This statistic presents the global ranking of the leading low-cost airlines based on operating profit recorded in 2018. During the referenced year, the American airline Southwest Airlines led the ranking, with an operating profit of approximately billion U.S. dollars. Ryanair and EasyJet occupied the second and third positions, respectively.
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Flight Airline Business. (July 22, 2019). Global ranking of the leading low-cost airlines based on operating profit in 2018 (in millions of U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1637380/main-low-cost-airlines-according-to-operating-profit-worldwide/
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