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as of 13 June 2017
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Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Africa South Africa 1time Airline RNX T6 2004 2012
Africa Egypt Air Arabia Egypt RBG E5 2010
Operates flights on behalf of parent airlines Air Arabia
and offers connections throught Sharjah to all Air Arabia destinations
Africa Morroco Air Arabia Maroc MAC 3O 2009
Africa Egypt Air Leisure ALD AL 2015
Africa Kenya Air Peace APK P4 2016
Africa Morroco Atlas Blue BMM 8A 2004 2009
Integrated in Royal Air Maroc
Africa Egypt Aviator Aviation AVV T9 2016
Africa Tanzania Fastjet FTZ FN 2012
Easyjet owns 5,5 %
Africa Kenya Five Forty Aviation FFV 5H 2009
Africa Kenya Jambojet JX 2014 2017
Africa Morroco Jet4you JFU 8J 2006 2012
Merged with JetairFly (Belgium)
Africa South Africa kulula.com CAW MN 2001
Low cost subsidiary of Comair Airlines
Africa South Africa Mango Airlines MNO JE 2006
Low cost subsidiary of South African Airways
Africa South Africa Namibia Flyafrica NMD N6 2015
Africa South Africa Safair SFR FA 2014
Africa South Africa Skywise Airline SWZ C9 2015 2015
Asia and Pacific China 9 Air JYH AQ 2015
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Adam Air DHI KI 2002 2008
Formerly Adam Skyconnection Airlines
Asia and Pacific Pakistan Aero Asia International RSO E4 1993 1997
Asia and Pacific Malaysia Air Asia AXM AK 1996
Tune Air Sdn Bhd's control since 2001
Asia and Pacific India Air Asia India IAD I5 2014
Asia and Pacific Japan Air Asia Japan WAJ JW 2012 2013
Asia and Pacific Malaysia Air Asia X XAX D7 2007
Long haul subsidiary of Air Asia
Asia and Pacific Philippines Air Asia Zest EZD Z2 1995 2016
Asian Spirit (1995-2008), Zest Airways
(2008-2013)
Asia and Pacific Pakistan Air Blue ABQ PA 2004
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea Air Busan ABL BX 2008
Asia and Pacific Japan Air Do ADO HD 1998
Bankruptcy protection from 2002 to 2005
Asia and Pacific India Air India Express AXB IX 2004
Asia and Pacific Kyrgyzstan Air Manas MBB ZM 2013
Asia and Pacific India Air Pegasus PPL OP 2015 2016
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea Air Seoul ASV RS 2016
List of Low-Cost-Carriers (LCCs)
based on ICAO definiton
Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Asia and Pacific Philippines Cebgo SRQ DG 1995
SEAir (1995-2012)
Asia and Pacific Philippines Cebu Pacific Air CEB 5J 1996
Asia and Pacific China Chengdu Airlines UEA EU 2010
Asia and Pacific China China West Air CHB PN 2007
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Citilink CTV QG 2001
Offers connections in its hub/focus cities, one bag free
Asia and Pacific Australia Compass Airlines YM 1990 1993
Ceased operations in 1991, resumed services under SCA in 1992
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea Eastar Jet ESR ZE 2007
Asia and Pacific New Zealand Freedom Air FOM SJ 1995 2008
Asia and Pacific India GoAir GOW G8 2005
Asia and Pacific Myanmar Golden Myanmar Airlines GMR Y5 2013
Asia and Pacific China (Hong Kong SAR) Hong Kong Express Airways HKE UO 2004
Asia and Pacific Australia Impulse Air VQ 1992 2004
Integrated into the QantasLink Group of subsidiary airlines in 2001
Impulse brand was replaced by Jetstar in 2004
Asia and Pacific India IndiGo IGO 6E 2006
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Indonesia Air Asia AWQ QZ 1999
Awair International (1999-2004) Ceased operations in 2002, resumed operations in 2004
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea Jeju Air JJA 7C 2005
Asia and Pacific India JetKonnect JLL S2 2014
Asia and Pacific Australia Jetstar JST JQ 2003
Replaced Impulse Airlines brand in 2004
Asia and Pacific Singapore Jetstar Asia Airways JSA 3K 2004
Formed in 2004 (49% Qantas, 19% Temasek Holdings)
Jetstar Asia and ValuAir was integrated under a holding company
Asia and Pacific Japan Jetstar Japan JJP GK 2012
Only domestic routes
codeshare and frequent flyer program with JAL
Asia and Pacific Vietnam Jetstar Pacific Airlines PIC BL 1991
