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Best Budget Airlines 2026

The best budget carrier is one that delivers on price without wrecking your day with delays, hidden fees, or baggage disasters. These low-cost carriers are ranked on exactly that.

  1. 🥇

    Southwest AirlinesDallas · DAL

    85
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  2. 🥈

    JetBlue AirwaysNew York · JFK

    80
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  3. 🥉

    easyJetLondon Gatwick · LGW

    80
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  4. #4

    NorwegianOslo · OSL

    80
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  5. #5

    AirAsia

    80
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  6. #6

    IndiGoDelhi · DEL

    80
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  7. #7

    ScootSingapore · SIN

    79
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  8. #8

    RyanairDublin · DUB

    78
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  9. #9

    Transavia

    78
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  10. #10

    Cebu Pacific

    78
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  11. #11

    Wizz Air

    77
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  12. #12

    VuelingBarcelona · BCN

    77
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  13. #13

    Pegasus AirlinesIstanbul · SAW

    77
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  14. #14

    VietJet AirHo Chi Minh City · SGN

    76
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  15. #15

    JetstarMelbourne · MEL

    76
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  16. #16

    Spirit AirlinesFort Lauderdale · FLL

    71
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  17. #17

    Frontier AirlinesDenver · DEN

    70
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How this ranking was calculated

Low-cost carriers only. Weighting: value_for_money 30, on_time 20, baggage 18, check_in 10, crew 8, cleanliness 8, seat_comfort 6.

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