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Charter / Low Cost Airlines in Europe

Low cost airlines are popular in order to get better airfares for your holidays. There is a glut of new low cost airlines in the European market. Bear in mind that most are no-frills and may not be the most comfortable, but the savings may be worth it.

Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus is an airline serving the Emerald Isle. This Irish airline was a member of the global alliance Oneworld, but has left it and is now operating as a budget airline.

Air Berlin

Air Berlin flies to dozens of cities throughout Germany, Italy, France, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, UK, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey, Malta, and the Netherlands

Atlasjet

Atlasjet is based in Turkey and flies to cities in countries such as Germany, Spain, Egypt, Netherlands, Italy, France, Hungary, Denmark, Czech Republic, and more

bmi baby

bmi baby is the low cost division of British Midland and flies from several UK airports to destinations all over Europe

Condor

Condor flies worldwide from Germany and is the low cost arm of Lufthansa.

Corendon

Corendon is based in Turkey and flies to continental Western Europe.

easyjet

Easyjet is a U.K. based low cost carrier that flies to dozens of destinations within Europe.

EuroFly USA

Eurofly flies between New York's JFK and several Italian cities.

Germanwings

Germanwings flies you from Germany to most of the major cities in Europe

Helvetic

Based in Zurich, this Swiss based low cost airline travels to many European destinations, and offers incentives to register with them such as free flights

Jet2

Jet2 flies to: UK, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Switzerland and the Netherlands

JetAirFly - Low Cost Airlines - Belgium - Budget Airlines

JetAirFly was known as TUI Airlines Belgium, it took on its current name in late 2005.

Ryanair

Ryanair is one of the best known low cost airlines serving a number of major cities in Europe, usually using secondary airports.

Scanderbeg Air - Flights to Tirana, Albania and Pristina, Kosovo

Scanderbeg Air flies from New York's JFK to Albania and Kosovo.

Smartwings

Smartwings is a low cost airline based in Prague, Czech Republic

Thomsonfly

Thomsonfly flies to 16 European destinations from the UK.

Transavia Airlines

Transavia Airlines

Vueling

Vueling is a Barcelona-based airline.

Wizz Air

"Wizz Air is a new European low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central and Eastern Europe." (from the website)

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