Tag: Low-cost
STORIES Dec 22, 2023 How This 2-year-old Airline Was Able to Push $200 Million in a Single Quarter In the years after Norweigian’s struggles, more specifically in early 2021, Norwegian entrepreneur Bjord Tore Larsen announced plans to start a new long-haul low-cost airline but this time, to execute it well. The name was chosen to be Norse Atlantic Airways for this new company. Read More →
NEWS Nov 13, 2023 FlyDubai Orders First Widebody Aircraft at Dubai Air Show The 2023 Dubai Air Show has kicked off on a very high note. Amid all the notable attendees, there are many exciting news topics that have arisen. FlyDubai turned heads when the airline announced its first-ever widebody aircraft order in its history. Read More →
NEWS Sep 13, 2023 Ryanair Pays Out Over $30,000 to Spanish Woman Who Fell Whilst Disembarking After injuring her leg while disembarking from a Ryanair flight 2020, a woman is finally being compensated over $30,000 dollars. Although Ryanair is considered to be a budget airline, it appears that quality is not one of their top concerns, as illustrated by this incident. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 23, 2023 Flying a Low-Cost Airline Anytime Soon? Here's How You Can Save Big Budget airlines have become a very popular method of travel across the world. But, how can one have the CHEAPEST budget airline experience? All is explained in this comprehensive article. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 09, 2023 Spirit Launches Service to San Jose This week, Spirit Airlines launched its first-ever flights from San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC). Spirit's ultra-low-cost service can now be found at seven California Airports, SJC being the latest addition. Spirit inaugurated daily flights from San Jose to Dallas-Forth Worth, San Diego, and Las Vegas. Read More →
ROUTES May 13, 2023 Air Arabia Adds Direct Flights to Bangkok to its Network Air Arabia has just announced plans to make flights from Sharjah, UAE to Bangkok daily and in addition, these will be non-stop flights. Read More →
TRIP REPORTS Feb 02, 2023 Trip Report: The Breeze Airways Experience in California I had the chance to fly Breeze Airways on one of their new intra-California routes. Read the review to find out what one of America's newest airlines is like. Read More →
NEWS Jun 06, 2022 Comair Group Suspends All Flights One of South Africa's largest airline operators, Comair, has suspended all flights with immediate effect due to insufficient funds. Operating flights for British Airways and managing subsidiary Kulula, Comair is a critical asset of the South African aviation market, and its suspension poses a devastating blow to passengers. Read More →
STORIES Mar 26, 2022 The Frontier/Spirit Merger: Bad For Business and Bad For Consumers With so many mergers in the airline industry throughout the past few years, many believed that the industry’s period of consolidation was over. However, recently, Frontier and Spirit Airlines announced their plans to merge, creating the fifth largest airline in the United States. While the companies claim the combined carrier would offer better options to travelers across its network, closer examination reveals plenty of red flags around the proposed merger. Read More →
NEWS Mar 18, 2022 Spirit Airlines Grows Presence in San Diego for First Time in Five Years Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is now joining Southwest as the second airline to operate flights from San Diego to Oakland. Spirit's ultra-low-fares might be enough to shift the pendulum in its favor against Southwest. Read More →