In 2001, budget airlines accounted for just 8 % of the global market; by 2012, that had risen to 26.1 %, with market share booming particularly in North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, reaching between 30 % and 40 %.
2001 年，廉價航空的全球市占率僅約 8 %，但 2012 年，已擴大為 26.1 %；在發展蓬勃的北美、歐洲及東南亞地區，市占率更高達 3 ~ 4 成。