Low cost carriers

The following is a list of low cost carriers organized by home country. A low-cost carrier or low-cost (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 , which may compete with low-cost airlines on some routes are listed at the article 'List of regional airlines.'

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y 1 Africa y 2 Americas y 3 y 4 y 5 Middle East y 6 Oceania y 7 Defunct low-cost carriers y 8 See also y 9 References

[edit] Africa

Egypt South Africa

y Egypt y Kulula.com y 1Time Kenya y Mango y Velvet Sky y Fly540 Tunisia

Nigeria y Karthago Airlines y Contractors

Morocco

y y Air Arabia Maroc

[edit] Americas

Mexico

y y y VivaAerobus y

Barbados Peru

y REDjet (planned) y Peruvian Airlines

Brazil

y Azul Brazilian Airlines y AirTran Airways Domestic y Gol Airlines Routes, Routes and y WebJet Linhas Aéreas Routes (in process of being acquired by Southwest) y Domestic Routes and International Charter

y CanJet (chartered flights y Domestic, only) Mexico, and y WestJet Domestic, United Routes [1] States and Caribbean y JetBlue Airways Domestic, Routes Caribbean, and Routes Colombia y Domestic Routes y Aires y Domestic, y EasyFly Caribbean, Central and South America Routes y Domestic, Mexico, and Caribbean Routes y USA3000 Airlines Domestic, Mexico, and Caribbean Routes y Virgin America Domestic Routes and Mexico

[edit] Asia China

y Spring Airlines y AirAsia y AirAsia X y Firefly y Silverfly y Air-India Express y Goair y IndiGo y JetLite y Air Blue y Jet_Konnect y Shaheen Air y Kingfisher Red y Spicejet

Indonesia

y Batavia Air y Citilink y AirAsia y Lion Air

A Cebu Pacific airplane on the runway at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. y y Hokkaido International Airlines () y Airphil Express y JAL Express y Cebu Pacific y y South East Asian Airlines y Skynet Asia Airways y Spirit of Airlines y StarFlyer y Zest Airways Republic of Korea y Air y Mihin Lanka y Eastar Jet y y Jin Air y T'way Airlines y Asia Airways y Tiger Airways y

Thailand

y Nok Air y Orient Thai Airlines y Thai AirAsia

Vietnam

y Jetstar Pacific

[edit] Europe

Albania Latvia

y y AirBaltic

Austria

y InterSky y ArkeFly y y

Belgium

y Jetairfly y

Bulgaria

y y Jet Air

Czech Republic

y Smart Wings y Blue Air

Denmark Russia

y Sterling y y Transavia.com y SkyExpress

France

y Transavia.com y Airlines y XL Airways France y easyJet Switzerland y y TUIfly y Anadolujet y Corendon Airlines y Astra Airlines y Onur Air y Pegasus Airlines Hungary y SunExpress

y Wizz Air

Iceland y Wizz Air Ukraine

y

Ireland y bmibaby y easyJet y Aer Arann y Flybe y y Jet2 y (Originally a full frill airline, but converted to a low-cost airline in 2002)

Italy

y Smart Carrier y Blu-express y y Windjet

[edit] Middle East

Israel United Arab

y Israir Airlines y Air Arabia y Sun d'Or International y Flydubai Airlines y RAK Airways

Jordan Yemen

y Air Arabia Jordan y Felix Airways (planned)

Kuwait y Jazeera Airways

Saudi Arabia

y Nas Air

[edit] Oceania

Australia

y Jetstar Airways y Pacific Blue Airlines

y Tiger Airways

[edit] Defunct low-cost carriers

Algeria Morocco

y Antinea Airlines y y Ecoair International Nepal Argentina y Cosmic Air y LAPA Netherlands Australia y V Bird y Compass Airlines y W East- est Airlines New Zealand y

(Acquired by and y Kiwi Airlines J rebranded as etstar) y Freedom Air y Sungold Airlines y V irgin Blue (Transitioned Nigeria into a full-service airline) y Sosoliso Airlines Norway y Virgin Express^ y Color Air Brazil Pakistan y BRA Transportes Aéreos y Bhoja Air y Aero Asia Canada y Safe Air y Tango Poland y y y y y y y y y GetJet y y Saudi Arabia y y Sama Denmark y y Centavia Slovakia y FaroeJet y SkyEurope y Flying Finn y Flyme France y FlyNordic y Air Turquoise Uruguay y Flywest y U Air Germany United Kingdom y DBA y Air y Debonair y Duo Airways y Oasis y y BMI (Now a full frill airline) Indonesia United States y Adam Air y Mandala Airlines y ATA Airlines y Hooters Air Ireland y Independence Air y Kiwi International Air Lines y JetGreen Airways y MetroJet y Jet Magic y Midway Airlines y y Pacific Southwest Airlines y Pearl Air y y People Express y Alpieagles y Safe Air y Volare Airlines y Skybus Airlines y y SkyValue y MyAir y Southeast Airlines y Tower Air South Korea y United Shuttle y Vanguard Airlines y Air Busan y Western y Eastar Jet y Jeju Air y Jin Air y T'way Airlines y

Lithuania

y Star1 Airlines

Macau

y Viva Macau

Mexico

y y Aladia y y Click Mexicana (until 2008, Click was rebranded MexicanaClick and no- longer a low-cost airline.) y Lineas Aéreas Azteca y SARO y TAESA

^ Merged with SN Airlines to form Brussels Airlines