Full list of North, South & Central American Budget Airlines

North America

United States

• AirTran Airways
• Allegiant Air
• ATA Airlines
• Frontier Airlines
• go!
• JetBlue Airways
• Primaris Airlines
• Skybus Airlines
• SkyValue
• Southwest Airlines
• Spirit Airlines
• Sun Country Airlines
• Ted (subsidiary of United Airlines)
• USA 3000 Airlines
• US Airways
• Virgin America

Defunct

• Air South (1994-1997)
• America West Airlines (merged with US Airways)
• Eastwind Airlines
• Hooters Air
• Independence Air (2004-2006)
• Kiwi International Air Lines
• MetroJet
• Midway Airlines
• National Airlines (1999-2002)
• Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA; merged with US Airways)
• PEOPLExpress (bought by Texas International)
• Song (low-fare brand of Delta; services shifted to mainline May 1, 2006)
• Southeast Airlines
• Tower Air
• ValuJet (Operates as AirTran Airways following a merger)
• Vanguard Airlines (1994-2002)
• Western Pacific Airlines

Canada

• CanJet
• Harmony Airways (ex HMY Airways)
• WestJet
• Zoom Airlines
• Sky Service
• Air Transat
• Air North

Defunct

• Air Canada Tango (Discontinued direct flights, now offered as a fare class on Air Canada)
• Canada 3000
• Greyhound Air
• JetsGo
• Royal Aviation (Merged with Canada 3000)
• VistaJet
• Zip (Merged back into Air Canada)

Mexico

• Aero California
• Aviacsa
• ALMA de Mexico
• Avolar
• Aladia
• Click (subsidiary of Mexicana)
• Interjet
• Lineas Aereas Azteca
• Magnicharters
• Viva Aerobus (investment by Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair)
• Volaris

Defunct

• TAESA

South and Central America

Argentina

• LAPA (defunct)

Brazil

• BRA Transportes Aéreos
• Gol Transportes Aéreos
• Ocean Air
• Webjet

Uruguay

• U Air (defunct)