List of low-cost airlines

The following is a list of low-cost carriers organised by home country. A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills, 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
 * FlyEgypt
 * FlyEgypt


 * Jambojet
 * Fly540
 * Fly540


 * Air Arabia Maroc
 * Air Arabia Maroc


 * Green Africa Airways
 * Green Africa Airways


 * FlySafair
 * Fastjet
 * Fastjet


 * Fastjet Zimbabwe
 * Fastjet Zimbabwe

Americas



 * Aerolíneas
 * Flybondi
 * JetSmart
 * JetSmart


 * Gol Transportes Aéreos
 * Gol Transportes Aéreos


 * Air Canada Rouge
 * Canada Jetlines
 * Flair Airlines
 * Flair Airlines


 * Sky Airline
 * JetSmart
 * JetSmart


 * Wingo
 * Clic Air
 * Clic Air


 * Volaris Costa Rica
 * Volaris Costa Rica


 * AraJet
 * RED Air
 * RED Air


 * Volaris El Salvador
 * Volaris El Salvador


 * EasySky
 * EasySky


 * Calafia Airlines
 * Mexicana de Aviación
 * VivaAerobús
 * Volaris
 * Volaris


 * Paranair
 * Paranair


 * JetSmart Perú
 * Sky Airline Peru
 * Sky Airline Peru


 * Turks and Caicos
 * InterCaribbean Airways


 * Allegiant Air
 * Avelo Airlines
 * Breeze Airways
 * Frontier Airlines
 * Southwest Airlines
 * Spirit Airlines
 * Sun Country Airlines
 * Sun Country Airlines

Asia



 * Fly Arna
 * FlyOne Armenia
 * FlyOne Armenia


 * Buta Airways
 * Buta Airways


 * AirAsia Cambodia
 * AirAsia Cambodia


 * 9 Air
 * Beijing Capital Airlines
 * Chengdu Airlines
 * Colorful Guizhou Airlines
 * China United Airlines
 * Jiangxi Air
 * Lucky Air
 * Ruili Airlines
 * Spring Airlines
 * Urumqi Air
 * West Air
 * West Air


 * Greater Bay Airlines
 * HK Express
 * HK Express


 * Air India Express
 * AIX Connect
 * Akasa Air
 * IndiGo
 * SpiceJet
 * SpiceJet


 * Citilink
 * Indonesia AirAsia
 * Lion Air
 * Super Air Jet
 * TransNusa
 * Wings Air
 * Wings Air


 * Air Japan
 * Jetstar Japan
 * Peach Aviation
 * Skymark Airlines
 * Spring Airlines Japan
 * Zipair Tokyo
 * Zipair Tokyo


 * FlyArystan
 * FlyArystan


 * Air Manas
 * Air Manas


 * Jazeera Airways
 * Jazeera Airways


 * AirAsia
 * AirAsia X
 * Firefly
 * Firefly


 * Salam Air
 * Salam Air


 * Airblue
 * Fly Jinnah
 * Serene Air
 * Air Sial
 * Air Sial


 * Cebu Pacific
 * Cebgo
 * PAL Express
 * Philippines AirAsia
 * Royal Air Philippines
 * SkyJet Airlines
 * Sky Pasada
 * Sky Pasada


 * Flynas
 * Flyadeal
 * Flyadeal


 * Jetstar Asia
 * Scoot
 * Scoot


 * Air Busan
 * Air Premia
 * Air Seoul
 * Eastar Jet
 * Jeju Air
 * Jin Air
 * T'way Air
 * Aero K
 * Aero K


 * Tigerair Taiwan
 * Tigerair Taiwan


 * AJet
 * Pegasus Airlines
 * Pegasus Airlines


 * Nok Air
 * Thai AirAsia
 * Thai AirAsia X
 * Thai Lion Air
 * Thai Summer Airways
 * Thai VietJet Air
 * Thai VietJet Air


 * Air Arabia
 * Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
 * flydubai
 * Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
 * Wizz Air Abu Dhabi


