Air Service One – Bitesize Analysis of the Day – 2nd February 2026 – Top 20 airlines in Italy in 2025

Ryanair offered almost three times as many seats from Italian airports as national carrier ITA Airways in 2025, according to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data.

Passenger statistics from Assaeroporti – Associazione Italiana Gestori Aeroporti show that Italian airports welcomed a record 229.5 million passengers last year, up 5.1% versus 2024 and 19% more than in 2019. While domestic demand was basically unchanged last year (down 0.1% to 72.1 million), international traffic was up 7.6% (to 157.0 million) with direct transit passengers down 13% to 410k.

Emirates and Delta Air Lines are the only non-European carriers in the Top 20, while Transavia is the fastest-growing (in percentage terms) among the Top 20.

Among smaller country markets there has been significant seat growth to Egypt (+29%), Moldova (+114%), Armenia (+30%), Slovakia (+48%) and Thailand (+165%).