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Planes from Qantas budget carrier Jetstar (R) and Virgin Blue airline (L) pass each other at Sydney Airport.| Photograph:  Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images
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Asia's top 10 budget airlines

9. Viva Macau

October 23, 2008

Viva Macau from China was founded in 2004. The airline gets its name from 'Macau' which is a cosmopolitan city on the southern coast of China and 'Viva' which in Portuguese means 'Hurray'.

Viva Macau currently operates a fleet of modern Boeing 767 wide-body jetliners and operates non-stop service in Asia and abroad. It has fleet size of about 15 aircraft. As of July 08, the airline was flying to Sydney, Ho Chi Minh and Jakarta.

The airline also operates a number of charter flights to Japan, including Tokyo. It's likely that their routes will be expanded in the near future. It has plans to fly to Australia. Con Korfiatis is Viva Macau's chief executive officer.

Image: Planes from Qantas budget carrier Jetstar (R) and Virgin Blue airline (L) pass each other at Sydney Airport.| Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images

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