Articles tagged “low-cost carriers”

This one is a win-win for airlines that drive in-flight revenues with branded meals and passengers who can anticipate the quality of their meal.

Tourism out of Asia is growing, but travelers worldwide are still looking to trim costs leading to the rise in low-cost carriers and the now evident decline of full service airlines.

Despite early setbacks in South Africa, FastJet is adapting quickly to ensure it continues the expansion throughout Africa that it promised when it launched last fall.

Norwegian has realized there's money to be made off the excellent relationship between Scandinavia and Asia.

In the U.S., where legacy carriers are consolidating their positions, the relatively low penetration of low cost carriers, compared with countries such as the UK and Spain, has ominous implications.

Ryanair sees ample room to grow in Europe, as its push into Slovakia highlights.

Virgil's loosely connected carriers in the UK, U.S., and Australia give the brand a global reach, but there's a clear operational weakness in this dispersion, which becomes clearer every time a carrier like Etihad builds another concrete alliance that cements its connections.

Oman Air remained a loss-making airline in 2012 despite an increase in passenger traffic at its main airport. Taking cues from international stalwarts, Oman might find better bookings with lower fares.

The train may take longer than an airborne competitor like Ryanair, but you don't have all the hassles associated with air travel and get closer in to your destination -- even if that is further out than full-cost trains.

It’s time to start tallying global airlines’ declaration of allegiance to Boeing and Airbus, and airlines that pinned their growth on the Dreamliner are in too deep to back out now.