We all know that traveling is awesome, but airline fares can sometimes be expensive and put a damper on our travel plans. Good thing there’s an ongoing revolution in the airline industry where carriers battle it out for passengers by offering cheap fares – sometimes even free!
With this article, we aim to provide source of information for cheap or budget airlines all over the world.
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1Time Airlines
A
Air Arabia
AirAsia
AirAsia (Thai)
airBaltic
Air Berlin
Air Do (Japan)
Air-India Express
AirTran Airways
Atlas Blue
E
easyJet
F
FireFly Malaysia Thailand
flydubai
Frontier Airlines
I
IndiGo Airlines India
Interjet
J
Jazeera Airways
JetStar Airways
Jin Air
K
Kingfisher Red
Kulula
L
Lion Air
M
Mandala Airlines
Mango (South Africa)
Mihin Lanka
Monarch Airlines
MyAir (Italy)
N
Nok Air
O
Oasis Hong Kong
One-Two-Go
P
Pacific Airlines Vietnam
S
Sama Airlines
Skybus Airlines
SkyEurope
Sky Express (Russia)
Smart Wings
Southwest Airlines
SpiceJet India
Spirit Airlines
Spring Airlines
T
Tiger Airways
V
Virgin America
Virgin Blue Australia
Viva Aerobus
Viva Macau
Vueling Airlines
W
WestJet
Wizz Air
Z
Zoom Airlines
To book even lower rates, and get more value it is recommended you do the following:
– book tickets way in advance
– take a packed lunch with you – on-board food tend to be expensive
– know your baggage limit to prevent extra charges
– pack light – some airlines offer discounts when you only have hand carries
You might be wondering, why are airfares by these budget airlines so cheap? Well the answer is that they only focus on the essentials, letting go of free drinks, magazines, flight movies and other frills.
Operations-wise they only maintain a single type of aircraft for uniform maintenance costs and easy training of staff. They also utilize less busy airports for their lower landing fees. They also mainly sell tickets through the internet and by phone, without physically setting up booking offices. All these result to a lower overhead, which allows them to pass savings to their customers.
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