This statistic presents the busiest low cost carriers worldwide in 2016, with a breakdown by region. Europe leads the low cost carrier market, with just under *** million passengers traveling on low-cost flights in 2016.
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Flight Airline Business. (June 1, 2017). Distribution of low cost carriers worldwide in 2016, by passenger traffic (in millions)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/601762/distribution-of-low-cost-carriers-by-region-and-passenger-traffic/
Flight Airline Business. "Distribution of low cost carriers worldwide in 2016, by passenger traffic (in millions)*." Chart. June 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/601762/distribution-of-low-cost-carriers-by-region-and-passenger-traffic/
Flight Airline Business. (2017). Distribution of low cost carriers worldwide in 2016, by passenger traffic (in millions)*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/601762/distribution-of-low-cost-carriers-by-region-and-passenger-traffic/
Flight Airline Business. "Distribution of Low Cost Carriers Worldwide in 2016, by Passenger Traffic (in Millions)*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Jun 2017, /statistics/601762/distribution-of-low-cost-carriers-by-region-and-passenger-traffic/
Flight Airline Business, Distribution of low cost carriers worldwide in 2016, by passenger traffic (in millions)* ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/601762/distribution-of-low-cost-carriers-by-region-and-passenger-traffic/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Distribution of low cost carriers worldwide in 2016, by passenger traffic (in millions)* [Graph], Flight Airline Business, June 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/601762/distribution-of-low-cost-carriers-by-region-and-passenger-traffic/