Passengers uplifted by Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd 2008-2018

Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd carried 8.09 million passengers in 2018. The United Kingdom based airline was part of the Thomas Cook Group and merged with My Travel Airways in early 2008. Thomas Cook Airlines first started flying under their current brand name in 2003 and were headquartered in Manchester. The airline company's parent was declared insolvent in September 2019 and ceased trading with immediate effect.
The number of uplifted passengers decreased between 2008 and 2014, reaching a low of approximately six million passengers. However, the following year figures rose again, before reaching similar levels to 2010. As of September 23, 2019, Thomas Cook Group and all entities ceased operations.

Group financials

The Thomas Cook Group generated a revenue of nearly 9.6 billion British pounds in 2018. Of this, Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd was responsible for 1.28 billion British pounds, which was the company’s peak year since the beginning of the recorded period in 2010.

Leading UK airlines

As of 2018, EasyJet was the largest airline company operating out of the UK. It carried nearly ten times as many passengers as Thomas Cook Airlines, which was the seventh entry in the list.