The 10 best low-cost airlines in the world

Posted on December 16 2018

Low cost airlines are airlines which offer cheap flight tickets. They are also called budget

airlines, cheap flights and discount carriers. Low Cost Carriers play a very important role in the aviation industry. Low cost airlines are actually a gift to the travellers, as passengers can utilize air travel with affordable fares. It’s much beneficial for short haul. Since the introduction of low cost airlines the competition between airlines has increased. So passengers have more options to be selected. Low cost airlines charge extra for priority boarding, food and other services in order to overcome the revenue lose providing cheap flight ticket. Low cost airlines usually tend to keep only a single passenger class in aircrafts, They usually use single type of aircraft and old model aircrafts, Now a days cost effective and fuel efficient model aircraft are available such as Boeing 737, Airbus A 320

In 2017, leading consumer aviation rating agency Skytrax, named AirAsia the best low-cost airline in the world for the ninth consecutive year.

The Sepang-based company was presented with the award at a ceremony during the 2017 Paris Airshow.

“We take the world champion title seriously and we will strive to continue to improve for both our guests and shareholders,” AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said in a statement. “Over the last 15 years we have created a great brand and over the next 15, we want to move towards One AirAsia, a truly (Southeast Asian) airline.”

The Skytrax rankings are based on the impressions of 19.87 million travelers from 105 different countries. The survey, which covered more than 325 airlines, measured 49 parameters ranging from boarding procedures to seat comfort to the quality of service.

Here are the 10 best low-cost airlines in the world, according to the results of the Skytrax survey.

The list was revealed as below:

1. AirAsia

2. Norwegian

3. jetBlue Airways

4. easyJet

5. Virgin America

6. Jetstar Airways

7. AirAsiaX

8. Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras

9. Southwest Airlines

10. Indigo

11. WestJet

12. Scoot

13. Jetstar Asia

14. Eurowings

15. Ryanair

16. Vueling Airlines

17. Tigerair

18. Peach

19. Air Canada rouge

20. SpiceJet

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