2025 Top 3 Budget Airlines

Following Airline Rating’s announcement of top airlines in 2025, AirAsia is crowned as the best low-cost airline, followed by Jetstar and AirBaltic.

Best Budget Airline 2025: AirAsia

AirAsia, a budget airline based in Malaysia, ranks first in the selection of best low-cost airlines in 2025. The airline is famous for the punctuality of its flights connecting cities in the Asian region.

The rankings are compiled, according to Airline Rating,  with a combination of standards that airlines need to meet. These include the offers of affordable inflight services such as food and beverage, Wi-Fi connection and inflight entertainment. They also take into account the travel fares and excellent network.  Most importantly, safety is never sacrificed with a rigorous 7-star rating system for aviation safety.

As one of the largest operating budget airlines in Asia, AirAsia has been connecting cities in the Southeast Asian region since 2001.

Below are the top 20 low-cost airlines in 2025:

1. AirAsia
2. Jetstar
3. AirBaltic
4. HK Express
5. Easyjet
6. FlyDubai
7. Ryanair
8. Scoot
9. Breeze
10. Southwest
11. SKY Airline
12. FlyNas
13. TUI
14. Norwegian
15. Indi GO
16. Air Arabia
17. Volaris
18. Jet2
19. Wizz
20. Vueling

Top 2025 Airline: Korean Air

The rakings are in 3 main categories: full-service airlines, hybrid airlines and low-cost airlines. Korean Air ranks first in the full-service airline category, and Jetblue crowns the hybrid category.

Korean Air showed strong development after the merger with Asiana Airlines last year, connecting major Asian cities and the world with elevated service.

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