Scope in budget airlines in Pakistan.

There is no concept of budget or low-cost airlines in Pakistan. On the contrary, there are ample budget airlines in plenty of countries across the globe for the domestic and international passengers, which eventually bring numerous opportunities to the economy in question in terms of growth in tourism, industrial revival, employment opportunities and beefing up the image of the country in question. The world's best budget airlines are AirAsia, EasyJet, Norwegian, Southwest Airlines, AirAsia X, Jetstar Airways, WestJet, IndiGo, Ryanair, Eurowings, Scoot, Jetstar Asia, PAL Express, Peach, Vueling Airlines, Air Canada rouge, LEVEL, Jet2.com, Flynas, Citilink etc.

Numerous countries across the globe have their low-cost carriers which rejuvenate the economy. Pakistan does not have any low-cost carrier. However Air Blue is considered budget airline by some quarters which is debatable since there is not much difference in price vis-a-vis its competitors.

Low-cost carriers of Egypt are Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo and FlyEgypt. Kenya's low-cost carriers are Jambojet and Fly540 whereas Morocco has gotten Air Arabia Maroc. South Africa has FlySafair, kulula.com, Mango as well as Comair. Zimbabwe's Fastjet Zimbabwe is popular.

Colombia's Viva Air Colombia and Wingo whereas Costa Rica's Volaris Costa Rica are benefitting the respective economies. Dominican Republic has gotten Flycana, Honduras has EasySky and Mexico's Interjet, VivaAerobus and Volaris beautify the skies. Peru's Viva Air Peru and the United States of America's Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines serve the customers with their best possible service.

Low-cost carriers are rather popular in numerous countries globally for low price of the ticket and easy as well as comfortable time-saving journey vis-a-vis road and train service. Millions of citizens across the world travel by low-cost carriers whereas it is few and far between in Pakistan. Travel by air even today is considered a status symbol in Pakistan while it is no more a luxury in ample developing countries let alone developed countries. There are massive opportunities for the local and...