Pacific Airlines (1991-2008)
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea Jin Air JNA LJ 2008
Planned initial name was Air Korea
Asia and Pacific India Kingfisher Red KFR IT 1995 2011
initially founded as Deccan Aviation
Asia and Pacific New Zealand Kiwi Travel International Airlines KIC KC 1994 1996
Kiwi Travel Air Charters (1994-1995)
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Lion Air LNI JT 2000
Asia and Pacific China Lucky Air LKE 8L 2016
Asia and Pacific Malaysia Malindo Air MXD OD 2012
Asia and Pacific Sri Lanka Mihin Lanka MLR MJ 2007
Asia and Pacific Thailand Nok Air NOK DD 2004
Asia and Pacific Thailand NokScoot Airlines NCT XW 2015
Asia and Pacific China (Hong Kong SAR) Oasis Hong Kong Airlines OHK O8 2005 2008
Asia and Pacific Thailand ONE-two-GO OTG OX 2003 2007
Asia and Pacific New Zealand Pacific Blue PBN DJ 2003 2011
Asia and Pacific Philippines PAL Express GAP 2P 2008
Formerly Air Philipinnes
Asia and Pacific Japan Peach Aviation APJ MM 2012
Asia and Pacific Philippines Philippines Air Asia APG PQ 2012
Asia and Pacific China Ruili Airlines RLH DR 2013
Asia and Pacific Singapore Scoot SCO TZ 2012
Asia and Pacific Philippines SEAir International SGD XO 2012
Asia and Pacific Japan Skymark Airlines SKY BC 1998
Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Asia and Pacific Japan Solaseed Air SNJ LQ 2002
initially founded as Pan Asia Airlines
(1997-1999), Skynet Asia Airways
Operated under Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ)
from 2004 to 2007
Asia and Pacific India SpiceJet SEJ SG 2000
Royal Airways (2000-2005)
Asia and Pacific China Spring Airlines CQH 9C 2004
Asia and Pacific Japan Spring Airlines Japan SJO IJ 2014
Asia and Pacific Japan StarFlyer SFJ 7G 2002
Kobe Airlines (2002-2003)
Asia and Pacific New Zealand Tasman Express NZ 2003 defunct
Division of Air New Zealand (2003-)
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai AirAsia AIQ FD 2003
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai AirAsia X TAX XJ 2014
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai Lion Air TLM SL 2013
Asia and Pacific Thailand Thai VietJet Air TVJ VZ 2015
Asia and Pacific Australia Tiger Airways Australia TGG TT 2007
AOC was temporarily suspended in 2011 due to various safety issues
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Tigerair Mandala MDL RI 2011 2014
Founded in 1969 as Mandala Airlines, grounded in 2011
Asia and Pacific Singapore Tigerair Singapore TGW TR 2003
Asia and Pacific Taiwan Province of China Tigerair Taiwan TTW IT 2014
Asia and Pacific India TruJet TRJ 2T 2015
Asia and Pacific Republic of Korea T'way Airlines TWB TW 2004
Hansung Airlines (2004-2010)
Asia and Pacific Australia V Australia VAU VA 2009 2011
Merged with Virgin Autralia in 2011
Asia and Pacific Singapore ValuAir VLU VF 2004 2005
Acquired in 2005 by Jetstar Asia
Asia and Pacific Japan Vanilla Air VNL JW 2013
Asia and Pacific Vietnam VietJet Air VJC VJ 2011
Asia and Pacific Australia Virgin Australia VOZ VA 2000
Formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, absorbed V Australia in 2011
Asia and Pacific Samoa Virgin Samoa PBN DJ 2005
Polynesian Blue (2005-2011)
Asia and Pacific China (Macau SAR) Viva Macau VVM ZG 2005 2010
Asia and Pacific Indonesia Wings Air WON IW 2003
Europe United Kingdom AB Airlines 1992 1999
Air Bristol (1992-1995) Formed in 1992 by a gorup of former Brymon Airlines
Europe Ireland Aer Arann REA RE 1970 2014
Europe France Aeris SH 1990 2003
Air Toulouse (1990-1999)
Europe Italy Air Europe 1988 2008
Merged with Volare Airlines in 2000 (became one brand of Volare)
Europe Poland Air Polonia 4P 2001 2004
Europe United Kingdom Air Scotland 2002 2006
Formed in 2002 for Electra Airlines (Greece), Switched agreement to
Air Holland in 2003,
Europe Italy Air Service Plus 2003 defunct
Europe United Kingdom Air Southwest WOW WO 2003 2011
Europe Albania Albawings AWT 2B 2016
Europe Turkey Atlasjet Airlines KKK KK 2001
Europe Netherlands Basiq Air 2000 2005
Transavia Limburg (1965-1966),
