Originally Posted by
CargoOne
It is not entirely apples to apples comparison as for example Lufthansa Group is not just a bunch of airlines but also non-airline related subsidiaries like LSG Catering which is a 35k staff alone and then LH Technics which is a major MRO doing lots of 3rd party work - another 20k people there plus few notable others, while Wizzair is a purely operating airline = back office+pilots+cabin crew and everything else is outsourced.
and with Ryanair a lot of the operating crew don’t work for the company but are self employed contractors.
lies, damn lies and statistics
that said I am sure the table gives a good flavour of the reality