Low cost carriers 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.' Contents [hide] y 1 Africa y 2 Americas y 3 Asia y 4 Europe 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 Air Arabia Egypt y Kulula.com y 1Time Kenya y Mango y Velvet Sky y Fly540 Tunisia Nigeria y Karthago Airlines y Aero Contractors Morocco y Jet4you y Air Arabia Maroc [edit] Americas Mexico y Aviacsa y Interjet y VivaAerobus y Volaris Barbados Peru y REDjet (planned) y Peruvian Airlines Brazil United States y Azul Brazilian Airlines y AirTran Airways Domestic y Gol Airlines Routes, Caribbean Routes and y WebJet Linhas Aéreas Mexico Routes (in process of being acquired by Southwest) Canada y Allegiant Air Domestic Routes and International Charter y CanJet (chartered flights y Frontier Airlines Domestic, only) Mexico, and Central America y WestJet Domestic, United Routes [1] States and Caribbean y JetBlue Airways Domestic, Routes Caribbean, and South America Routes Colombia y Southwest Airlines Domestic Routes y Aires y Spirit Airlines Domestic, y EasyFly Caribbean, Central and South America Routes y Sun Country Airlines Domestic, Mexico, and Caribbean Routes y USA3000 Airlines Domestic, Mexico, and Caribbean Routes y Virgin America Domestic Routes and Mexico [edit] Asia China Malaysia y Spring Airlines y AirAsia y AirAsia X India y Firefly y Silverfly y Air-India Express y Goair Pakistan 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 Indonesia AirAsia y Lion Air A Cebu Pacific airplane on the runway at Japan Ninoy Aquino International Airport. y Air Next Philippines y Hokkaido International Airlines (Air Do) y Airphil Express y JAL Express y Cebu Pacific y Skymark Airlines y South East Asian Airlines y Skynet Asia Airways y Spirit of Manila Airlines y StarFlyer y Zest Airways Republic of Korea Sri Lanka y Air Busan y Mihin Lanka y Eastar Jet y Jeju Air Singapore y Jin Air y T'way Airlines y Jetstar Asia Airways y Tiger Airways y Valuair Thailand y Nok Air y Orient Thai Airlines y Thai AirAsia Vietnam y Jetstar Pacific [edit] Europe Albania Latvia y Belle Air y AirBaltic Austria Netherlands y InterSky y ArkeFly y Niki y Transavia Belgium Norway y Jetairfly y Norwegian Air Shuttle Bulgaria Poland y Wizz Air Bulgaria y Jet Air Czech Republic Romania y Smart Wings y Blue Air Denmark Russia y Cimber Sterling y Avianova y Transavia.com Denmark y SkyExpress France Spain y Transavia.com France y Vueling Airlines y XL Airways France Switzerland Germany y easyJet Switzerland y Germanwings y TUIfly Turkey Greece y Anadolujet y Corendon Airlines y Astra Airlines y Onur Air y Pegasus Airlines Hungary y SunExpress y Wizz Air Ukraine Iceland y Wizz Air Ukraine y Iceland Express United Kingdom Ireland y bmibaby y easyJet y Aer Arann y Flybe y Ryanair y Jet2 y Aer Lingus (Originally a full frill airline, but converted to a low-cost airline in 2002) Italy y Air One Smart Carrier y Blu-express y Meridiana y Windjet [edit] Middle East Israel United Arab Emirates 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 New Zealand y Jetstar Airways y Pacific Blue Airlines y Tiger Airways Australia [edit] Defunct low-cost carriers Algeria Morocco y Antinea Airlines y Atlas Blue 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 Impulse Airlines (Acquired by Qantas 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 Belgium Norway y Virgin Express^ y Color Air Brazil Pakistan y BRA Transportes Aéreos y Bhoja Air y Aero Asia Canada y Safe Air y Air Canada Tango Poland y Canada 3000 y Greyhound Air y Air Polonia y Harmony Airways y Centralwings y Jetsgo y Direct Fly y Vistajet y GetJet y Wardair y Zip Saudi Arabia y Zoom Airlines y Sama Denmark Serbia y Sterling Airlines y Centavia Faroe Islands Slovakia y FaroeJet y SkyEurope Finland Sweden y Flying Finn y Flyme France y FlyNordic y Air Turquoise Uruguay y Flywest y U Air Germany United Kingdom y DBA y Air Scotland Hong Kong y Debonair y Duo Airways y Oasis Hong Kong Airlines y flyglobespan 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 National Airlines Italy y Pacific Southwest Airlines y Pearl Air y Air Service Plus y People Express y Alpieagles y Safe Air y Volare Airlines y Skybus Airlines y Club Air y SkyValue y MyAir y Southeast Airlines y Tower Air South Korea y United Shuttle y Vanguard Airlines y Air Busan y Western Pacific Airlines y Eastar Jet y Jeju Air Vietnam y Jin Air y T'way Airlines y Indochina Airlines Lithuania y Star1 Airlines Macau y Viva Macau Mexico y Aero California y Aladia y Avolar 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 Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines .