AIRLINERATINGS.COM NAMES ITS TOP TEN LOW COST AIRLINES FOR 2022

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Thu Jul 14, 2022

The high public interest in affordable travel has prompted AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety, product, and COVID rating website, to identify the top ten low-cost airlines for 2022 from the almost 400 airlines it rates.
Best Low-Cost Airlines - Top 10
The AirlineRatings top 10 LCCs for 2022 are, in alphabetical order: Allegiant Air, AirAsia, EasyJet, Jetstar, Flair, Fly Dubai, Ryanair, Scoot, Southwest and VietJet Air. Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief Geoffrey Thomas said that "each of these airlines has a good safety record and has made a big difference in their respective markets." "From Southwest Airlines which started the low-cost revolution in the 1970s to Flair which redefines the low-cost product, each airline has made a huge contribution to affordable travel." Best Low Cost Airlines "In Europe, it's Easyjet and Ryanair, in Asia/Pacific AirAsia, Jetstar and Scoot, while in the Americas one can add Flair, Frontier and Spirit, to Southwest. All are standouts." All the airlines chosen have either good safety and incident records or have completed the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). AirAsia

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