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Low-cost market share by region in 2017, seat-capacity shares in the UK, Italy and Spain for 2002 and 2017, and the fees added after the base fare.
By 2017 low-cost carriers held 57.2% of the market in South Asia and 52.6% in Southeast Asia, against 37.9% in Europe and 32.7% in North America. The headline fare in these markets is low by design.
Between 2002 and 2017 the low-cost share of international seat capacity in the United Kingdom rose from 23% to 57%, in Italy from 10% to 55% and in Spain from 9% to 56%. The shift happened in fifteen years.
The fees a low-cost carrier adds after the base fare are where the price recovers: checked baggage, seat selection, airport desk check-in, card handling and priority boarding.
On narrow screens, swipe or scroll the plate sideways.
On some flights as few as 10% of the seats are sold at the lowest advertised price, and the price climbs once those seats are gone. The headline number you see is the floor, not the average.
By early 2019 more than 100 low-cost carriers flew 6,000 aircraft, double the 2,900 counted at the end of 2009. The projected value of the low-cost airline market by 2033 runs from US$221.3 billion to US$430.5 billion.
When you compare two fares, add every fee back to the base fare before deciding. The low-cost model is built so that the first number looks best and the last number tells the truth.
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