low cost airlines (No frills/budget/charter)

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 Canada.

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. 

Duo www.duo.com - New low cost airline based in Birmingham.  A new European airline which flies from Birmingham International Airport and Edinburgh Airport to destinations throughout Europe.

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. 

Flying Finn www.flyfi.net - No not Mika Hakinnen. New budget airline hubbed in Helsinki, Finland. 

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. 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

JetMagic www.jetmagic.com - New low-cost airline based in Cork, Ireland, connecting with Belfast, London and a handful of cities around Europe.

JetsGo www.jetsgo.com - Low-cost carrier in Canada. 

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.fly-crown.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.

Sky Europe www.skyeurope.com - Low-cost carrier hubbed in Bratislava, connecting all over Europe. 

SkyNet Airlines www.skynetair.net - Airline hubbed in Shannon, Ireland, connecting to Dublin, Amsterdam and Moscow. 

Sterling www.sterlingticket.com - Low-cost carrier connecting Scandinavia with the Mediterranean. 

Virgin Blue www.virginblue.com.au - Low-cost carrier in Australia. 

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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