The 19 Best Low-Cost Airlines in Asia-Pacific

Bargain fares are the common thread here, though the cabins, punctuality and route maps differ wildly. Regional giants with hundreds of jets share space with scrappy upstarts flying a handful.

1. 1
   Peach Aviation

   ANA's pink-liveried low-cost airline based at Osaka Kansai.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Scoot

   Singapore Airlines' low-cost subsidiary, a Skytrax winner for long-haul low-cost travel.
   930pts
3. 3
   AirAsia X

   AirAsia's long-haul affiliate that brought low-cost widebody flying to Asia.
   930pts
4. 4
   Cebu Pacific

   The Philippines' largest budget airline, known for its bright yellow-and-blue fleet.
   818pts
5. 5
   Nok Air

   Thai budget airline famous for painting a bird's beak on the nose of every plane.
   818pts
6. 6
   Jetstar

   Qantas's low-cost arm, flying domestic Australian and long-haul Asia routes since 2004.
   818pts
7. 7
   Lion Air

   Indonesia's largest private airline and the mass-market core of Lion Group.
   818pts
8. 8
   Zipair Tokyo

   Japan Airlines' long-haul low-cost carrier flying Boeing 787s from Tokyo Narita.
   636pts
9. 9
   T'way Air

   Seoul-based low-cost carrier that has expanded from short-haul Asia to Europe.
   636pts
10. 10
    AirAsia

    Malaysia-founded budget giant that Skytrax has named the world's best low-cost airline year after year.
    520pts
11. 11
    SpiceJet

    Indian low-cost airline flying Boeing 737s and Q400s across India and the Gulf.
    520pts
12. 12
    VietJet Air

    Vietnam's fast-growing private budget carrier, famous for bold red-and-yellow branding.
    520pts
13. 13
    TransNusa

    Indonesian low-cost carrier that relaunched in 2022 and became the first foreign operator of the COMAC ARJ21.
    520pts
14. 14
    Citilink

    Garuda Indonesia's low-cost subsidiary with a green-liveried Airbus fleet.
    382pts
15. 15
    Spring Airlines

    Shanghai-based pioneer of low-cost flying in mainland China since 2005.
    382pts
16. 16
    HK Express

    Cathay Pacific's Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier serving Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
    382pts
17. 17
    Batik Air

    Lion Group's hybrid carrier serving Indonesia and Malaysia with full-service touches at low fares.
    382pts
18. 18
    IndiGo

    India's largest airline by passengers, a punctual low-cost carrier with a huge Airbus fleet.
    0pts
19. 19
    Jeju Air

    South Korea's first and largest low-cost carrier, flying across Northeast and Southeast Asia.
    0pts

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