Most Active Airlines in France

Key Takeaways

  • 160 airlines fly scheduled routes from France. Together they operate 2,248 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • easyJet runs the widest network. 355 outgoing routes from France — about 1.2x the next airline
  • CDG is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Each of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies from France

Which airlines are most active in France? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from France’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once. Below, every one of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies.

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

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in France

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

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. easyJet355102Main hub: BSL
2. Volotea30581Main hub: NTE
3. Ryanair26498Main hub: BVA
4. Transavia France252114Main hub: ORY
5. Air France165139Main hub: CDG
6. HOP!8552Main hub: CDG
7. Wizz Air6733Main hub: BSL
8. Air Corsica5218Main hub: BIA
9. Air Algerie4812Main hub: MRS
10. Vueling Airlines3525Main hub: ORY
11. Royal Air Maroc259Main hub: ORY
12. Twin Jet2417Main hub: MRS

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

Where the Routes Are: France’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in France by number of outgoing routes
France's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. easyJet

355 outgoing routes from 21 airports in France to 102 destinations (19 domestic, 83 international). Busiest bases: BSL, LYS, NCE. Top destinations include London, Nice, Marrakech, Orly (near Paris), Geneva.

2. Volotea

305 outgoing routes from 22 airports in France to 81 destinations (23 domestic, 58 international). Busiest bases: NTE, LYS, BOD. Top destinations include Nantes, Blagnac, Bordeaux/Merignac, Nice, Orly (near Paris).

3. Ryanair

264 outgoing routes from 26 airports in France to 98 destinations (10 domestic, 88 international). Busiest bases: BVA, MRS, TLS. Top destinations include London, Francisco Sa Carneiro Int., Dublin, Marrakech, Charleroi.

4. Transavia France

252 outgoing routes from 18 airports in France to 114 destinations (14 domestic, 100 international). Busiest bases: ORY, LYS, NTE. Top destinations include Orly (near Paris), Marrakech, Algiers, Tunis, Francisco Sa Carneiro Int..

5. Air France

165 outgoing routes from 15 airports in France to 139 destinations (16 domestic, 123 international). Busiest bases: CDG, ORY, NCE. Top destinations include Paris, Orly (near Paris), Amsterdam, Nice, Blagnac.

6. HOP!

85 outgoing routes from 16 airports in France to 52 destinations (15 domestic, 37 international). Busiest bases: CDG, LYS, NTE. Top destinations include Paris, Saint Exupery, Amsterdam, Blagnac, Brest.

7. Wizz Air

67 outgoing routes from 7 airports in France to 33 destinations (0 domestic, 33 international). Busiest bases: BSL, BVA, NCE. Top destinations include Tirana, Sofia, Budapest, Someşeni, Bucharest.

8. Air Corsica

52 outgoing routes from 12 airports in France to 18 destinations (13 domestic, 5 international). Busiest bases: BIA, AJA, FSC. Top destinations include Marseille, Nice, Orly (near Paris), Bastia, Ajaccio.

9. Air Algerie

48 outgoing routes from 12 airports in France to 12 destinations (0 domestic, 12 international). Busiest bases: MRS, LYS, CDG. Top destinations include Algiers, Oran, Constantine, Annaba, Bejaia.

10. Vueling Airlines

35 outgoing routes from 9 airports in France to 25 destinations (0 domestic, 25 international). Busiest bases: ORY, NTE, MRS. Top destinations include Barcelona, Alicante / Benidorm / Costa Blanca, Rome, Florence (Firenze), Lisbon.

11. Royal Air Maroc

25 outgoing routes from 10 airports in France to 9 destinations (1 domestic, 8 international). Busiest bases: ORY, CDG, MRS. Top destinations include Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Oujda, Agadir.

12. Twin Jet

24 outgoing routes from 13 airports in France to 17 destinations (14 domestic, 3 international). Busiest bases: MRS, LYS, TLS. Top destinations include Blagnac, Saint Exupery, Milan, Pau, Strasbourg.

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