Ryanair is biggest airline in the world

Ryanair carried more than 81 million passengers last year making it the biggest airline in the world when ranked by traffic.

Figures from the International Air Transport Association show the Irish carrier flew 29 million more passengers than Easy jet and 30 million more than third placed Lufthansa.

By comparison Aer Lingus flew 9.6 million passengers last year.

Here's the Top 5 

Ryanair 81m

EasyJet 52m

Lufthansa 50m

Emirates 43m

British Airways 33m