The following is a list of low-cost airlines organised by home country. A low-cost airline or low-cost carrier (also known as a discount or budget carrier or airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services.
Africa
*Air Arabia Egypt
*Air Cairo
*Fly540
*Jambojet
*Air Arabia Maroc
*Green Africa Airways
*Fastjet
*FlySafair
*Fastjet Zimbabwe
Americas
*Flybondi
*JetSmart Argentina
*Gol Transportes Aéreos
*Azul Linhas Aéreas
*Air Canada Rouge
*Flair Airlines
*JetSmart
*Sky Airline
*Clic Air
*Wingo
*Volaris Costa Rica
*AraJet
*RED Air
*Volaris El Salvador
*Mexicana de Aviación
*Viva
*Volaris
*Paranair
*JetSmart Perú
*Sky Airline Peru
*InterCaribbean Airways
*Allegiant Air
*Avelo Airlines
*Breeze Airways
*Frontier Airlines
*JetBlue Airways
*Southwest Airlines
*Spirit Airlines
*Sun Country Airlines
Asia
*FlyOne Armenia
*AirAsia Cambodia
*Cambodia Airways
*9 Air
*Beijing Capital Airlines
*China United Airlines
*Colorful Guizhou Airlines
*Jiangxi Air
*Lucky Air
*Ruili Airlines
*Spring Airlines
*Urumqi Air
*West Air
*Greater Bay Airlines
*HK Express
*Air India Express
*Akasa Air
*IndiGo
*SpiceJet
*Citilink
*Indonesia AirAsia
*Lion Air
*Super Air Jet
*Wings Air
*Air1Air
*Air Japan (Last operation on March 28, 2026)
*Jetstar Japan
*Peach Aviation
*Spring Airlines Japan
*Zipair Tokyo
*FlyArystan
*Jazeera Airways
*AirAsia
*AirAsia X
*Firefly
*SalamAir
*Air Sial
*Airblue
*Fly Jinnah
*Serene Air
*Cebgo
*Cebu Pacific
*PAL Express
*Philippines AirAsia
*Royal Air Philippines
*Sky Pasada
*SkyJet Airlines
*Flyadeal
*Flynas
*Scoot
*FitsAir
*Aero K
*Air Busan
*Air Premia
*Air Seoul
*Eastar Jet
*Jeju Air
*Jin Air
*T'way Air
*Tigerair Taiwan
*Nok Air
*Thai AirAsia
*Thai AirAsia X
*Thai Lion Air
*Thai Summer Airways
*Thai VietJet Air
*AJet
*Pegasus Airlines
*Air Arabia
*Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
*flydubai
*FlyOne Asia
*Pacific Airlines
*VietJet Air
Europe
*EasyJet Europe
*TUI fly Belgium
*Smartwings
*TUI fly Nordic
*TUI fly Nordic
*French Bee
*Transavia France
*Eurowings
*TUI fly Deutschland
*Wizz Air
*Ryanair
*Aeroitalia
*Eurowings Europe
*Lauda Europe
*Malta Air
*Wizz Air Malta
*FlyOne
*HiSky
*Transavia
*TUI fly Netherlands
*Norse Atlantic Airways
*Norwegian Air Shuttle
*TUI fly Nordic
*Buzz
*FlyOne Romania
*HiSky Europe
*Pobeda
*Smartavia
*Azimuth
* Air Europa Express
* Iberia Express
* Iberojet
* Level
* Volotea
* Vueling
*Norwegian Air Sweden
*TUI fly Nordic
*EasyJet Switzerland
*SkyUp
*EasyJet
*Jet2.com
*Norse Atlantic UK
*Ryanair UK
*TUI Airways
*Wizz Air UK
Oceania
*Jetstar
Largest low-cost carriers
This is a list of largest low-cost carriers in the world, ranked by number of transported passengers, shown below in millions.
Notes
* Includes EasyJet Switzerland.
* Includes AirAsia X, Indonesia AirAsia, Philippines AirAsia, Thai AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X.
* Includes Batik Air, Wings Air, Batik Air Malaysia, Thai Lion Air, Super Air Jet, Lion BizJet (charter airline division) and Lion Parcel (cargo airline division).
* Includes Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Wizz Air UK.
* Includes Jetstar Asia, Jetstar Japan and Jetstar Pacific.
* Includes Cebgo.
* Includes Transavia France.
* Includes Thai Vietjet Air.
* Includes Air Arabia Maroc, Air Arabia Egypt and Air Arabia Jordan.
* Includes Fastjet Tanzania and Fastjet Zimbabwe.
