Most Active Airlines in Italy

Key Takeaways

169 airlines fly scheduled routes from Italy. Together they operate 2,706 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
Ryanair runs the widest network. 896 outgoing routes from Italy — about 3.6x the next airline
FCO 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 Italy? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from Italy’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

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

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in Italy

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

Airline	Routes	Destinations	Busiest base
1. Ryanair	896	149	Main hub: BGY
2. Wizz Air	246	83	Main hub: FCO
3. easyJet	224	81	Main hub: MXP
4. Volotea	149	48	Main hub: OLB
5. Neos	105	48	Main hub: VRN
6. ITA Airways	93	55	Main hub: FCO
7. Aeroitalia	51	24	Main hub: FCO
8. Eurowings	44	5	Main hub: NAP
9. Lufthansa	39	3	Main hub: LIN
10. SkyAlps	38	29	Main hub: BZO
11. Jet2	35	12	Main hub: VRN
12. Vueling Airlines	31	13	Main hub: FCO

Where the Routes Are: Italy’s Busiest Airports

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

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Ryanair

896 outgoing routes from 32 airports in Italy to 149 destinations (31 domestic, 118 international). Busiest bases: BGY, PSA, BRI. Top destinations include London, Bergamo, Palermo Int’l (Punta Raisi Falcone-Borsellino), Catania, Charleroi.

2. Wizz Air

246 outgoing routes from 27 airports in Italy to 83 destinations (10 domestic, 73 international). Busiest bases: FCO, MXP, NAP. Top destinations include Tirana, Warsaw, Bucharest, Budapest, Chisinau International.

3. easyJet

224 outgoing routes from 18 airports in Italy to 81 destinations (11 domestic, 70 international). Busiest bases: MXP, NAP, LIN. Top destinations include Milan, London, Orly (near Paris), EuroAirport (Basel), Amsterdam.

4. Volotea

149 outgoing routes from 22 airports in Italy to 48 destinations (19 domestic, 29 international). Busiest bases: OLB, VCE, NAP. Top destinations include Orly (near Paris), Olbia, Rome, Catania, Naples.

5. Neos

105 outgoing routes from 16 airports in Italy to 48 destinations (10 domestic, 38 international). Busiest bases: VRN, MXP, FCO. Top destinations include Sharm El Sheikh, Marsa Alam, Rome, La Romana, Milan.

6. ITA Airways

93 outgoing routes from 17 airports in Italy to 55 destinations (18 domestic, 37 international). Busiest bases: FCO, LIN, SUF. Top destinations include Rome, Milan, Catania, Alghero, Palermo Int’l (Punta Raisi Falcone-Borsellino).

7. Aeroitalia

51 outgoing routes from 17 airports in Italy to 24 destinations (20 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: FCO, CAG, OLB. Top destinations include Rome, Milan, Cagliari, Olbia, Catania.

8. Eurowings

44 outgoing routes from 18 airports in Italy to 5 destinations (0 domestic, 5 international). Busiest bases: NAP, CTA, MXP. Top destinations include Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Berlin.

9. Lufthansa

39 outgoing routes from 20 airports in Italy to 3 destinations (0 domestic, 3 international). Busiest bases: LIN, MXP, VCE. Top destinations include Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Vienna.

10. SkyAlps

38 outgoing routes from 13 airports in Italy to 29 destinations (10 domestic, 19 international). Busiest bases: BZO, AOI, CAG. Top destinations include Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Bolzano, Berlin, London.

11. Jet2

35 outgoing routes from 9 airports in Italy to 12 destinations (0 domestic, 12 international). Busiest bases: VRN, NAP, FCO. Top destinations include Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, West Yorkshire, East Midlands.

12. Vueling Airlines

31 outgoing routes from 15 airports in Italy to 13 destinations (2 domestic, 11 international). Busiest bases: FCO, FLR, MXP. Top destinations include Barcelona, Orly (near Paris), Madrid, London, Brussels.