Budget Airlines
     
Following in the footsteps of Laker Airways many years ago there has been a tremendous growth in low cost, no frills air carriers throughout Europe and indeed the rest of the world. These airlines often fly to smaller provincial airports and generally have the cost of their service subsidised by the local chamber of trade or councils on the basis that they are bringing new trade to the area. This is great news for the budget traveller as not only do you get a cheap ticket but can also very often travel to much closer to your final destination.
Beware though that these flights are more prone to delay or cancellation and should they not operate they won't, unlike the scheduled carriers, make arrangements for you to travel with someone else! Also they levy additional charges that other airlines do not offer such as lower baggage allowances and booking charges. Click here to see details of those likely charges.
Having said that they offer some great travel bargains provided they depart from your area of the country and, of course, to where you wish to fly to. If you use the wegolo checker shown below it will list every destination from your local airport and check availability although sometimes it is cheaper to book direct with the individual airline.
Below are some of the many with UK departures with their main destination listings or an availability checker to the right.
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TUIfly.com, are the third biggest German airline.
TUIfly offers low-cost air tickets for many European destinations Europe from approx. £15
They have 56 aircraft and fly to over 75 destinations in 17 countries. From the UK TUIfly flies to Germany and their hub in Cologne/Bonn you can reach any destination you wish! Furthermore Tuesdays at 6 pm till Wednesdays at 12 pm, TUIfly starts the famous “TUIfly Ticket Time”when certain tickets can be bought for only £15.00!
350+ weekly connections
75+ destinations in 17 countries
13,5+ million passengers carried in 2007.
For details of routes flown please use their availability and route checker opposite |
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FlyBe - This budget carrier setup a few years ago operating from provincial airports and is now one of the UK's leading low cost airlines,specialising in regional flights to leading European destinations, such as London, Geneva, Paris and Milan. They fly from the following UK departure points..
Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster, Edinburgh, Exeter, Gatwick, Glasgow, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Inverness, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay, Norwich & Southampton.
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Alicante, Avignon, Bergerac, Berne, Bordeaux, Brest, Brussels, Chambery, Dublin, Dubrovnic, Dusseldorf, Faro, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Hannover,
La Rochelle, Limoges, Milan, Malaga, Mercia, Nice, Palma, Paris, Perpignan, Rennes, Salburg, Split, Stuttgart, Toulouse as well as many internal Uk to UK destinations.
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airberlin is the second largest German airline and flies from London Stanstead and Manchester and numerous other European airports to over 120 popular global destinations including most German airports as well as locations in America, Asia, Africa and other European countries. These include major cities such as Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Helsinki, Copenhagen, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Miami, Moscow, Munich, New York, Paris, Beijing, Rome, Shanghai, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich.
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bmi is the second largest airline at London Heathrow, one of the world's busiest and best-connected international airports. From our Heathrow hub we operate services in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and from our Manchester hub transatlantic to the USA and Caribbean. |
Brussels Airlines is a well established Airline offering an excellent choice of either flexible or low-cost one-way fares from the UK to Brussels and onwards to 50 premium European destinations. Plus they offer medium and long-haul flights daily to Moscow, Helsinki, Tel Aviv and Africa. Flights from the Uk operate from the key departure points of Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, London Heathrow, London Gatwick & Newcastle.
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Iceland Express is a budget airline, offering daily low-fare flights between Reykjavík and destinations in Europe. They have no length-of-stay restrictions, no Sunday rule, easy online booking and e-ticketing. |
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Lan Airlines is Latin America´s foremost airline, recognized for its high safety and service quality standards. Lan offers several flight alternatives from Spain and Germany to Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador, all countries where it also flies domestic routes.
They also have a connecting service from Madrid to Santiago de Chile, Lima, Guayaquil, Easter Island and Cusco Lan covers all the capitals and main tourist destinations within Latin America, among others. Lan Airlines also operates daily flights on the Madrid-Frankfurt-Madrid route. |
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Air Southwest is the low-fares airline for the South West of England. They offer fast and frequent flights to and from Plymouth, Newquay and Bristol airports to most destinations in the UK, Channel Islands, Ireland and Genoble. With fares starting from £29 and excellent customer service Air Southwest provides a service which is perfect for both business and leisure travelers. Unlike some airlines there are no charges for check in, or for hold baggage and all taxes and charges are included in the price.
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SkyEurope is the first premium low-cost airline in Eastern and Central Europe, with 3.3 million passengers flying in the last 12 months. Offering remarkable prices, starting at just £29 on its routes from Luton and Manchester and at certain times of the year Birmingham to Prague, Bratislava, Kosice, Poprad/Tatry, Kosice, Bratislava and many other onward connections throughout Europe!
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