{"id":68195,"date":"2026-08-21T20:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/68195\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T20:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:05:22","slug":"the-most-and-the-least-expensive-airlines-in-europe-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/68195\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most And The Least Expensive Airlines In Europe, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                                                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Most-expensive-airlines-in-Europe-FI.jpg\" alt=\"These Are The Most And The Least Expensive Airlines In Europe In 2026\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                British Airways aircraft | Image credit: Daniel Klien\/Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>                                                Highlights<\/p>\n<p>Wider\u00f8e Airlines leads the list of the most expensive airlines in Europe, followed by British Airways and Air France.\u00a0<br \/>\nWizz Air\u00a0remains\u00a0the least expensive airline in Europe.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AirAdvisor recently revealed the most and least expensive airlines in Europe for 2026. The ranking compares airlines based on their revenue per available seat kilometre (RASK), a measure calculated using annual passenger revenue and available seat kilometres. The analysis highlights the airlines with the highest and lowest RASK, indicating how much passenger revenue each carrier generates per seat kilometre.<\/p>\n<p>Also, check out our story on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelandleisureasia.com\/sea\/travel-tips\/trip-planning\/airlines-that-offer-the-most-and-the-least-legroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">airlines with the most and the least legroom in Economy Class<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most expensive airlines in Europe<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazy wp-image-285557 size-full\" alt=\"Most expensive airlines in Europe\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Air-France-aircraft.jpg\"  style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; width: 100%!important; height: 100%!important; object-fit: cover; object-position: top;\"\/>Air France aircraft | Image credit: David Syphers\/Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Here is AirAdvisor\u2019s final ranking of the most expensive airlines in Europe, based on their 2025 RASK figures in Euro cents (1 Euro cent = one-hundredth of a Euro):<\/p>\n<p>Wider\u00f8e (32 RASK)<br \/>\nBritish Airways (8.88 RASK)<br \/>\nAir France (8.5 RASK)<br \/>\nAustrian Airlines (8.5 RASK)<br \/>\nLufthansa (8.45 RASK)<br \/>\nAegean Airlines (8.39 RASK)<br \/>\nKLM (8.37 RASK)<br \/>\nITA Airways (8.36 RASK)<br \/>\nSWISS (8.3 RASK)<br \/>\nAer Lingus (8.07 RASK)<\/p>\n<p>AirAdvisor also rolled out a list of the least expensive airlines in Europe. This list is also based on the 2025 RASK scores calculated in euro cents during the ranking analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Wizz Air (4.33 RASK)<br \/>\neasyJet (5.21 RASK)<br \/>\nRyanair (5.56 RASK)<br \/>\nFinnair (6.22 RASK)<br \/>\nTransavia (6.64 RASK)<br \/>\nNorwegian Air Shuttle (6.8 RASK)<br \/>\nTAP Portugal (6.96 RASK)<br \/>\nIberia (EUR 7.08 RASK)<br \/>\nTurkish Airlines (7.29 RASK)<br \/>\nVueling (7.49 RASK)<\/p>\n<p>AirAdvisor ranked the most and least expensive airlines in Europe using Revenue per Available Seat Kilometre (RASK). RASK was calculated by dividing each airline\u2019s annual passenger revenue by its annual available seat kilometres (ASK). A higher RASK indicates that an airline generates more passenger revenue per seat kilometre and is therefore considered more expensive, while a lower RASK indicates a relatively lower cost.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out AirAdvisor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/airadvisor.com\/en\/most-expensive-european-airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Feature image credit: Daniel Klien\/Unsplash)<\/p>\n<p>Related | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelandleisureasia.com\/sea\/travel-tips\/why-do-most-airlines-skip-row-13-the-answer-lies-in-passenger-psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Why Do Most Airlines Skip Row 13? 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