Budget airline
A budget airline or low-cost carrier is an airline which tries to keep its prices and fares lower than competitors. It usually does this by not offering services like free food and drink on a flight and keeping fines from airports low by keeping on time. They also usually only use one type of aircraft. Budget airlines were made famous by Southwest Airlines in the USA which only use Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Southwest Airlines is the world's largest low-cost carrier.
Ryanair and Wizz Air airplanes at Glasgow Prestwick Airport. The airlines are two competing low-cost carriers in the European market.
Airbus A319 of Germanwings and an Airbus A320 of Air Berlin at Zurich Airport in 2013. Both carriers were among the largest budget airlines in Germany at the time the picture was taken.
A Wizz Air Airbus A321 taking off from Geneva Airport
Passengers boarding a Spring Airlines aircraft via passenger boarding stairs at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Allegiant Air is a large United States low-cost airline.
Ryanair and easyJet airplanes at John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, two competing low-cost carriers in the European market
An Airbus A320-200 of AirAsia and a Boeing 737-900ER of Lion Air at Ngurah Rai Airport. Both carriers are among the largest budget airlines in Southeast Asia.