Ryanair has overtaken Lufthansa to become Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, figures on Tuesday showed, allowing the Irish budget carrier to snatch the crown from the German rival for the first time.
The Lufthansa group -- which includes Austrian Airlines, Swiss, and low-cost Eurowings -- said in a statement it had carried a record 109.7 million passengers in 2016, up 1.8 percent on the year before.
But it was not enough to beat Ryanair, which last week announced a 15-percent jump in passenger numbers to 117 million.
While the German flag carrier remains ahead of its no-frills competitor in terms of revenue, "these numbers show that passengers are increasingly tempted by Ryanair's offer," Hamburg-based aviation expert Cord Schellenberg told
While the German flag carrier remains ahead of its no-frills competitor in terms of revenue, "these numbers show that passengers are increasingly tempted by Ryanair's offer," Hamburg-based aviation expert Cord Schellenberg told
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