What are Low Cost Flights?
The low cost phenomenon started in the United States more than 30 years ago with cheap flights at half the price of traditional airlines and later spread to other areas, not just flights, but low cost holidays, telephones, clothing, hotels, and even to the automobile industry. In Europe, low cost flights are well known because of the budget carriers Ryanair and easyJet, airlines specifically defined as "low cost", but today the term is also used for cheap flights with airlines that are generally more expensive.
To assess the cost of a flight, it is avisable that you compare prices, flight schedules, the airports used, and the distance from the city centre, services available, and any extra costs, for example on checked luggage, before buying. Keep reading for more tips on flying with low cost airlines.
Tips for travelling on Low Cost Flights:
- If you can, book in advance so that you get the best offers. Last minute flights are generally more expensive, depending on the time of year you book of course.
- If you are flexible with the travel dates, try to fly during the low season. For example, January and February are generally cheap months to travel.
- Again, if you are flexible with the travel dates, do a number of searches for flights on different days until you find the cheapest airline tickets.
- Low cost airlines keep their airfares down by offering only a basic, "no frills" service. Therefore, you will have to pay if you want to eat on board, and there are fines for overweight baggage or any changes made to your tickets.
- Remember to pay checked baggage fees when booking online. Baggage fees are cheaper when paid online prior to your flight.
- Low cost airlines such as Ryanair often fly to secondary airports, whereas easyJet generally flies to the most important airports of many cities in Europe. Airlines which fly to secondary airports are sometimes cheaper. However, the distance to the city is often longer meaning more money will be spent on transportation to the centre. Something to consider.
- Read the terms and conditions for your flight carefully so that you know the exact baggage allowance, and when you have to be at the airport etc.
- Enjoy your flight!
Main destinations for Low Cost Airlines:
Ryanair
Low cost flights from London, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin, etc. to Paris, Rome, Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Madrid, Marseille, Porto, Pisa, etc.
Ryanair Flights
Easyjet
Low cost flights from London, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Liverpool, Dublin, Manchester, etc. to Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Athens, Mallorca, Hamburg, Madrid, Marseille, Porto, Pisa, etc.
Easyjet Flights
flybe
Low cost flights from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Exeter, Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Channel Islands, Doncasater, Dublin, Glasgow, Guernsey, Southampton, Leeds, Kent, Islay, Inverness, Norwich, etc. to destionations Amsterdam, Milan, Brest, Dubrovnik, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Mallorca, Paris, Salzburg, Spilt, Frankfurt, Milan, etc.
flybe Flights
Jet2
Low cost flights to Chambery, Alicante, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Murcia, Paris, Lanzarote, Rome, Tenerife, etc. starting from Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Newcastle or Edinburgh
jet2 Flights
Aer Lingus
Low cost flights to Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Zurich, Vienna, Malaga, Eindhoven, Faro, New York, Orlando, Boston, Bucharest, Tenerife, Barcelona, Alicante, Rome, etc.
Aer Lingus Flights
Monarch Airlines
Low cost flights from London, Birmingham or Manchester to Alicante, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Tenerife,etc.
Monarch Airlines Flights
Flythomascook
Low cost flights from Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Humberside, Leeds, London, Manchester, Southampton, Newcastle, Norwich, East Midlands to Alicante, Barbados, Cancun, Corfu, Crete, Canary Islands, Ibiza, Las Vegas, Palma, Orlando, Santorini, etc.
Flythomascook Flights
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