What low-cost airlines fly from Moscow to Europe

Low-cost companies owe their name to the phrase "low cost" (translated from English "low cost"). Sometimes they are also called discounters, from the word discount. These airlines really have low ticket prices due to the reduction in the cost of services and the conversion of typically free services to paid ones.

In particular, meals on board a low-cost aircraft, as well as drinks, will be paid. Luggage transportation too. Moreover, check-in at the airport is also paid separately, but the passenger can always check in online in advance, on the airline's website.

Another disadvantage of discounters is the inflexible ticket exchange and refund system. Most of the fares are categorized as "non refundable", that is, their cost is not refundable in the event of a return and it is not possible to change dates. However, in some cases, low-cost airlines will refund the fuel surcharge within a few months after the ticket is returned.

But all these disadvantages are covered by one significant advantage - a very low ticket price, which is difficult to find on conventional airlines.
In addition to an attractive price, low-cost aircrafts, as a rule, are comfortable and novel (their age does not exceed several years), and therefore they break less often and consume less aviation fuel - thus, a low-cost airline saves on maintenance. By the way, during the 40 years of the existence of low-cost airlines in the world, not a single plane crash has been registered, that is, the aircraft of these airlines are also very safe.

What do low-cost carriers save on?

The appearance of the first low-cost airlines in Russia and the world

Having appeared for the first time in the United States in the 70s of the last century, low-cost airlines made a splash in the aviation industry, quickly gained popularity and took the leading positions in the world aviation market. In subsequent years, discounters appeared in Europe and Asia, and in the late 90s they began to fly from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Low-cost airlines have allowed millions of people around the world to travel at economical rates, visiting not only large metropolitan areas, but also remote exotic places. They have become the most popular among people who prefer the opportunity to save money and fly on vacation at a reasonable price to the comfort of a trip.

Base airports

Unlike their competitors, low-cost airlines are trying to use secondary airports because they are less congested and allow the airline to increase the frequency of flights, thereby making the most of their fleet.

In the capital of Great Britain, you will land not at the popular Heathrow, but at the less well-known Stansted airport, and in Stockholm - not at Arlanda, but at the Squasta airport, which is more distant from the Swedish capital.

In Italy, low-cost airlines usually use Treviso airport, which is half an hour from Venice, or Bergamo, 40 minutes from Milan, and in Spain - Girona, from where it is not far from Barcelona.

In Germany, discounters have chosen Lübeck Airport, from where they can fly to Hamburg on a budget with Air Berlin, as well as Frankfurt-Hann and Vice, from which it is easy to get to Frankfurt and Dusseldorf, respectively.

If you are flying with low-cost airlines Wizzair, Ryanair or Blue Air to France, you will most likely land at Beauvais Airport, an hour's drive from Paris.

You can fly to London with the popular EasyJet airline, which uses Gatwick Airport for easy access to the city itself.

And finally, Budapest airport, where WizzAir planes land and many transit flights to other European cities, as well as the Latvian airport in Riga, where Air Baltic is based, are popular for Russians.