Ryanair Holdings plc
AirlinesEurope's largest low-cost airline operating over 2,000 daily flights.
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Ireland
- Founder
- Tony Ryan
- Founded
- 1985
- Employees
- 19,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Low-cost air travel, Flight operations, Route networks, Ancillary services
easyJet plc
AirlinesPan-European low-cost airline serving 130+ destinations across Europe.
- Headquarters
- Luton, United Kingdom
- Founder
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou
- Founded
- 1995
- Employees
- 16,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Low-cost air travel, Flight operations, Leisure travel, Point-to-point routes
Wizz Air Holdings plc
AirlinesCentral European low-cost airline with extensive network across Europe and beyond.
- Headquarters
- Budapest, Hungary
- Founded
- 2003
- Employees
- 7,500
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Low-cost air travel, Central European routes, Flight operations, Budget aviation
Southwest Airlines Co.
AirlinesMajor US low-cost carrier serving 121 destinations with point-to-point model.
- Headquarters
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Founder
- Herb Kelleher
- Founded
- 1967
- Employees
- 73,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Low-cost air travel, Domestic flights, Flight operations, Leisure travel
Spirit Airlines Inc.
AirlinesUltra-low-cost US carrier focused on budget travel across North America.
- Headquarters
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 7,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Ultra-low-cost air travel, Domestic US flights, Budget aviation, Ancillary services
Frontier Airlines Inc.
AirlinesLow-cost US carrier with extensive network across Americas.
- Headquarters
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- 5,500
- Type
- Subsidiary
Expertise: Low-cost air travel, Domestic US flights, Budget aviation, Route networks
Allegiant Air
AirlinesUltra-low-cost US airline focusing on leisure travel with minimal services.
- Headquarters
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- 3,500
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Ultra-low-cost air travel, point-to-point routes, leisure travel, ancillary revenue
AirAsia
AirlinesSoutheast Asian low-cost airline group with extensive regional network.
- Headquarters
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Founder
- Tony Fernandes
- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- 22,000
- Type
- Public
Expertise: Low-cost air travel, Southeast Asian routes, budget expansion