United Kingdom based airlines transported 106 million passengers in 2023, up from approximately 106 million registered in the previous year. Over the period given, the passenger traffic peaked at 176.22 million in 2018, before decreasing significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic.
EasyJet: king of the skies
EasyJet is the largest airline company based in the United Kingdom. In 2022, the low-cost carrier transported 33.12 million passengers in UK via its operating company EasyJet UK Ltd. EasyJet was founded in 1995 and has seen an astonishing market growth since then, overtaking the country’s flag carrier British Airways as the leading airline in 2022.
Air traffic worldwide
Globally, the number of scheduled passengers is expected to reach 1.17 billion users by the end of 2027. After continuing its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023, the sector is expected to continue growing between 5.5 and 4 percent annually between 2024 and 2027.
Total number of passengers transported by airlines based in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2023
(in millions)
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Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (March 18, 2024). Total number of passengers transported by airlines based in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024459/number-of-passengers-on-united-kingdom-airlines/
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