 * Centrum Air
 * HumoAir
 * HumoAir


 * Pacific Airlines
 * VietJet Air
 * VietJet Air

Europe



 * EasyJet Europe
 * Eurowings Europe
 * Eurowings Europe


 * Smartwings
 * Smartwings


 * French Bee
 * Transavia France
 * Transavia France


 * Eurowings
 * Eurowings


 * Wizz Air
 * Wizz Air


 * 🇮🇸 Iceland
 * Play


 * Ryanair
 * Ryanair


 * 🇮🇹 Italy
 * Aeroitalia


 * 🇲🇹 Malta
 * Malta Air
 * Lauda Europe
 * Wizz Air Malta


 * FlyOne
 * HiSky
 * HiSky


 * Transavia
 * Transavia


 * Norse Atlantic Airways
 * Norwegian Air Norway
 * Norwegian Air Shuttle
 * Norwegian Air Shuttle


 * Buzz
 * Buzz


 * Air Connect
 * Dan Air
 * Fly Lili
 * Fly Lili


 * Citrus
 * Pobeda
 * Smartavia
 * Smartavia


 * Air Europa Express
 * Iberia Express
 * Iberojet
 * Level
 * Volotea
 * Vueling
 * Vueling


 * Norwegian Air Sweden
 * Norwegian Air Sweden


 * EasyJet Switzerland
 * EasyJet Switzerland


 * SkyUp
 * SkyUp


 * EasyJet
 * Flypop
 * Jet2.com
 * Norse Atlantic UK
 * Ryanair UK
 * Wizz Air UK
 * Wizz Air UK

Oceania

 * Jetstar
 * 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 India, 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.

Africa

 * 🇩🇿 Algeria
 * Antinea Airlines
 * Ecoair International


 * 🇲🇦 Morocco
 * Atlas Blue
 * Jet4you


 * 🇲🇿 Mozambique
 * Fastjet Mozambique


 * 1time
 * Mango
 * Velvet Sky
 * Kulula
 * Skywise Airlines
 * SA Express
 * SA Express


 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania
 * Fastjet Tanzania


 * 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
 * Zimbabwe flyafrica.com

America

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina
 * LASA Líneas Aéreas
 * Norwegian Air Argentina
 * Sol Líneas Aéreas


 * 🇧🇧 Barbados
 * REDjet


 * 🇧🇷 Brazil
 * BRA Transportes Aéreos
 * OceanAir
 * WebJet Linhas Aéreas


 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * Air Canada Tango
 * Canada 3000
 * CanJet
 * Canada Jetlines
 * Greyhound Air
 * Harmony Airways
 * Jetsgo
 * Lynx Air
 * Swoop (re-integrated into WestJet)
 * Vistajet
 * Wardair
 * WestJet (transitioned to full-service carrier)
 * Zip
 * Zoom Airlines


 * 🇨🇱 Chile
 * Latin American Wings


 * 🇨🇴 Colombia
 * AIRES
 * Intercontinental de Aviación
 * Viva Air Colombia


 * 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
 * Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica


 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador
 * Icaro Air


 * 🇲🇽 Mexico
 * Aero California
 * Aladia
 * Aviacsa
 * Avolar
 * Click Mexicana (until 2008; Click was rebranded MexicanaClick and was no longer a low-cost airline)
 * Interjet
 * Líneas Aéreas Azteca
 * SARO
 * TAESA Lineas Aéreas


 * 🇵🇪 Peru
 * Viva Air Perú


 * 🇺🇸 United States
 * Air Florida
 * AirTran Airways (acquired by Southwest Airlines)
 * America West Airlines (merged into US Airways
 * ATA Airlines
 * Braniff (1991–1992)
 * Eastern Air Lines (2015)
 * Hooters Air
 * Independence Air
 * 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


 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay
 * U Air

Asia

 * 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
 * AZALJet


 * 🇧🇭 Bahrain
 * Bahrain Air


 * Georgia
 * Flyvista


 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
 * Oasis Hong Kong Airlines


 * 🇮🇳 India
 * Go First
 * JetKonnect (merged with Jet Airways)
 * Jetlite (merged with Jet Airways)
 * Kingfisher Red
 * Paramount Airways
 * Simplifly Deccan
 * Air Asia India (merged with Air India Express)