Transavia Holland (1966-1986),
Transavia Airlines (1986-2005)
Merged to Transavia.com in 2005
Europe Albania Belle Air LBY LZ 2005 2013
Europe Romania Blue Air BMS 0B 1988
Europe Italy Blue Panorama BPA BV 1998
Operating under the brand Blu-Express for low-cost operations
Europe Finland Blue1 BLF KF 1987 2016
Air Botnia (1987-2004)
Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Europe United Kingdom BMIBaby BMI WW 2002 2012
Europe Malta BritshJET 2004 2008
Europe United Kingdom Buzz 1999 2003
Merged into Ryanair in 2003
Europe Poland Centralwings C0 2004 2009
Became a charter only operation in 2008
Europe Italy Ciao Fly 2002 2002
Europe Spain Clickair CLI XG 2006 2009
Merged with Vuerling in 2009
Europe Cyprus Cobalt Aero FCB CO 2016
Europe Norway Color Air 1998 1999
Europe Germany Condor Flugdienst CFG DE 1955
Deutsche Flugdienst (1955-1961) All flights started to fly under Thomas Cook banner in 2003
Europe Turkey Corendon Airlines CAI 7H 2005
Europe Germany Dauair DAU D5 2005 2006
Europe Germany DBA DI 1978 2007
Delta Air Regionelflugverkher (1978-
1992), Deutsche BA (1992-2003)
Merged with Germania Express in 2005 Merged into Airberlin in 2007
Europe United Kingdom Debonair 2G 1995 1999
Europe Germany Deutsche BA DET DI 1996 2003
Europe Netherlands Dutchbird DBR 5D 2000 2004
Europe United Kingdom easyJet EZY U2 1995
Europe Switzerland Easyjet Switzerland EZS DS 1988
TEA Basel (1988-1998)
Europe Ireland Eujet EUJ VE 2003 2005
Europe Germany Eurowings EWG EW 1996
Europe Austria Eurowings Europe EWE E2 2016
Europe Malta Fare4U 2004 2006
Integrated to Air Malta in 2006
Europe Switzerland Flybaboo BBO F7 2003 2011
Acquired by Darwin Airlines
Europe United Kingdom Flybe BEE BE 1979
Jersey European Airways (1979-2000)
British European Airways (2000-2002)
Merged with Spacegrand Aviation in 1985, merged with BA Connect in
2007
Europe United Kingdom FlyGlobespan GSM Y2 2002 2009
Europe Finland Flying Finn FFW 2003 2004
Europe Sweden FlyMe SH 2003 2007
Europe Sweden FlyNordic LF 2000 2008
Nordic Airlink Integrated into Norwegian Air Shuttle in 2008
Europe France Flywest 2004 2005
Europe Germany Germania Express ST 2003 2005
Merged into DBA in 2005
Europe Germany Germanwings GWI 4U 2002
Europe United Kingdom GO GO 1997 2002
Merged into Easyjet in 2002
Europe Switzerland Helvetic Aiways OAW 2L 2001
Odette Airways (2001-2003)
Europe Portugal Hifly HFY 5K 2006
Air Luxor (1988-2005) Concentrated on charter operations as a result of sale of scheduled
operations to Longstock Financial Group in 2006
Europe Iceland Iceland Express HC 2002 2012
Europe Austria InterSky ISK 3L 2001 2015
Europe Italy ItAli Airlines ACL 9X 2003 2011
Europe United Kingdom Jet Green 2004 2004
Europe United Kingdom Jet2.com EXS LS 2002
Channel Express was rebranded and replaced by Jet2.com in 2006
Europe Ireland JetMagic GX 2002 2004
Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Europe United Kingdom Manx2 NM 2006 2012
Europe Italy Meridiana ISS IG 1964
Alisarda (1963-1991)
Europe United Kingdom Monarch scheduled MON ZB 2004
Europe Italy MyAir (MyWay Airlines) MYW 8I 2004 2009
Europe United Kingdom Mytravellite 2002 2005
Integrated to Mytravel Airways in 2003
Europe Austria Niki NLY HG 2003
Formed from former Aero Lloyd Austria operation
Europe Norway Norwegian Air Shuttle NAX DY 1993
Formed in 1993 following collapse of Busy Bee Airlines
Europe Turkey Onur Air OHY 8Q 1992
Europe Turkey Pegasus Airlines PGT H9 1989
Europe Russia Pobeda PBD DP 2015
Europe Ireland Ryanair RYR FR 1985
Merged with Buzz in 2003
Europe Slovak Republic Sky Europe Airlines ESK NE 2002 2009
SkyEurope Holdings AG was established in Vienna in 2005
Europe Hungary SkyEurope Hungary TVL 5P 2003 2009
Europe Russia SkyExpress SXR XW 2007 2011
Europe Czech Republic SmartWings TVS QS 2008
Europe Sweden Snalskjutsen 2002 2005
Integrated into Malmo Aviation in 2005
Europe Sweden Snowflake 2002 2004
Integrated into SAS in 2005
Europe Denmark Sterling SNB NB 1962 2008
Sterling European Airways (1994-
2005)
