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 a fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
Budget Airline Media
T'way Air airplanes at Incheon International Airport .
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Ryanair and Wizz Air are the two major LCCs in the European market.
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Southwest Airlines was formerly the world's largest low-cost carrier.
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Passengers boarding a Spring Airlines aircraft via passenger boarding stairs at Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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Many ULCC and LCC have very strict baggage policy, prompting a majority of passengers to buy extra luggage or to pay for a higher-class priority. The addition of such "extra services" potentially costs the customer more than buying a full-service ticket.
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Lion Air 737-900ER in September 2006. The aircraft has Boeing's livery on the fuselage and Lion Air's on the vertical stabilizer. This is one of the largest carriers and budget airlines in Southeast Asia.
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A Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes Boeing 737-800 at Afonso Pena International Airport
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Advert for Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines on Fifth Avenue, New York in 1973
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Top European low-cost carrier holding companies and their current fleet size
