If you’re flying on routes which are also used by the ‘budget’ airlines, then you may be able to get significant savings. Many of the routes in Europe are now flown by competing budget airlines. So instead of flying with one of the ‘big boys’ LHR to Amsterdam for £150, easyJet will get you there for just £80 return. The list below also includes budget carriers in Australia, New Zealand and North America. You may also want to check out the regular airline websites to see how their fares compete against the budget airlines.
Air 2000 www.air2000.com - Charter airline connecting UK to mainland Europe.
AirBerlin www.airberlin.com - German airline with extensive European route network, hubbed in Berlin.
Air Scotland www.air-scotland.com - Connects Scotland with mainland Europe.
Air Southwest www.airsouthwest.com - A new regional airline dedicated to providing air services to and from Devon , Cornwall and Somerset and Gatwick (shortly Manchester). Based in Plymouth Devon.
BasiqAir www.basiqair.com - Low-cost carrier hubbed in Amsterdam.
BMI www.flybmi.com - Quality carrier providing reasonably low fares from Heathrow.
Bmibaby www.bmibaby.com - Low-cost carrier hubbed at East Midlands Airport in England, connecting most of mainland Europe.
Britannia
www.britanniadirect.com
- Charter flight operation.
CanJet www.canjet.com - Low-cost airline in Canada.
Centralwings www.centralwings.com - Low-cost operation flying from Warsaw, Poland in close partnership with Germanwings.com
easyJet www.easyjet.com - The primary budget airline in Europe, with an impressive route network both internally within the UK and connecting throughout Europe. Fly 106 routes between 38 key European airports at knockdown prices
ExcelAirways www.excelairways.com - Technically a charter airline, however included here because they're offering very competitive fares on flights to mainland Europe from the UK.
Flybe www.flybe.com - This low-fares airline is increasingly offering cheap fares on most of it's routes. Primarily internal to the UK and Ireland but increasingly connecting to mainland Europe as well.
FreedomAir www.freedomair.com - Budget airline in New Zealand.
Germania www.gexx.de - An emerging force in Germany.
GermanWings www.germanwings.com - Another German budget airline, hubbed at Cologne. Germanwings, the economical no fills airline offers you flights for as little as 19 euros to 22 destinations in Europe. Fly with them directly to the heart of these popular European cities. Could be handy for the next World Cup!
Globespan www.flyglobespan.com - Low-cost airline based in Scotland, connecting to mainland Europe.
Hapag-Lloyd Express www.hlx.com - Low-cost airline hubbed in Cologne.
InterSky www.intersky.biz - Small airline hubbed in Berne, Switzerland that connects with Berlin and Vienna.
Jet2 www.jet2.com - Low-cost airline connected Leeds/Bradford with mainland Europe
Jetstar www.jetstar.com.au- Low-cost airline from Qantas operating in Australia and more recenly in Asia.
Loco www.locoflights.com - A a no-frills Manchester to Dubai service with fares starting at £249 return, including taxes
MyTravelLite www.mytravellite.com - Low-cost airline hubbed in Birmingham, UK, connecting all over Europe.
Monarch www.flymonarch.com - As well as being one of the UK's major airline suppliers to the tour operating industry, Monarch also provides low cost scheduled flights from Manchester and London Luton airports.
Ryanair
www.ryanair.com.
– Irish operation from as low as £1. Now one of the largest
regional Airlines in Europe. Ryanair now has 12 bases and 209
routes that cover 93 destinations across 19 European countries.
Sky Europe www.skyeurope.com - Low-cost carrier hubbed in Bratislava, connecting all over Europe.
SkyNet
Airlines www.skynet.aero
- Airline hubbed in Shannon, Ireland, connecting to MOSCOW,
ST.PETERSBURGa and NEW YORK. Ireland is the only country in Europe
with US immigration preclearance.This makes Shannon your most
convenient gateway to the US!
Sterling www.sterlingticket.com - Low-cost carrier connecting Scandinavia with the Mediterranean.
ThompsonFly www.thomsonfly.com
- ThomsonFly is the UK's No.1 leisure airline and offers flexible
flights from just 20GBP one way. They fly from over 20 UK airports
to over 40 destinations around the world.
Virgin Blue www.virginblue.com.au - Virgin Blue - a budget airline partly owned by Richard Branson's Virgin group - began operations in Australia in 2000.
Virgin Express www.virgin-express.com - Low-cost carrier hubbed in Brussels, connecting all over Europe.
Volare www.volareweb.com - New low cost carrier in Italy,hub in Venice, with extensive internal and external routes.
WestJet www.westjet.com - Low-cost carrier in Canada.
Zip www.4321zip.com - Budget airline in Canada
Zoom Airlines www.flyzoom.com - Canada's leisure airline, operating a combination of scheduled and charter services to destinations including the UK, the Caribbean and the Southern US. It will commence services between the UK and Canada from next May (Flights from Gatwick and Glasgow to six cities in Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver) will start at £89 one way.
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Air France www.airfrance.com - With more than 35 daily scheduled flights out of the UK, serving 16 UK Airports (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Humberside, Leeds, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Southampton, as well as Teeside airports) and flying to over 200 destinations in over 80 countries Air France is a major player on the global airline market. See their special offers -----> |
Alaska Airlines
www.alaskair.com
- The Alaskan Airline now partnering with Delta and Horizon Airlines.
Book online and save yoursel a massive $10...
British Airways
www.ba.com
- The world's favourite airline. If you are looking at holidays
then you can visit the BA Holidays site
www.baholidays.com. British Airways Holidays offers hotels, car hire and sightseeing across the world.
KLM UK www.klm.com - Carrying more than 17 million passengers each year KLM is the 4th largest airline in Europe. In partnership with Northwest and more recently Air France, there are even more destinations you can enjoy enroute to your favourit destinations!
Virgin Atlantic www.virgin-atlantic.com - The second largest long haul airline in the UK and the third largest European carrier over the North Atlantic. Their route network has grown rapidly to include destinations in the US, Caribbean, Far East, India and Africa, and they have won virtually every award the industry has to offer.
Singapore Airlines www.singaporeair.com - Internationally recognised as one of the world's leading carriers. Their route network spans over 90 cities in almost 40 countries including the Far East, Australia and New Zealand.
