List of low-cost airlines

List of low-cost airlines

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

List of low-cost airlines

A Mango Boeing 737. The airline ceased operations in July 2021.

A kulula.com jet at Cape Town International Airport. The airline ceased operations in June 2022.

Americas

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A Flybondi Boeing 737-83N

A Volaris Airbus A320-232

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 approaching Newark Liberty International Airport

Asia

List of low-cost airlines

A Jetstar Asia A320 at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. The airline ceased operations on Thursday, 31 July 2025.

An IndiGo Airbus A320neo. The airline is the largest operator of A320neos.

A Cebu Pacific A330-300 approaching Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, Philippines

HK Express Airbus A320-200

Flydubai Boeing 737-800 approaching Dubai International Airport, UAE.

A Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER at Singapore Changi Airport. Lion Air is the largest low-cost airline in Indonesia.

Europe

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A Ryanair Boeing 737-800. Ryanair is the largest low-cost airline in Europe and second largest in the world.

Eurowings Airbus A320-200

An Airbus A319 of EasyJet, the largest budget airline in the United Kingdom.

Largest low-cost carriers

List of low-cost airlines

This is a list of largest low-cost carriers in the world, ranked by number of transported passengers, shown below in millions.

<table><thead><tr><th>Ranks</th><th>Airline / holding</th><th>'15</th><th>'14</th><th>'13</th><th>'12</th><th>'11</th><th>'10</th><th>Sources</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Ryanair</td><td>101.4</td><td>86.4</td><td>81.4</td><td>79.6</td><td>76.4</td><td>72.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>easyJet1</td><td>69.9</td><td>65.3</td><td>61.4</td><td>59.2</td><td>55.5</td><td>49.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Air Asia Group2</td><td>50.6</td><td>45.6</td><td>42.6</td><td>34.1</td><td>29.9</td><td>25.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Lion Air Group3</td><td>–</td><td>45.0</td><td>37.9</td><td>32.0</td><td>27.0</td><td>20.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Gol Transportes Aéreos</td><td>27.1</td><td>25.7</td><td>21.0</td><td>15.0</td><td>13.6</td><td>10.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Norwegian Air Shuttle</td><td>25.8</td><td>24.0</td><td>20.7</td><td>17.7</td><td>15.7</td><td>13.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Vueling</td><td>24.8</td><td>21.5</td><td>17.2</td><td>14.8</td><td>12.3</td><td>11.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Pegasus Airlines</td><td>22.3</td><td>19.7</td><td>16.9</td><td>13.6</td><td>11.3</td><td>8.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Wizz Air5</td><td>19.2</td><td>12.0</td><td>11.2</td><td>9.6</td><td>7.8</td><td>5.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Jetstar6</td><td>18.9</td><td>17.1</td><td>15.2</td><td>10.5</td><td>9.7</td><td>8.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Cebu Pacific7</td><td>18.4</td><td>16.9</td><td>14.4</td><td>12.3</td><td>10.5</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Spirit Airlines</td><td>17.9</td><td>14.3</td><td>12.4</td><td>10.4</td><td>8.5</td><td>7.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>SpiceJet</td><td>11.7</td><td>12.6</td><td>11.7</td><td>9.5</td><td>8.6</td><td>6.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Transavia8</td><td>10.8</td><td>9.9</td><td>8.9</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Allegiant Air</td><td>9.4</td><td>8.0</td><td>7.1</td><td>6.6</td><td>6.1</td><td>5.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>flydubai</td><td>9.0</td><td>7.3</td><td>6.8</td><td>5.1</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>VietJet Air9</td><td>8.5</td><td>7.0</td><td>6.8</td><td>6.5</td><td>6.0</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Spring Airlines</td><td>7.9</td><td>7.6</td><td>6.6</td><td>6.7</td><td>5.8</td><td>5.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>AirArabia10</td><td>–</td><td>6.8</td><td>6.1</td><td>5.3</td><td>4.7</td><td>4.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Jet2.com</td><td>5.9</td><td>6.0</td><td>5.5</td><td>4.8</td><td>4.2</td><td>3.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Nok Air</td><td>4.8</td><td>5.0</td><td>4.5</td><td>3.3</td><td>3.7</td><td>3.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Mango</td><td>2.3</td><td>1.8</td><td>1.6</td><td>1.4</td><td>1.3</td><td>1.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Fastjet11</td><td>0.8</td><td>0.6</td><td>0.4</td><td><0.1</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>