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

thumb|right|A [[Mango (airline)|Mango Boeing 737. The airline ceased operations in July 2021.]]

thumb|right|A [[kulula.com jet at Cape Town International Airport. The airline ceased operations in June 2022.]]

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:*Air Arabia Egypt

:*Air Cairo

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:*Fly540

:*Jambojet

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:*Air Arabia Maroc

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:*Green Africa Airways

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:*Fastjet

:*FlySafair

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:*Fastjet Zimbabwe

Americas

thumb|right|A [[Flybondi Boeing 737-83N]]

thumb|right|A [[Volaris Airbus A320-232]]

thumb|right|A [[Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 approaching Newark Liberty International Airport. The airline ceased operations on Saturday, 2 May 2026]]

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:*Flybondi

:*JetSmart Argentina

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:*Gol Transportes Aéreos

:*Azul Linhas Aéreas

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:*Air Canada Rouge

:*Flair Airlines

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:*JetSmart

:*Sky Airline

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:*Clic Air

:*Wingo

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:*Volaris Costa Rica

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:*AraJet

:*RED Air

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:*Volaris El Salvador

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:*Mexicana de Aviación

:*Viva

:*Volaris

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:*Wingo Panama

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:*Paranair

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:*JetSmart Perú

:*Sky Airline Peru

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:*InterCaribbean Airways

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:*Allegiant Air

:*Avelo Airlines

:*Breeze Airways

:*Frontier Airlines

:*JetBlue Airways

:*Southwest Airlines

:*Sun Country Airlines

Asia

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

thumb|An [[IndiGo Airbus A320neo. The airline is the largest operator of A320neos.]]

thumb|right|A [[Cebu Pacific A330-300 approaching Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila, Philippines ]]

thumb|right|[[HK Express Airbus A320-200]]

thumb|[[Flydubai Boeing 737-800 approaching Dubai International Airport, UAE.]]

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

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:*FlyOne Armenia

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:*AirAsia Cambodia

:*Cambodia Airways

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:*9 Air

:*Beijing Capital Airlines

:*China United Airlines

:*Colorful Guizhou Airlines

:*Jiangxi Air

:*Lucky Air

:*Ruili Airlines

:*Spring Airlines

:*Urumqi Air

:*West Air

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:*Greater Bay Airlines

:*HK Express

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:*Air India Express

:*Akasa Air

:*IndiGo

:*SpiceJet

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:*Citilink

:*Indonesia AirAsia

:*Lion Air

:*Super Air Jet

:*Wings Air

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:*Air1Air

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:*Jetstar Japan

:*Peach Aviation

:*Spring Airlines Japan

:*Zipair Tokyo

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:*FlyArystan

:*VietJet Air Qazaqstan

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:*Jazeera Airways

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:*AirAsia

:*AirAsia X

:*Firefly

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:*SalamAir

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:*Air Sial

:*Airblue

:*Fly Jinnah

:*Serene Air

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:*Cebgo

:*Cebu Pacific

:*PAL Express

:*Philippines AirAsia

:*Royal Air Philippines

:*Sky Pasada

:*SkyJet Airlines

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:*Flyadeal

:*Flynas

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:*Scoot

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:*FitsAir

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:*Aero K

:*Air Busan

:*Air Premia

:*Air Seoul

:*Eastar Jet

:*Jeju Air

:*Jin Air

:*Parata Air

:*T'way Air

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:*Tigerair Taiwan

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:*Nok Air

:*Thai AirAsia

:*Thai AirAsia X

:*Thai Lion Air

:*Thai Summer Airways

:*Thai VietJet Air

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:*AJet

:*Pegasus Airlines

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:*Air Arabia

:*Air Arabia Abu Dhabi

:*flydubai

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:*FlyOne Asia

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:*Pacific Airlines

:*VietJet Air

Europe

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

thumb|[[Eurowings Airbus A320-200]]

thumb|An [[Airbus A319 of EasyJet, the largest budget airline in the United Kingdom.]]

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:*EasyJet Europe

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:*TUI fly Belgium

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:*Smartwings

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:*TUI fly Nordic

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:*TUI fly Nordic

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:*French Bee

:*Transavia France

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:*Eurowings

:*TUI fly Deutschland

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:*Wizz Air

:*Smartwings Hungary

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:*Ryanair

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:*Aeroitalia

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:*Eurowings Europe

:*Lauda Europe

:*Malta Air

:*Wizz Air Malta

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:*FlyOne

:*HiSky

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:*Transavia

:*TUI fly Netherlands

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:*Norse Atlantic Airways

:*Norwegian Air Shuttle

:*TUI fly Nordic

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:*Buzz

:*Smartwings Poland

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:*FlyOne Romania

:*HiSky Europe

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:*Pobeda

:*Smartavia

:*Azimuth

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:* Air Europa Express

:* Iberia Express

:* Iberojet

:* Level

:* Volotea

:* Vueling

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:*Norwegian Air Sweden

:*TUI fly Nordic

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:*EasyJet Switzerland

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:*SkyUp

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:*Smartwings Slovakia

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:*EasyJet

:*Jet2.com

:*Norse Atlantic UK

:*Ryanair UK

:*TUI Airways

:*Wizz Air UK

Oceania

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:*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.

