List of low-cost airlines

The following is a list of low cost carriers organized 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. See the low cost carrier article for more information. Regional airlines, which may compete with low-cost airlines on some routes are listed at the article 'List of regional airlines.'

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800. Ryanair is a large low-cost airline based in Ireland.

Africa

Egypt Air Arabia Egypt Kenya Fastjet Morocco Jet4you Air Arabia Maroc

South Africa Kulula.com Mango Tunisia Nouvelair

Americas

Bolivia Amaszonas Brazil Azul Brazilian Airlines Gol Transportes Aéreos Canada WestJet Sunwing Chile PAL Airlines Sky Airline Colombia EasyFly Viva Colombia Satena Mexico Interjet VivaAerobus Volaris

Peru Peruvian Airlines Star Perú United States AirTran Airways Allegiant Air Frontier Airlines JetBlue Airways Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines Sun Country Airlines Virgin America

Asia

A Cebu Pacific airplane on the runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.

China Spring Airlines Juneyao Airlines India GoAir IndiGo SpiceJet JetLite Indonesia Citilink Indonesia AirAsia Lion Air Mandala Airlines Japan Air Do AirAsia Japan Jetstar Japan Peach Skymark Airlines Solaseed Air South Korea Air Busan Eastar Jet Jeju Air Jin Air T'way Airlines

Malaysia AirAsia AirAsia X Firefly Philippines AirAsia Philippines Airphil Express Cebu Pacific South East Asian Airlines Zest Airways Singapore Jetstar Asia Airways Tiger Airways Scoot Sri Lanka Mihin Lanka Thailand Nok Air Thai AirAsia Thai Smile Orient Thai Airlines Vietnam Jetstar Pacific VietJet Air Air Mekong

Europe

Albania Belle Air Belgium Jetairfly Czech Republic SmartWings France Transavia.com France Germany Germanwings TUIfly Hungary Wizz Air Iceland WOW air Iceland Express Ireland Ryanair Italy Air One Blu-express

Netherlands Transavia.com Norway Norwegian Air Shuttle Romania Blue Air Serbia Wizz Air Serbia Spain Air Europa Volotea Vueling Switzerland easyJet Switzerland Turkey Pegasus Airlines SunExpress AnadoluJet Ukraine Wizz Air Ukraine United Kingdom easyJet Flybe Jet2.com Monarch Airlines

Middle East

Israel Arkia Kuwait Jazeera Airways Saudi Arabia Nas Air

United Arab Emirates Air Arabia flydubai RAK Airways

Oceania

Australia Jetstar Airways Tiger Airways Australia

Defunct low-cost carriers

Algeria Antinea Airlines Ecoair International Argentina LAPA Australia Compass Airlines East-West Airlines Impulse Airlines (Acquired by Qantas and rebranded as Jetstar) Sungold Airlines Virgin Blue (Transitioned into a full-service airline, now known as Virgin Australia. Belgium Virgin Express^ Barbados REDjet Brazil BRA Transportes Aéreos Canada Air Canada Tango Canada 3000 Greyhound Air Harmony Airways Jetsgo Vistajet Wardair Zip Zoom Airlines Cyprus Helios Airways Denmark Sterling Airlines Transavia.com Denmark Ecuador Icaro Air Faroe Islands FaroeJet Finland Flying Finn France Air Turquoise Flywest Germany Air Berlin (changed to a full-cost carrier in 2010) DBA HLX (merged with Happagfly to Tuily, cityroutes then sold to Air Berlin) Hong Kong Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Iceland Iceland Express Indonesia Adam Air Batavia Air Ireland JetGreen Airways Jet Magic Italy Air Service Plus Alpieagles Volare Airlines Club Air MyAir Japan Air Next Kuwait Wataniya Airways Lithuania Star1 Airlines Macau Viva Macau Mexico Aero California Aladia Aviacsa Avolar Click Mexicana (until 2008, Click was rebranded MexicanaClick and no-longer a low-cost airline.) Lineas Aéreas Azteca SARO TAESA

Morocco Atlas Blue Nepal Cosmic Air Fly Yeti Netherlands V Bird New Zealand Kiwi Airlines Freedom Air Pacific Blue (Now codeshares with Air New Zealand and it is full service brand, Virgin Australia.) Nigeria Sosoliso Airlines Norway Color Air Pakistan Bhoja Air Aero Asia Safe Air Poland Air Polonia Centralwings Direct Fly GetJet OLT Express Poland Adam Air crash At Juanda International Airport.Causes of flight licenses revoked because too often accidents Russia Avianova (Ceased operations 9 October 2011) Sky Express (Ceased operations 29 October 2011) Saudi Arabia Sama Serbia Centavia Singapore Valuair (now JetStar Airways) Slovakia SkyEurope South Africa 1time Velvet Sky Sweden Flyme (ceased operation) FlyNordic (ceased operation) Uruguay U Air United Kingdom Air Scotland bmibaby Debonair Duo Airways flyglobespan Laker Airways United States ATA Airlines Hooters Air Independence Air Kiwi International Air Lines MetroJet Midway Airlines National Airlines Pacific Southwest Airlines Pearl Air People Express Safe Air Skybus Airlines SkyValue Southeast Airlines Streamline Air Tower Air United Shuttle Valujet Airlines Vanguard Airlines Western Pacific Airlines USA3000airlines Zimbabwe Fly Kumba

^ Merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines

See also

• List of airlines
• Regional airline