Budget airline facts for kids

EasyJet A319, Airport Amsterdam Schiphol.

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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Airbus A319 of Germanwings and an Airbus A320 of Air Berlin at Zurich Airport. Both carriers are among the largest budget airlines in Germany.
Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Katowice International Airport
SunExpress Boeing 737-800 at Zurich Airport
Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 at Trondheim 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
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.
Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737-800 at Afonso Pena International Airport
Nok Air Boeing 737-800 take-off at Phuket International Airport
Ryanair and WizzAir airplanes at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, two competing low-cost carriers in the European market
Advert for Loftleiðir Icelandic Airlines on Fifth Avenue, New York in 1973