Defunct low-cost carriers
Africa
*Antinea Airlines
*Ecoair International
*FlyEgypt
*Atlas Blue
*Jet4you
*Fastjet Mozambique
*1time
*Kulula
*Mango
*SA Express
*Skywise Airlines
*Velvet Sky
*Fastjet Tanzania
*Zimbabwe flyafrica.com
Americas
*Norwegian Air Argentina
*Sol LÃÂneas Aéreas
*REDjet
*BRA Transportes Aéreos
*OceanAir
*WebJet Linhas Aéreas
*Air Canada Tango
*Canada 3000
*Canada Jetlines
*CanJet
*Greyhound Air
*Harmony Airways
*Jetsgo
*Lynx Air
*Swoop (re-integrated into WestJet)
*Sunwing Airlines (merged into WestJet)
*Vistajet
*Wardair
*WestJet (transitioned to full-service carrier)
*Zip
*Zoom Airlines
*Latin American Wings
*AIRES
*Intercontinental de Aviación
*Viva Air Colombia
*Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica
*EasySky
*Icaro Air
*Aero California
*Aladia
*Aviacsa
*Avolar
*Click Mexicana (until 2008; Click was rebranded MexicanaClick and was no longer a low-cost airline)
*Interjet
*LÃÂneas Aéreas Azteca
*SARO
*TAESA Lineas Aéreas
*Viva Air Perú
*Air Florida
*AirTran Airways (acquired by Southwest Airlines)
*America West Airlines (merged into US Airways)
*ATA Airlines
*Braniff (1991âÂÂ1992)
*Eastern Air Lines (2015)
*Hooters Air
*Independence Air
*JetTrain
*MetroJet
*Midway Airlines
*National Airlines
*Pacific Southwest Airlines
*People Express
*Safe Air
*Skybus Airlines
*SkyValue
*Song (operations folded into Delta Air Lines)
*Southeast Airlines
*Streamline Air
*Ted (operations folded into United Airlines)
*Tower Air
*ValuJet Airlines
*Vanguard Airlines
*Virgin America (merged with Alaska Airlines)
*Western Pacific Airlines
*U Air
Asia
*Fly Arna
*AZALJet
*Buta Airways
*Bahrain Air
*Flyvista
*Oasis Hong Kong Airlines
*Air Asia India (merged with Air India Express)
*Go First
*JetKonnect (merged with Jet Airways)
*Jetlite (merged with Jet Airways)
*Kingfisher Red
*Paramount Airways
*Simplifly Deccan
*Adam Air
*Bali Air
*Batavia Air
*Indonesia AirAsia X
*Up
*Air Next
*AirAsia Japan
*Link Airs
*JAL Express
*Vanilla Air (merged with Peach Aviation)
*Air Arabia Jordan
*Wataniya Airways
*Air Manas
*Viva Macau
*MYAirline
*Rayani Air
*Cosmic Air
*Fly Yeti
*Bhoja Air
*Rayyan Air
*Shaheen Air
*Spirit of Manila Airlines
*Zest Airways (merged into Philippines AirAsia)
*Air Pohang
*Sama
*Jetstar Asia
*Tigerair (merged with Scoot)
*Valuair (acquired in 2005 by Jetstar Asia; dissolved in 2014)
*Mihin Lanka (merged with SriLankan Airlines)
*U-Land Airlines
*V Air
*NokScoot
*One-Two-GO Airlines
*Solar Air
*Kang Pacific Airlines
*Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
*HumoAir
Europe
*Albatros Airways
*Belle Air
*Laudamotion
*Level Europe
*Niki
*Virgin Express (merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines)
*Eurocypria
*Helios Airways
*Blue Air Moravia
*Sterling Airlines
*Transavia Denmark
*FaroeJet
*Flying Finn
*Air Turquoise
*Flywest
*Air Berlin (became a full-service airline in 2010 and collapsed in 2017)
*DBA
*Germanwings (merged with Eurowings)
*HLX (merged with Hapagfly to Tuifly, city routes then sold to Air Berlin)
*OLT Express Germany
* Ellinair
* Hellas Jet
* Macedonian Airlines
*Iceland Express
*Loftleiðir
*Play
*WOW Air
*Norwegian Air International
*Air One
*Air Service Plus
*Alpieagles
*Blu-express
*Club Air
*MyAir
*Volare Airlines
*V Bird
*Color Air
*Feel Air
*Flyr
*Norwegian Long Haul
*Air Polonia
*Centralwings
*Direct Fly
*GetJet
*OLT Express Poland
*Bees Airlines
*Blue Air
*Carpatair (now operates as a regional airline)
*Fly Romania
*Avianova
*Dobrolet
*Sky Express
*Centavia
*SkyEurope
*Flyme
*FlyNordic
*Snowflake
*Bees Airline
*Wizz Air Ukraine
*AB Airlines
*Air Scotland
*bmibaby
*Court Line
*Debonair
*Duo Airways
*Flybe
*flyglobespan
*Go
*Laker Airways
*Monarch Airlines
*Norwegian Air UK
Oceania
*Air Australia
*Bonza
*Compass Airlines
*East-West Airlines
*Impulse Airlines (acquired by Qantas and rebranded as Jetstar and QantasLink)
*Tigerair Australia
*Virgin Blue (transitioned into a full-service airline in 2011 and renamed Virgin Australia)
*Freedom Air
*Kiwi Airlines
*Pacific Blue Airlines (now codeshares with Air New Zealand and is a full service brand â Virgin Australia)
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