Bankrupted and Cimber acquired 100% in 2008
Europe Turkey SunExpress SXS XQ 1990
Europe Germany SunExpress Deutschland SXD XG 2011
Europe Sweden Sverigeflyg 2011 2016
Comprises of Blekingeflyg, Gotlandsflyg, Kalmarflyg, Kullaflyg and
Sundvallsflyg
Europe France Transavia France TVF TO 2007
Europe Netherlands Transavia.com TRA HV 1966
Merged with Basiq Air and rebranded Transavia.com in 2005
Europe Belgium TUI fly Belgium JAF TB 2005
Europe Germany TUIFly TUI X3 2007
Hapag-Lloyd Express (HLX, 2002-
2007)
Integrated with Hapagfly to become TUIfly (Hapag-Lloyd Express
became a marketing brand)
Europe Netherlands V Bird VBA 2003 2004
Europe Belgium Virgin Express VEX TV 1996 2006
EuroBelgian (1990-1996) Merged with SN Brussels Airlines under a holding company SN
Airholding in 2005
Europe France Virgin Express France 1995 1999
Air Provence Charter (1995-1997)
Europe Ireland Virgin Express Ireland TV 1998 2001
Europe Italy Volareweb.com PVL VA 1997 2009
Merged with Air Europe in 2000,
ceased operations in 2004, resumed operations in 2005
Europe Spain Volotea VOE V7 2012
Europe Spain Vueling VLG VY 2004
Europe Italy Wind Jet JET IV 2003 2012
Europe Hungary Wizz Air WZZ W6 2003
Europe Bulgaria Wizz Air Bulgaria WVL 8Z 2005 2011
Europe Ukraine Wizz Air Ukraine WAU WU 2008 2015
Europe Iceland WOW Air WOW WW 2012
Europe United Kingdom XL Airways JN 1994 2008
Sabre Airways (1994-2002)
Excel Airways (2002-2006)
Merged with Britannia Airways in 2005, merged with First Choice
Airways to form Thomson Airlines in 2008
Latin America and the Caribbean Honduras Aero Lineas Sosa APK P4 2003 2016
Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico AeroCalifornia SER JR 1960 2008
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Alma de Mexico MSO C4 2006 2008
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Aviacsa CHP 6A 1990 2011
Latin America and the Caribbean Brazil Avianca Brazil ONE O6 2002 defunct
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Avolar VLI V5 2005 2008
Latin America and the Caribbean Brazil Azul Linheas Aereas Brazileiras AZU AD 2008
Latin America and the Caribbean Brazil BRA Transportes Aereos BRB 7R 1999 2007
Brasil Rodo Aéreo (1999-2006)
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Calafia Airlines CFV A7 2016
Latin America and the Caribbean Colombia Easy Fly EFY EF 2007
Latin America and the Caribbean Brazil GOL Linheas Aereas GLO G3 2001
Acquired Varig in 2007
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Interjet AIJ 4O 2005
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Lineas Aereas Aztecas LCD ZE 2001 2007
Formed in 2000 after TAESA closed down
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Mexicana Click CBE QA 2005 2010
Aerocaribe (1975-2005) and
MexicanaClick
Re-branded as low-cost operator Click Mexicana in 2005
Latin America and the Caribbean Chile Sky Airline SKU H2 2001
Latin America and the Caribbean Venezuela Transcarga AVV T9 2008 2016
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico VivaAerobus VIV VB 2006
Latin America and the Caribbean Colombia VivaColombia VVC FC 2012
Latin America and the Caribbean Mexico Volaris VOI Y4 2005
Formed from proposed low-cost carrier Vuelamex
Latin America and the Caribbean Costa Rica Volaris Costa Rica VOC Q6 2016
Latin America and the Caribbean Brazil Webjet Linheas Aereas WEB WH 2005 2012
Middle East UAE Air Arabia ABY G9 2003
Offers connections in its Sharjah hub
Middle East Jordan Air Arabia Jordan PTR 9P 2015
Middle East UAE flyDubai FDB FZ 2008
Emirates applies its code on several flyDubai flights
Middle East Saudi Arabia Flynas KNE XY 2007
Codeshare with Etihad Airways, former name NAS Air
Middle East Kuwait Jazeera Airways JZR J9 2005
Middle East Jordan Jordan Aviation JAV R5 2013
Middle East Oman Salam Air OMS OV 2017
Middle East Saudi Arabia Sama SMY ZS 2006 2010
North America United States Access Air CYD ZA 1996 2001
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1999
North America Canada Air Canada Tango 2001 2004
Dissolved in 2004 (but Air Canada still advertises 'tango' as a type of