{|class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: right"

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! 1

|style="text-align: left" | Ryanair || 101.4 || 86.4 || 81.4 || 79.6 || 76.4 || 72.7 || [http://investor.ryanair.com/traffic/] [https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/useful-info/about-ryanair/about-us]

! 2

|style="text-align: left" | easyJet || 69.9 || 65.3 || 61.4 || 59.2 || 55.5 || 49.7 || [http://corporate.easyjet.com/investors/monthly-traffic-statistics/2016/english.aspx?sc_lang=en]

! 3

|style="text-align: left" | Air Asia Group || 50.6 || 45.6 || 42.6 || 34.1 || 29.9 || 25.7 || [http://www.airasia.com/my/en/about-us/ir-operating-statistics.page] [http://centreforaviation.com/news/airasia-group-pax-numbers-up-7-to-456m-in-2014-load-factor-down-1-ppt-to-78-419273]

! 4

|style="text-align: left" | Lion Air Group || – || 45.0 || 37.9 || 32.0 || 27.0 || 20.5|| [http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/lion-air-firms-boeing-s-largest-order-ever-launch-customer-737-max]

! 5

|style="text-align: left" | Gol Transportes Aéreos || 27.1 || 25.7 || 21.0 || 15.0 || 13.6 || 10.9 ||

! 6

|style="text-align: left" | Norwegian Air Shuttle || 25.8 || 24.0 || 20.7 || 17.7 || 15.7 || 13.0 || [https://www.norwegian.com/en/about/company/investor-relations/]

|style="text-align: left" | Vueling || 24.8 || 21.5 || 17.2 || 14.8 || 12.3 || 11.0 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20160108175056/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9NTQ1NDg5fENoaWxkSUQ9MjM4NjY0fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1]

! 8

|style="text-align: left" | Pegasus Airlines || 22.3 || 19.7 || 16.9 || 13.6 || 11.3 || 8.6 ||

! 9

|style="text-align: left" | Wizz Air || 19.2 || 12.0 || 11.2 || 9.6 || 7.8 || 5.8 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20150214200929/https://wizzair.com/en-GB/about_us/news/wizzen292]

! 10

|style="text-align: left" | Jetstar || 18.9 || 17.1 || 15.2 || 10.5 || 9.7 || 8.0 ||

! 11

|style="text-align: left" | Cebu Pacific || 18.4 || 16.9 || 14.4 ||12.3 ||10.5 || – || [https://web.archive.org/web/20140517173136/https://www.cebupacificair.com/about-us/Pages/operating-statistics.aspx]

! 12

|style="text-align: left" | Spirit Airlines || 17.9 || 14.3 || 12.4 || 10.4 || 8.5 || 7.0 || [https://web.archive.org/web/20170218203713/http://ir.spirit.com/releases.cfm?ReleasesType=Traffic+Releases&Year=]

! 13

|style="text-align: left" | SpiceJet || 11.7 || 12.6 || 11.7 || 9.5 || 8.6 || 6.6 || [http://corporate.spicejet.com/Content/pdf/2014-15AnnualReport.pdf]

! 14

|style="text-align: left" | Transavia || 10.8 || 9.9 || 8.9 || - || - || - || [http://www.airfranceklm.com/sites/default/files/publications/afkl_registration_doc_2015.pdf]

! 15

|style="text-align: left" | Allegiant Air || 9.4 || 8.0 || 7.1 || 6.6 || 6.1 || 5.9 || [http://ir.allegiantair.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=197578&p=irol-news&nyo=0]

! 16

|style="text-align: left" | flydubai || 9.0 || 7.3 || 6.8 || 5.1 || – || – || [https://web.archive.org/web/20160301085922/https://www.flydubai.com/en/news/flydubai-2015-annual-results]

! 17

|style="text-align: left" | VietJet Air || 8.5 || 7.0 || 6.8 || 6.5 || 6.0 || – ||

! 18

|style="text-align: left" | Spring Airlines || 7.9 || 7.6 || 6.6 || 6.7 || 5.8 || 5.3 ||

! 19

|style="text-align: left" | AirArabia || – || 6.8 || 6.1 || 5.3 || 4.7 || 4.5 || [http://www.airarabia.com/sites/airarabia/files/Air%20Arabia%20IR%20PresentationFY%20%202014_0.pdf]

! 20

|style="text-align: left" | Jet2.com || 5.9 || 6.0 || 5.5 || 4.8 || 4.2 || 3.4 || [http://www.caa.co.uk/data-and-analysis/]

