easyJet becomes UK’s largest airline
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published figures that show that easyJet is the UK’s largest airline, measured by the number of passengers flown for the second year in a row. In 2009 over 28 million passengers flew with easyJet through UK airports, which is significantly more than any other airline.
In just 15 years easyJet has grown from a small two aircraft operation to become the UK’s largest airline, operating out of 16 airports across the UK from Inverness down to Bristol. In addition the airline is making significant headway in Europe. easyJet is now the leading airline at many major European airports such as Milan Malpensa, and is the second largest airline in France and Switzerland. easyJet currently offers over 500 routes across 29 countries with a fleet of nearly 200 aircraft.
| Airline | PAX 2009 |
| easyJet | 28,147,268 |
| Ryanair | 28,095,201 |
| British Airways* | 26,274,056 |
| bmi | 6,887,386 |
| Flybe | 6,749,650 |
*BA numbers were adjusted to reflect passenger journeys made by transfer passengers.
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