fare on its regular services)
North America United States Air South KKB WV 1993 1997
North America United States Air Tran Airways TRS FL 1992
Conquest Sun (1992-1994) AirWays Corporation (holding company) merged with Valujet and
became AirTran Holdings Inc in 1997 (ValuJet became AirTran Airlines)
North America United States Allegiant Air AAY G4 1998
WestJet Express(1997-1998) Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2000
North America United States ATA Airlines AMT TZ 1973 2008
American Trans Air (ATA, 1973-2003) Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from 2004 to 2006
North America Canada CanJet Airlines CJA C6 1999 2015
Merged into Canda 3000 in 2001, restarted in 2002 became a charter
only operation in 2006
North America United States Continental Lite 1993 1995
Integrated into Continental Airlines in 1995
North America United States Delta Express 1996 2003
Replaced by Song in 2003
North America United States Eastwind Airlines SGR W9 1993 1999
North America Canada Flair Airlines FLE F8 2016
Region Country of AOC Airline name
ICAO
code
IATA
code
Beginning of
operation
Ceased
operation
Former names Notes
North America United States Frontier Airlines FFT F9 1994
North America United States Go! YV 2006 2014
North America Canada Harmony Airways HMY HQ 2002 2007
HMY Airways (2002-2004)
North America United States Independance Air IDE DH 1989 2006
Atlantic Coast Airlines (1989-2003) Operated as United Express and Delta Connection
North America United States JetBlue Airways JBU B6 1998
North America Canada Jetsgo SG 2002 2005
North America United States Kiwi International Airlines KIA KP 1992 1999
North America United States Laker Airways LBH 1995 1997
North America United States Metrojet USA 1998 2001
Integrated into US Airways in 2001
North America United States Midway Airlines MDW ML 1976 1991
North America United States Midwest Airlines MEP YX 1983 2010
Midwest Express (1983-2003)
North America United States Morris Air MSS 1984 1994
North America United States National Airlines NAN N7 1995 2002
North America United States New York Air NYA NY 1980 1987
Merged into Continental Airlinesin 4987
North America United States Pacific Southwest Airlines PSX PS 1949 1988
Merged into USAir in 1988
North America United States People Express PE 1981 1987
Merged with Frontier Airlines in 1985 and Britt Airways and
Provincetown Boston Airways in 1986, merged into Continental Airlines
North America United States Pro Air PSZ P9 1996 2000
North America United States Reno Air ROA QQ 1990 1999
American Airlines acquired 100% and absorbed in 1999
North America United States Shuttle by United 1994 2001
Integrated into United Airlines in 2001
North America Canada Sky Regional Airlines ASV RS 2014 2016
North America United States Skybus Airlines SKB SX 2004 2008
North America United States SkyValue USA XP 2006 2007
North America United States Song 2002 2006
Integrated into Delta Airlines in 2006
North America United States Southwest Airlines SWA WN 1967
Air Southwest (1967-1971) Merged with Morris Air in 1994
North America United States Spirit Airlines NKS NK 1980
Charter One (1980-1992)
North America United States Sun Country Airlines SCX SY 1982
North America Canada Sunwing SWG WG 2005
North America United States Ted 2003 2009
Integrated into United Airlines in 2009
North America United States Tower Air TOW FF 1982 2000
North America United States USA 3000 GWY U5 2001 2012
Brendan Airways doing business as USA 3000 Airlines
North America United States ValuJet VJA J7 1993 1997
Merged into AirWays Corp (AirTran Airways) in 1997
North America United States Vanguard VGD NJ 1994 2002
North America United States ViaAir SRY VC 2015
North America United States Virgin America VRD VX 2007
North America United States Western Pacific KMR W7 1994 1998
North America Canada Westjet Airlines WJA WS 1995
North America Canada Westjet Encore WEN WR 2017
North America Canada ZIP WZP 3J 2002 2004
North America Canada Zoom Airlines OOM Z4 2002 2008