Articles tagged “low-cost carriers”

The low-cost carriers continue to take over the economy segment of the market in all possible ways around the world, and U.S. is now moving in line with the rest of the world.

While Asia and the Middle East's low-cost carriers are seeing rocket ship growth, in Europe and North America these carriers will have to think about diversifying beyond budget base. JetBlue in the U.S., and EasyJet in the UK are now trying to attract business travelers.

Can Ryanair be nice? And do flyers really want it to be?

Stag parties create a huge tourism industry, but its one that many cities would rather do without.

An IPO for Eastern Europe's answer to Ryanair points to the continued strength of the low-cost carrier model in Europe.

Air Asia X may be the only example of long haul no-frills airline that has actually worked, though that was a new & growing market where passenger expectations were very different. Norwegian may have to give up a little, and do some more educational work on expectations.

EasyJet's greatest accomplishment in recent years is having solid numbers while still managing to ignore founder Sir Stelios' second guessing of absolutely everything they do.

By competing against both SAS and fellow low-cost carriers, Norwegian Air puts itself in the awkward position of fighting two very different battles.

Having one low-cost carrier at an airport doesn't guarantee low fares. But, it doesn't hurt. And the presence of a duo of low-cost carriers servicing a city is even better.

The explosive growth of LCCs has plateaued in Europe and U.S., but is still on the rise in Asia. Many airlines are already designing a hybrid of full-service and budget product offerings.