they describe. “Group” means the figure covers the airline’s group, as the source reports it. Open a profile for the source link.
Europe: questions and answers
How many low-cost airlines are in Europe?
Our directory lists 20 low-cost airlines based in Europe. They are based in 13 countries.
Which low-cost airline in Europe has the largest fleet?
Of the airlines we list, Ryanair has the largest published fleet: 647 aircraft (a group figure), as of 30 June 2026 (source: Airline report (Q1 FY27 presentation)).
Which countries in Europe have the most low-cost airlines?
Spain has 4 airlines in our directory. In full: Spain (4), Türkiye (3), Norway (2), United Kingdom (2), Czechia (1), France (1), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Ireland (1), Latvia (1), Moldova (1), Netherlands (1), Ukraine (1).
How up to date are these fleet figures?
Each figure carries the date it describes. For Europe, the dates run from May 2025 to October 2026. Each airline’s profile links to the source of its figure.
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