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low-cost airline from Vietnam

Ryanair is an Irish ultra low-cost airline multinational group headquartered in Swords, County Dublin, Ireland. The parent company, Ryanair Holdings plc, includes subsidiaries Ryanair , Malta Air, Buzz, Lauda Europe and Ryanair UK. As of 2024, Ryanair is the largest airline in Europe, based on annual passengers, fleet size, and number of flights. Ryanair DAC, the oldest airline of the group, was founded in 1984. Ryanair Holdings was established in 1996 as a holding company for Ryanair with the two companies having the same board of directors and executive officers. In 2019, the transition bega

Norwegian low-cost airline

EasyJet plc (styled as easyJet) is a British low-cost airline and package holiday multinational group headquartered at London Luton Airport. It operates domestic and international scheduled services on 927 routes in more than 34 countries via its affiliate airlines EasyJet UK, EasyJet Switzerland and EasyJet Europe. It also operates as a package holiday provider to more than 100 destinations across Europe and North Africa through its subsidiary EasyJet Holidays Limited. The company employs around 13,000 people, based throughout Europe but mainly in the UK. EasyJet plc is listed on the London S

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Hungarian low-cost airline

AirAsia X Berhad (), operating as AirAsia, is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Established in 1993 and commencing operations in 1996, the airline is the largest in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 166 destinations across 25 countries. Its primary hub is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), where it operates from Terminal 2, the low-cost carrier terminal.

Vueling S.A. ( , ) is a Spanish low-cost airline based in Viladecans in Greater Barcelona with operating bases in Barcelona–El Prat Airport in Spain (main), Paris Orly Airport in France, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands, London Gatwick Airport in the UK, and Rome Fiumicino Airport in Italy (secondary). It is the largest airline in Spain as measured by fleet size and number of destinations. As of 2021, Vueling serves 122 destinations in Africa, Asia, and Europe, and carried more than 34 million passengers in 2019. Since 2013, it has been an operating company of International Airlin

IndiGo is an Indian low-cost hybrid airline headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana. It is the largest airline in India by passengers carried, with a 64.2% domestic market share as of August 2025. It is one of the largest in the world in terms of passengers carried, with 31.9 million passengers carried in the fourth quarter of 2025. It is the sixth busiest airline in the world, as per data from RadarBox. , IndiGo operates over 2,700 daily flights to 137 destinations – 94 domestic and 43 international. It operates cargo services under its subsidiary, IndiGo CarGo. Its primary hub is at the Indira Gan

Turkish low-cost airline headquartered in Pendik, Istanbul

Eurowings GmbH is a German low-cost carrier headquartered in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. Proposed as early as 1990, but formally founded in 1993, it serves a network of domestic and European destinations and maintains bases at several airports throughout Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. As of 2024, it is the largest low-cost-carrier in the German market.

Indonesian low-cost airline

Emirati low-cost airline based in Sharjah, UAE

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WestJet is a Canadian airline headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Founded in 1994, it was the third largest airline in Canada, behind Canadian Airlines International Inc. and Air Canada, and was the eighth largest airline in North America by frequency. It began operations in 1996 with 220 employees, three aircraft, and five destinations, and was launched as a low-cost alternative to the country's major airlines.

low-cost subsidiary of Air India

Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd, trading as Jetstar, is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by the airline Virgin Blue (now known as Virgin Australia). Jetstar is part of Qantas' two-brand strategy of having Qantas Airways for the premium full-service market and Jetstar for the low-cost market. As of June 2015, Jetstar carried 8.5% of all passengers travelling in and out of Australia.

Transavia Airlines C.V., trading as Transavia and formerly branded as transavia.com, is a Dutch low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of KLM and therefore part of the Air France–KLM group. Its main base is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and it has other bases at Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Eindhoven Airport.

SpiceJet is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana. , it is the fourth largest airline in India by number of domestic passengers carried, with a market share of 4%.

Jet2.com Limited is a British low-cost airline based at Leeds Bradford Airport, England. It offers scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. As of 2022, it is the third-largest scheduled airline in the UK, behind easyJet and British Airways. Jet2 is also officially the largest tour operator in the UK after overtaking TUI in 2023.

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Scoot Pte Ltd, operating as Scoot, is a low-cost airline based in Singapore and a subsidiary of the country's flag carrier Singapore Airlines. It began its operations on 4 June 2012 on medium and long-haul routes from Singapore, predominantly to various airports throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Scoot's airline slogan is Make Each Journey Better. The airline is part of the KrisFlyer frequent-flyer program. Previously, it was a member of the Value Alliance. Its head office is at Changi Airport, and its focus city is the Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan.

Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia

Kuwaiti low-cost airline with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Kuwait

Volotea () is a Spanish low-cost airline registered in Castrillón and headquartered in Barcelona.

Swiss regional airline headquartered in Kloten with its fleet stationed at Zurich Airport

Brazilian airline

Hong Kong low-cost airline

AJet (branded as AnadoluJet until 31 March 2024) is a Turkish low-cost airline operating domestic flights as well as international flights to Northern Cyprus, Europe and Western Asia from its base at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. It was a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines which previously operated it as a trademark before becoming an independent airline.

Concesionaria Vuela Compañía de Aviación S.A.B. de C.V., operating as Volaris, is a Mexican low-cost airline based in Santa Fe, Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, with its operating bases in Cancún, Culiacán, Guadalajara, León/Del Bajío, Mexicali, Mexico City, Monterrey, and Tijuana. It is Mexico's largest airline by transported passengers and serves domestic and international destinations within the Americas. It is the leading airline in the Mexican domestic airline market with a market share of 42%.

Russian airline

Smartavia, formerly known as Aeroflot Nord (until December 2009), and Nordavia (until March 2019), is a Russian low-cost airline with its head office in Arkhangelsk, Russia. It mainly operates scheduled domestic and regional services. Its main bases are Arkhangelsk Airport, Pulkovo Airport (Saint Petersburg), and Sheremetyevo International Airport, serving Moscow. Smartavia is a joint-stock company.

Flynas (stylized flynas; ), formerly Nas Air, is a private Saudi low-cost airline "joint-stock company". It is the first low-cost airline in Saudi Arabia. The company's headquarters are located in Riyadh.

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South African low-cost airline

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Spanish low-cost airline of Iberia

Citilink is an Indonesian low-cost airline headquartered in Jakarta. Established in July 2001 as a low-cost brand of Garuda Indonesia, it operates services to domestic and regional destinations. Since 30 July 2012, Citilink has officially operated as a separate subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, operating with its own callsign, airline codes, logo, and uniform. Its main base is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (serving Jakarta) and Juanda International Airport (serving nearby Surabaya). The company slogan is Better Fly, Citilink.

Moroccan low-cost airline

Mexican low-cost airline

French low-cost airline, subsidiary of Air France, part of the Air France-KLM group

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Spanish virtual low-cost airline

SalamAir () is a low-cost airline from Oman headquartered and based at Muscat International Airport.

Norwegian low-cost, long-haul airline

Philippine subsidiary of AirAsia

Polish low-cost airline; part of Ryanair Holdings

flyadeal (Arabic: طيران أديل, romanized: Tayaran Adil) is a Saudi Arabian low-cost airline headquartered at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. It is a subsidiary of Saudia, Saudi Arabia's flag carrier.

Ukrainian low-cost airline

FlyOne is a Moldovan low-cost airline headquartered in Chișinău, Moldova. Launched as a privately owned company in 2016, it managed in a short time to become one of the leaders of the aviation industry in Republic of Moldova. It operates scheduled and charter flights from its bases.

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French low-cost, long-haul airline