Low-cost airlines in Africa
We list 5 low-cost airlines based in Africa, across 5 countries. The largest published fleet belongs to Air Cairo (40 aircraft, as of 20 August 2026). Every figure below is the airline’s latest from a named, dated source.
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Airlines in Africa, by fleet size
Showing 5 of 5- IATA SMAir CairoAir CairoEgypt · Fleet 40Hubs CAI · HRG · SSH · founded 2003Fleet 40 (40 aircraft · Airline report · as of 20 August 2026)Routes 93
- IATA FAFlySafairFlySafairSouth Africa · Fleet 36Hubs JNB · CPT · DUR +1 · founded 2014Fleet 36 (36 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of August 2025)Routes 20
- IATA 3OAir Arabia MarocAir Arabia MarocMorocco · Fleet 11Hubs CMN · TNG · FEZ +1 · founded 2009Fleet 11 (11 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of August 2025)Routes 93
- IATA JMJambojetJambojetKenya · Fleet 11Hub NBO · founded 2014Fleet 11 (11 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of July 2026)Routes 8
- IATA FNFastjetFastjetZimbabwe · Fleet 7Hub HRE · founded 2015Fleet 7 (7 aircraft · Wikipedia fleet table · as of August 2026)
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Fleet: each airline’s latest published figure (“group” covers its group carriers); every profile names the source and the date it describes. Routes: airport pairs AviationStack lists for the airline, as of ; not a timetable.
Africa: 5 airlines
Largest published fleet first. Open a profile for the source of each figure.
| Rank# | IATA | Airline | Country | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SM | Air CairoSM · Egypt · Hubs CAI · HRG · SSH | Egypt | 40as of | Active |
| 2 | FA | FlySafairFA · South Africa · Hubs JNB · CPT · DUR | South Africa | 36as of | Active |
| 3 | 3O | Air Arabia Maroc3O · Morocco · Hubs CMN · TNG · FEZ | Morocco | 11as of | Active |
| 4 | JM | JambojetJM · Kenya · Hub NBO | Kenya | 11as of | Active |
| 5 | FN | FastjetFN · Zimbabwe · Hub HRE | Zimbabwe | 7as of | Active |
Fleet figures are the latest each airline or a named source has published, with the date they describe. “Group” means the figure covers the airline’s group, as the source reports it. Open a profile for the source link.
Africa: questions and answers
How many low-cost airlines are in Africa?
Our directory lists 5 low-cost airlines based in Africa. They are based in 5 countries.
Which low-cost airline in Africa has the largest fleet?
Of the airlines we list, Air Cairo has the largest published fleet: 40 aircraft, as of 20 August 2026 (source: Airline report).
Which countries in Africa have the most low-cost airlines?
Each of the 5 countries has one low-cost airline in our directory: Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
How up to date are these fleet figures?
Each figure carries the date it describes. For Africa, the dates run from August 2025 to August 2026. Each airline’s profile links to the source of its figure.
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