! 21

|style="text-align: left" | Nok Air || 4.8 || 5.0 || 4.5 || 3.3 || 3.7 || 3.9 ||

! 22

|style="text-align: left" | Mango || 2.3 || 1.8 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 1.3 || [http://www.flysaa.com/za/en/Documents/Financials/SAA_Front_section_copy.pdf]

! 23

|style="text-align: left" | Fastjet || 0.8 || 0.6 || 0.4 || <0.1 || – || – || [https://web.archive.org/web/20150922082513/http://www.fastjet.com/img/stand_alone_files/file/original/236678-fastjet-85.pdf]

;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

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:*Antinea Airlines

:*Ecoair International

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:*FlyEgypt

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:*Atlas Blue

:*Jet4you

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:*Fastjet Mozambique

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:*1time

:*Kulula

:*Mango

:*SA Express

:*Skywise Airlines

:*Velvet Sky

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:*Fastjet Tanzania

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:*Zimbabwe flyafrica.com

Americas

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:*Norwegian Air Argentina

:*Sol Líneas Aéreas

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:*REDjet

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:*BRA Transportes Aéreos

:*OceanAir

:*WebJet Linhas Aéreas

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:*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

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:*Latin American Wings

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:*AIRES

:*Intercontinental de Aviación

:*Viva Air Colombia

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:*Aeropostal Alas de Centroamerica

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:*EasySky

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:*Icaro Air

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:*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

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:*Viva Air Perú

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:*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

:*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

:*Spirit Airlines

:*Streamline Air

:*Ted (operations folded into United Airlines)

:*Tower Air

:*ValuJet Airlines

:*Vanguard Airlines

:*Virgin America (merged with Alaska Airlines)

:*Western Pacific Airlines

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:*U Air

Asia

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:*Fly Arna

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:*AZALJet

:*Buta Airways

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:*Bahrain Air

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:*Flyvista

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:*Oasis Hong Kong Airlines

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:*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

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:*Adam Air

:*Bali Air

:*Batavia Air

:*Indonesia AirAsia X

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:*Up

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:*Air Next

:*AirAsia Japan

:*Link Airs

:*JAL Express

:*Vanilla Air (merged with Peach Aviation)

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:*Air Arabia Jordan

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:*Wataniya Airways

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:*Air Manas

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:*Viva Macau

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:*MYAirline

:*Rayani Air

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:*Cosmic Air

:*Fly Yeti

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:*Bhoja Air

:*Rayyan Air

:*Shaheen Air

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:*Spirit of Manila Airlines

:*Zest Airways (merged into Philippines AirAsia)

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:*Air Pohang

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:*Sama

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:*Jetstar Asia

:*Tigerair (merged with Scoot)

:*Valuair (acquired in 2005 by Jetstar Asia; dissolved in 2014)

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:*Mihin Lanka (merged with SriLankan Airlines)

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:*U-Land Airlines

:*V Air

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:*NokScoot

:*One-Two-GO Airlines

:*Solar Air

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:*Kang Pacific Airlines

:*Wizz Air Abu Dhabi

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:*HumoAir

Europe

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:*Albatros Airways

:*Belle Air

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:*Laudamotion

:*Level Europe

:*Niki

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:*Virgin Express (merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines)

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:*Eurocypria

:*Helios Airways

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:*Blue Air Moravia

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:*Sterling Airlines

:*Transavia Denmark

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:*FaroeJet

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:*Flying Finn

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:*Air Turquoise

:*Flywest

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:*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

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:* Ellinair

:* Hellas Jet

:* Macedonian Airlines

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:*Iceland Express

:*Loftleiðir

:*Play

:*WOW Air

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:*Norwegian Air International

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:*Air One

:*Air Service Plus

:*Alpieagles

:*Blu-express

:*Club Air

:*MyAir

:*Volare Airlines

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:*V Bird

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:*Color Air

:*Feel Air

:*Flyr

:*Norwegian Long Haul

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:*Air Polonia

:*Centralwings

:*Direct Fly

:*GetJet

:*OLT Express Poland

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:*Bees Airlines

:*Blue Air

:*Carpatair (now operates as a regional airline)

:*Fly Romania

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:*Avianova

:*Dobrolet

:*Sky Express

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:*Centavia

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:*SkyEurope

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:*Flyme

:*FlyNordic

:*Snowflake

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:*Bees Airline

:*Wizz Air Ukraine

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:*AB Airlines

:*Air Scotland

:*bmibaby

:*Court Line

:*Debonair

:*Duo Airways

:*Flybe

:*flyglobespan

:*Go

:*Laker Airways

:*Monarch Airlines

:*Norwegian Air UK

Oceania

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:*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)

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:*Freedom Air

:*Kiwi Airlines

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

List of low-cost airlines

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Largest low-cost carriers

Defunct low-cost carriers

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

See also

References