Or as called Low Cost Carriers – LCC have become a fast growing industry in the last 10 years in Europe. The philosophy behind low cost airlines was to offer attractive prices compared to the cost of car and train transportation. Getting the prices as low would attract people from all walks of life and drastically increase the number of passengers. At first, low cost airlines could fly only from their home country to another and back but now, it’s legally permitted that airlines from other countries offer connections between two countries which are both not their home country.

Low prices and huge success are a result of many different things but what is important for you to know is that all flights are short and from point-to-point, there is no cost for baggage administration and direction to connecting flights. Most of the airlines keep only one type of aircraft which makes their maintenance cost lower, so now you know that when you’re searching for a flight, it will almost always be the same aircraft no matter which time or date you book.

There isn’t much difference between FCC (full cost carriers) and LCC. “Low costers” always operate on small distances and, I would say, are an equivalent to economy class ticket. Low coasters own aircrafts of newest generation; they are not bad or old airplanes as some think. But, services are reduced to minimum. There is no food, no drinks and no newspaper included; you can buy them on board.

One more thing I hear all the time…that taxes and fares for low cost airlines are higher than for others. That is not true.  Taxes and fares are lower for your low cost airline ticket. You can see it by the ticket price. The trick is that low costers often operate between remote places and achieve favorable conditions for airport services.

Today you can fly for less than a price of a few CDs.

Stella – European Travelling Advisor