The 14 Cheapest Airlines in North And South America

WestJet

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Passengers who fly this Calgary, Alberta-based airline, launched in 1996, have called it the Southwest Airlines of Canada.

 

The carrier touts its low fares and friendly customer service. Twenty years later, WestJet and its regional carrier, WestJet Encore, offer service to more than 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe with a fleet of Boeing 737 and 767 jets.

GOL

 

This Sao Paulo-based low-cost carrier began flights between its headquarters and Brazil’s capital Brasilia in January 2001.

 

Since then, it flies to seven South American countries and the Dominican Republic via 860 flights daily using a fleet of Boeing 737s.

 

The airlines has different pricing structures for extras depending on your level in the Smiles loyalty program.

Azul Brazilian Airlines

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Based in Barueri, Brazil, this carrier, the brainchild of JetBlue founder David Neeleman, began flying in December 2008.

 

It offered free LiveTV at every seat, two-by-two seating with no middle seats, free beverages, and a choice of 12 snacks. Since then, the airline flies to more than 100 destinations, including flights to Miami and Orlando with a fleet that consists of Airbus A320s, A330s, Embraer E190s, and 195s and ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft.  

The carrier is now the third largest airline in Brazil, behind GOL and TAM.