AirlineRatings.com has analyzed budget airlines worldwide using 12 criteria, including passenger reviews from various sources, fleet age, services offered, safety ratings, and the number of incidents. The result is a list of the top 25 budget airlines, presented in alphabetical order rather than ranked.
The top 25 budget airlines are:
- AirAsia Group (Malaysia)
- Air Baltic (Latvia)
- Air Canada Rouge (Canada)
- Cebu Pacific (Philippines)
- easyJet (UK)
- Eurowings (Germany)
- FlyDubai (UAE)
- FlyNAS (Saudi Arabia)
- GOL (Brazil)
- JetBlue (USA)
- Jet2 (UK)
- Jetstar Group (Australia)
- Jeju Air (South Korea)
- Norwegian (Norway)
- Peach (Japan)
- Ryanair (Ireland)
- Scoot (Singapore)
- SpiceJet (India)
- Sun Country (USA)
- Southwest (USA)
- Transavia (Netherlands)
- VietJet (Vietnam)
- Volotea (Spain)
- Vueling (Spain)
- Wizz Air (Hungary)
In addition to the global list, AirlineRatings.com has selected regional winners among the top 25 budget airlines:
- Americas: Southwest
- Middle East: FlyDubai
- Asia: AirAsia Group
- Australia/Pacific: Jetstar Group
- Europe: easyJet
These budget airlines have been recognized for their excellence in providing quality service while maintaining affordability.
