Europe's Aviation Market


Monthly Airline Data Updates for the European Market

Discover the Busiest Airports and Airlines in Europe This Month | October 2025


How much airline capacity is there in Europe? Find out with new data each month, detailing:

  • Which is the busiest airport?
  • What is the biggest airline in Europe?
  • Which European country has the most airline capacity?
  • Which regions are most visited?
  • And more.
Data is sourced from OAG's Schedules Analyser; a cutting-edge platform for airline schedule analysis. 

 

Airline Capacity in Europe | October 2025


 

How much airline capacity is there in Europe This Month?

  • Total airline capacity in Europe this month stands at 158 million seats, a 4.9% increase compared to October 2024.
  • International capacity increased by 6.1%, while domestic capacity saw a modest rise of 0.1% compared to October 2024.
  • LCC capacity grew by 6.1% vs last year, whilst Mainline capacity grew by 4.1% and represents 61% of the market.

*As of July 2025, international capacity is reported on a two-way basis (previously one-way departing).

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European Countries' Airline Capacity | October 2025


 

Which European Country Has The Most Airline Capacity (Domestic + International)?

  • Spain and the UK lead in airline capacity, offering 16.9 million and 16.4 million seats respectively. Compared to October 2024, capacity grew by 3.8% in Spain and 1.6% in the UK.
  • Capacity grew at the fastest rate in Türkiye by 11.7%, adding an additional 1.4m seats.

Which European Country Has THE Most DOMESTIC Airline Capacity?

 

  • Spain and Türkiye are the largest domestic markets, with 5.12m seats and 5.07m seats respectively. Domestic capacity grew by 12% vs October 2024 in Türkiye.
  • Capacity reduced in Sweden, the UK and Greece, declining by 8.5%, 6.6% and 5.3% respectively vs October 2024.

Top Ten Busiest Airports by Departing Seats in Europe | October 2025


 

Which is the Busiest Airport in Europe?

  • Istanbul remains the busiest airport in Europe, growing by 10.2% to 4.52m seats. A close second, Heathrow grew by only 0.2% to 4.46m seats.
  • Strongest growth in the Top 10 comes again from Istanbul Sabiha, where carriers have increased capacity by 20.2% year on year.
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Airline Capacity By European Region | October 2025


Which Region of Europe Has Most AIRLINE Capacity?

  • 74% of capacity is from or within Western Europe, growing by 4.2% vs last year to 116m seats.
  • Capacity in Eastern/Central Europe continues to grow at a faster rate of 6.1% to 19.5m seats.

Where do flights from Europe go?

  • The largest international market is within Europe, with 84.6m seats, adding 4.2m seats and making up 67% share of the market in October 2025.
  • The second and third largest international markets are North America with 10.43m seats and the Middle East with 10.35m seats.
  • Travel to/from the Middle East grew at the fastest rate this month by 18.3% vs last year, adding 1.6m seats.

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Top Ten Airlines in Europe (Departing seats, one-way) | October 2025


 

Which is the biggest airline in Europe?

  • Ryanair is the largest carrier within Europe with 20m seats, an increase of 4.1% vs last year. This is 10.3m more seats than easyJet, the second largest carrier.
  • Pegasus continued to record the strongest growth amongst the Top 10 European airlines this month with a year-on-year increase of 15.9%. This is followed by Wizz Air which increased capacity by 14.3%.

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