Most Active Airlines in United Kingdom

Key Takeaways

  • 157 airlines fly scheduled routes from the United Kingdom. Together they operate 2,989 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Ryanair runs the widest network. 611 outgoing routes from the United Kingdom — about 1.0x the next airline
  • LGW is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below

Which airlines are most active in the United Kingdom? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from the United Kingdom’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in United Kingdom by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in United Kingdom, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in United Kingdom

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Ryanair611169Main hub: STN
2. easyJet595129Main hub: LGW
3. Jet242867Main hub: LBA
4. TUI Airways31966Main hub: MAN
5. British Airways205178Main hub: LHR
6. Wizz Air10267Main hub: LTN
7. Loganair9232Main hub: GLA
8. BA3328Main hub: LCY
9. Emerald Airlines3312Main hub: BHD
10. Virgin Atlantic2421Main hub: LHR
11. SunExpress234Main hub: MAN
12. Vueling Airlines2112Main hub: LGW

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Ryanair

611 outgoing routes from 22 airports in the United Kingdom to 169 destinations (8 domestic, 161 international). Busiest bases: STN, MAN, EDI. Top destinations include Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Palma de Mallorca, Malaga, Barcelona, Tenerife.

2. easyJet

595 outgoing routes from 20 airports in the United Kingdom to 129 destinations (17 domestic, 112 international). Busiest bases: LGW, MAN, BRS. Top destinations include Amsterdam, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Palma de Mallorca.

3. Jet2

428 outgoing routes from 14 airports in the United Kingdom to 67 destinations (0 domestic, 67 international). Busiest bases: LBA, MAN, BHX. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Tenerife, Arrecife, Malaga.

4. TUI Airways

319 outgoing routes from 21 airports in the United Kingdom to 66 destinations (1 domestic, 65 international). Busiest bases: MAN, BHX, LGW. Top destinations include Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza Island / Eivisa, Malaga, Arrecife.

5. British Airways

205 outgoing routes from 9 airports in the United Kingdom to 178 destinations (9 domestic, 169 international). Busiest bases: LHR, LGW, GLA. Top destinations include Barcelona, Málaga, Madrid, London, Amsterdam.

6. Wizz Air

102 outgoing routes from 7 airports in the United Kingdom to 67 destinations (0 domestic, 67 international). Busiest bases: LTN, LGW, BHX. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Madrid, Bucharest, Warsaw.

7. Loganair

92 outgoing routes from 27 airports in the United Kingdom to 32 destinations (25 domestic, 7 international). Busiest bases: GLA, ABZ, EDI. Top destinations include Edinburgh, Manchester, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Shetland Islands.

8. BA

33 outgoing routes from 6 airports in the United Kingdom to 28 destinations (4 domestic, 24 international). Busiest bases: LCY, GLA, EDI. Top destinations include Palma de Mallorca, Ibiza (Eivissa), London, Málaga, Madrid.

9. Emerald Airlines

33 outgoing routes from 15 airports in the United Kingdom to 12 destinations (10 domestic, 2 international). Busiest bases: BHD, BHX, LBA. Top destinations include Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester, West Yorkshire.

10. Virgin Atlantic

24 outgoing routes from 3 airports in the United Kingdom to 21 destinations (0 domestic, 21 international). Busiest bases: LHR, MAN, EDI. Top destinations include Orlando, Bangalore, Mumbai, New York, Bridgetown.

11. SunExpress

23 outgoing routes from 11 airports in the United Kingdom to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: MAN, STN, LGW. Top destinations include Antalya, Muğla, İzmir, Bodrum.

12. Vueling Airlines

21 outgoing routes from 6 airports in the United Kingdom to 12 destinations (0 domestic, 12 international). Busiest bases: LGW, LHR, CWL. Top destinations include Barcelona, Santiago de Compostela, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Valencia, Malaga.

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