Budget airline facts for kids
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.
Images for kids
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Airbus A319 of Germanwings and an Airbus A320 of Air Berlin at Zurich Airport. Both carriers are among the largest budget airlines in Germany.
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Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Katowice International Airport
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SunExpress Boeing 737-800 at Zurich Airport
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Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 at Trondheim Airport
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Allegiant Air is a large United States low-cost airline.
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Airbus A320-200 of AirAsia and an Boeing 737-900ER of Lion Air at Ngurah Rai Airport. Both carriers are among the largest budget airlines in Southeast Asia.
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Nok Air Boeing 737-800 take-off at Phuket International Airport
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Ryanair and WizzAir airplanes at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, two competing low-cost carriers in the European market
