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Low-cost airlines in Asia

We list 42 low-cost airlines based in Asia, across 19 countries. The largest published fleet belongs to IndiGo (432 aircraft, as of 30 June 2026). Every figure below is the airline’s latest from a named, dated source.

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  • 78hub airports
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Airlines in Asia, by fleet size

Showing 24 of 42

Fleet: each airline’s latest published figure (“group” covers its group carriers; “pax” is passenger aircraft only); every profile names the source and the date it describes. Routes: airport pairs AviationStack lists for the airline, as of ; not a timetable.

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Asia by sub-region

Where each airline is based. Countries with three or more airlines have their own page.

East Asia 17

Southeast Asia 14

South & Central Asia 5

Middle East 6

Asia: 42 airlines

Largest published fleet first. Open a profile for the source of each figure.

Low-cost airlines based in Asia, largest published fleet first
Rank#IATAAirlineCountryFleetStatus
16EIndiGo6E · India · Hubs DEL · BOM · BLRIndia432as of Active
29CSpring Airlines9C · China · Hubs SHA · PVG · SJWChina140as of Active
3AKAirAsiaAK · Malaysia · Hubs KUL · BKI · PENMalaysia111as of Active
4IXAir India ExpressIX · India · Hubs BLR · DEL · BOMIndia107as of Active
5VJVietJet AirVJ · Vietnam · Hubs SGN · HAN · DADVietnam107as of Active
65JCebu Pacific5J · Philippines · Hubs MNL · CEB · CRKPhilippines102 groupas of Active
7FZflydubaiFZ · United Arab Emirates · Hub DXBUnited Arab Emirates98as of Active
8IWWings AirIW · Indonesia · Hubs UPG · KNO · DPSIndonesia77as of Active
9XYflynasXY · Saudi Arabia · Hubs RUH · JED · DMMSaudi Arabia68as of Active
10TRScootTR · Singapore · Hub SINSingapore63as of Active
11FDThai AirAsiaFD · Thailand · Hubs DMK · BKK · HKTThailand62as of Active
12IUSuper Air JetIU · Indonesia · Hubs CGK · KNO · BPNIndonesia60as of Active
138LLucky Air8L · China · Hub KMGChina51as of Active
14PNWest AirPN · China · Hubs CKG · CGOChina50as of Active
15TWTrinity AirwaysTW · South Korea · Hubs ICN · GMP · TAESouth Korea48as of Active
16F3flyadealF3 · Saudi Arabia · Hubs RUH · JED · DMMSaudi Arabia45as of Active
177CJeju Air7C · South Korea · Hubs ICN · GMP · PUSSouth Korea44as of Active
18QPAkasa AirQP · India · Hubs BOM · BLRIndia43as of Active
19QGCitilinkQG · Indonesia · Hubs CGK · SUB · HLPIndonesia43as of Active
20UOHK ExpressUO · Hong Kong · Hub HKGHong Kong42as of Active
21MMPeachMM · Japan · Hubs KIX · NRT · OKAJapan38as of Active
22LJJin AirLJ · South Korea · Hubs GMP · ICNSouth Korea31as of Active
23FSFlyArystanFS · Kazakhstan · Hubs ALA · NQZ · SCOKazakhstan28as of Active
24SLThai Lion AirSL · Thailand · Hub DMKThailand28as of Active
25AQ9 AirAQ · China · Hub CANChina27as of Active
26QZIndonesia AirAsiaQZ · Indonesia · Hubs CGK · DPS · KNOIndonesia27as of Active
27GKJetstar JapanGK · Japan · Hubs NRT · KIX · NGOJapan23as of Active
28J9Jazeera AirwaysJ9 · Kuwait · Hub KWIKuwait22as of Active
29BXAir BusanBX · South Korea · Hub PUSSouth Korea21as of Active
30D7AirAsia XD7 · Malaysia · Hub KULMalaysia20as of Active
31OVSalamAirOV · Oman · Hubs MCT · SLLOman18as of Active
32ITTigerair TaiwanIT · Taiwan · Hubs TPE · KHHTaiwan17as of Active
33FYFireflyFY · Malaysia · Hubs SZB · KUL · PENMalaysia14as of Active
343LAir Arabia Abu Dhabi3L · United Arab Emirates · Hub AUHUnited Arab Emirates12as of Active
35XJThai AirAsia XXJ · Thailand · Hub DMKThailand11as of Active
36YPAir PremiaYP · South Korea · Hub ICNSouth Korea9as of Active
379PFly Jinnah9P · Pakistan · Hubs KHI · ISB · LHEPakistan9as of Active
38HBGreater Bay AirlinesHB · Hong Kong · Hub HKGHong Kong8as of Active
39ZGZIPAIRZG · Japan · Hub NRTJapan8as of Active
40RSAir SeoulRS · South Korea · Hub ICNSouth Korea6as of Active
41IJSpring JapanIJ · Japan · Hub NRTJapan6as of Active
42KTAirAsia CambodiaKT · Cambodia · Hub KTICambodia2as 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.

Asia: questions and answers

How many low-cost airlines are in Asia?

Our directory lists 42 low-cost airlines based in Asia. They are based in 19 countries.

Which low-cost airline in Asia has the largest fleet?

Of the airlines we list, IndiGo has the largest published fleet: 432 aircraft, as of 30 June 2026 (source: Airline report (Q1 FY27 press release)).

Which countries in Asia have the most low-cost airlines?

South Korea has 6 airlines in our directory. In full: South Korea (6), China (4), Indonesia (4), Japan (4), India (3), Malaysia (3), Thailand (3), Hong Kong (2), Saudi Arabia (2), United Arab Emirates (2), Cambodia (1), Kazakhstan (1), Kuwait (1), Oman (1), Pakistan (1), Philippines (1), Singapore (1), Taiwan (1), Vietnam (1).

How up to date are these fleet figures?

Each figure carries the date it describes. For Asia, the dates run from August 2025 to October 2026. Each airline’s profile links to the source of its figure.

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