 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * Adam Air
 * Bali Air
 * Batavia Air
 * Indonesia AirAsia X


 * 🇮🇱 Israel
 * Up


 * 🇯🇵 Japan
 * AirAsia Japan
 * Air Next
 * Link Airs
 * Vanilla Air (merged with Peach Aviation)


 * 🇯🇴 Jordan
 * Air Arabia Jordan


 * 🇰🇼 Kuwait
 * Wataniya Airways


 * Macau
 * Viva Macau


 * Rayani Air
 * MYAirline
 * MYAirline


 * 🇳🇵 Nepal
 * Cosmic Air
 * Fly Yeti


 * 🇵🇰 Pakistan
 * Rayyan Air
 * Bhoja Air
 * Shaheen Air


 * 🇵🇭 Philippines
 * Spirit of Manila Airlines
 * Zest Airways (merged into Philippines AirAsia)


 * 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
 * Sama


 * 🇸🇬 Singapore
 * Tigerair (merged with Scoot)
 * Valuair (acquired in 2005 by Jetstar Asia; dissolved in 2014)


 * Air Pohang
 * Air Pohang


 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
 * Mihin Lanka (merged with SriLankan Airlines)


 * 🇹🇼 Taiwan
 * U-Land Airlines
 * V Air


 * 🇹🇭 Thailand
 * NokScoot
 * One-Two-GO Airlines
 * Solar Air


 * 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
 * Kang Pacific Airlines

Europe

 * 🇦🇱 Albania
 * Albatros Airways
 * Belle Air


 * Laudamotion
 * Level Europe
 * Niki
 * Niki


 * 🇧🇪 Belgium
 * Virgin Express (merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines)


 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
 * Wizz Air Bulgaria


 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus
 * Eurocypria
 * Helios Airways


 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
 * Blue Air Moravia


 * 🇩🇰 Denmark
 * Sterling Airlines
 * Transavia Denmark


 * 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands
 * FaroeJet


 * 🇫🇮 Finland
 * Flying Finn


 * 🇫🇷 France
 * Air Turquoise
 * Flywest


 * 🇩🇪 Germany
 * 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


 * 🇬🇷 Greece
 * Ellinair
 * Hellas Jet
 * Macedonian Airlines


 * 🇮🇸 Iceland
 * Iceland Express
 * Loftleiðir
 * WOW Air


 * 🇮🇪 Ireland
 * Norwegian Air International


 * 🇮🇹 Italy
 * Air One
 * Air Service Plus
 * Alpieagles
 * Blu-express
 * Club Air
 * MyAir
 * Volare Airlines


 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands
 * V Bird


 * 🇳🇴 Norway
 * Color Air
 * Feel Air
 * Flyr
 * Norwegian Long Haul


 * 🇵🇱 Poland
 * Air Polonia
 * Centralwings
 * Direct Fly
 * GetJet
 * OLT Express Poland


 * 🇷🇴 Romania
 * Blue Air (suspended)
 * Carpatair (now operates as a regional airline)
 * Fly Romania


 * 🇷🇺 Russia
 * Avianova
 * Dobrolet
 * Sky Express


 * 🇷🇸 Serbia
 * Centavia


 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia
 * SkyEurope


 * 🇪🇸 Spain
 * Spanair


 * 🇸🇪 Sweden
 * Flyme
 * FlyNordic
 * Snowflake


 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine
 * Bees Airline
 * Wizz Air Ukraine


 * 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
 * AB Airlines
 * Air Scotland
 * bmibaby
 * Court Line
 * Debonair
 * Duo Airways
 * Flybe
 * flyglobespan
 * Go
 * Laker Airways
 * Monarch Airlines
 * Norwegian Air UK

Oceania

 * 🇦🇺 Australia
 * 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)


 * 🇳🇿 New Zealand
 * Freedom Air
 * Kiwi Airlines
 * Pacific Blue Airlines (now codeshares with Air New Zealand and is a full service brand — Virgin Australia)