the 8 largest european airlines (2002)
* Lufthansa 43,9 passengers (Millions), 94'135 employees, 25'456 turnover in Million SFr, + 1'075 profit/loss in Million SFr
* Air France 43,4 passengers (Millions), 70'156 employees, 19'030 turnover in Million SFr, + 147 profit/loss in Million SFr
* British Airways 34,0 passengers (Millions), 61'460 employees, 18'067 turnover in Million SFr, + 317 profit/loss in Million SFr
* Iberia 23,9 passengers (Millions), 25'692 employees, 6'750 turnover in Million SFr, + 240 profit/loss in Million SFr
* SAS 22,9 passengers (Millions), 7'566 employees, 10'261 turnover in Million SFr, + 108 profit/loss in Million SFr
* Alitalia 21,9 passengers (Millions), 22'536 employees, 7'265 turnover in Million SFr, - 391 profit/loss in Million SFr
* KLM 19,4 passengers (Millions), 33'038 employees, 9'735 turnover in Million SFr, - 624 profit/loss in Million SFr
* Swiss 11,3 passengers (Millions), 11'425 employees, 4'278 turnover in Million SFr, - 981 profit/loss in Million SFr

source: Iata (report 2002)