Entries tagged as discount airlines…
August 26, 2009, 8:25 AM
Using a special discount booking code this week, you can fly north or south at 50 percent off on Direct Air this autumn and winter.
May 28, 2008, 9:44 AM
Irish budget airline Ryanair operates over 500 routes. It offers a cheap way to get around Europe. But you have to be careful. The airline is notorious for its additional fees.
April 24, 2008, 9:51 AM
Discount airline Eurofly is having a sale on flights in May. Starting at $499, you can book roundtrip, nonstop flights from New York City to Rome, Naples, Bologna, Palermo, or other Italian cities.
April 11, 2008, 3:18 PM
Is it time for travelers to pay higher fares so that airlines can invest in their fleets and improve quality of service?
April 11, 2008, 8:51 AM
Frontier will keep flying for now, but we have a tip on how to hedge your bets when booking travel on this airline.
April 7, 2008, 9:37 AM
The Skybus airline bankruptcy came surprisingly fast. Here are some answers to some key questions.
March 31, 2008, 1:40 PM
Europe has its own versions of JetBlue and Southwest, and these discount airlines can save you money when you want to hop around the Continent.
March 27, 2008, 10:36 AM
David Neeleman is busy launching a new discount airline—in Brazil.
February 20, 2008, 4:38 PM
A new agreement will make it easier to fly to Australia. But prices aren't likely to drop anytime soon.
January 31, 2008, 4:13 PM
It's a rare U.S.- Ireland partnership between two discount airlines.
January 10, 2008, 8:34 AM
On the bright side, the airline is also adding 40 round-trip flights in markets it expects will grow this summer.
January 3, 2008, 11:14 AM
Turns out it's just a catchy form of marketing.
November 7, 2007, 5:00 PM
Discount airline Southwest has introduced a new Business Select fare that is $10 to $30 higher each-way but comes with a guarantee that the buyer will be among the first to board the plane.
October 26, 2007, 9:39 AM
Many of 'em have been booked up already.
October 24, 2007, 11:58 AM
Excited about the new discounted airline? We are, too. But here's why it'll fail, and it's all up to you.
October 24, 2007, 11:45 AM
Starting in January, low-cost airline Skybus flies out of Greensboro, N.C., to the following places.
October 17, 2007, 9:24 AM
Southwest Airlines finally killed off BoardFirst.
September 19, 2007, 7:24 PM
Starting in early November, Southwest is going to automatically give passengers an assigned number within in its current boarding groups.
August 27, 2007, 12:46 PM
Mistral Air will retrofit cargo planes to carry passengers to key pilgrimage sites in Europe and Mexico.
August 24, 2007, 8:31 AM
The air carrier is back with a bang.
August 7, 2007, 1:38 PM
The new low-cost carrier Virgin America takes flight, and I dropped by JFK airport this morning to receive a tour of one of its new planes.
July 22, 2007, 10:02 PM
And JetBlue and Southwest are running scared. But you could benefit.
July 10, 2007, 11:12 AM
Those darn Europeans with their vacations. But not to worry, we're next, as soon as we can get our hands on these discount airlines.
June 7, 2007, 8:06 AM
Helpful advice from reader Linda Overholt of L.A. for your next trip to see the Great Wall.
May 2, 2007, 11:42 AM
Eurofly and Condor, though not mainstream, are great ways to get overseas.
April 24, 2007, 9:48 AM
The new low-cost carrier debuts—and makes Columbus a winner.
April 12, 2007, 2:28 PM
...We're just flying in it. Recent news points out that the growth of smaller airlines isn't going to stop any time soon—and that the traditional airline business model is in trouble.