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.
JetAirFly was known as TUI Airlines Belgium, it took on its current name in late 2005.
Scanderbeg Air flies from New York's JFK to Albania and Kosovo.
From About.com's Guide to Spain Travel. A look at popular low cost airlines in Europe and their hidden fees.
Eastern Airways is a UK airline that flies mainly out of Newcastle and Aberdeen.
Corendon is based in Turkey and flies to continental Western Europe.
On Air is a budget airline based in Pescara, Italy.
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 flies to dozens of cities throughout Germany, Italy, France, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, UK, Portugal, Hungary, Turkey, Malta, and the Netherlands
A low cost airline based in Madrid, Spain that flies to New York, and to cities within Europe.
Air Scotland flies to Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens, Malaga, Palma, Paris
Not to be confused with Southwest Airlines, Air Southwest flies from Southern England to several other cities in England
Air Wales flies to points in Ireland, Scotland, England, and France
AlpiEagles flies to cities in Italy, plus Bucarest, Athens and Barcelona
From the website - "Astraeus - a mythological character who was father of the stars and the four winds."
Not to be confused with Atlasjet, Atlas Blue is a Moroccan based airline
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
Fly from the UK to the Channel Islands
Baboo Airways' slogan is a breath of Swiss air
This Romanian based low cost airline flies to Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Turkey
One of SAS's airlines, Blue1 flies to cities in Northern Europe, with the largest number of flights originating from Helsinki
bmi baby is the low cost division of British Midland and flies from several UK airports to destinations all over Europe
BudgetAir flies from Ireland to Nice, Malaga, Alicante, Faro and Tenerife
Centralwings flies from Poland to Greece, England, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, and Portugal
Cimber flies to cities in the following countries - Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland
Clubair flies from Italy to Italy, Belgium, Albania, Moldova, and Romania
Condor flies worldwide from Germany and is the low cost arm of Lufthansa.
dba flies to Germany and dozens of destinations in both points south and east
Easyjet is a U.K. based low cost carrier that flies to dozens of destinations within Europe.
Based in Cyprus, this low cost airline operates flights from over 50 airports in 17 countries.
Eurofly flies between New York's JFK and several Italian cities.
fare4u is Air Malta's low cost airline
Fly Gibraltar is set to fly to Gibraltar, which conveniently borders Spain from the U.K. and Ireland.
flybe flies the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal and offers lots of travel information on its website
flyglobespan flies from Scotland to several stops in Southern Europe
Flynordic is based in Sweden and flies to several European cities from its hub in Stockholm
Futura flies from Ireland and Germany to coastal Spain
Germanwings flies you from Germany to most of the major cities in Europe
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
Iceland Express claims to be Iceland's only low cost airline
Jet2 flies to: UK, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Switzerland and the Netherlands
Maersk Air is based in Denmark and flies to dozens of European destinations
This low cost airline is based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and flies to lots of destinations including Florida, Costa Rica, and Asia.
Meridiana is a low cost airline based in Italy, flying within Italy and to the UK, Spain and the Netherlands
My Travel Airways flies from Birmingham to Portugal, Spain and the Canary Islands
MyAir is an Italian based airline that flies within Italy and to France and Spain
This Austrian based airline flies to lots of European cities
Norwegian Air Shuttle started with regional service within Norway and has now expanded to fly to several European cities
Rockhopper flies from Bournemouth and Brighton City UK
Ryanair is one of the best known low cost airlines serving a number of major cities in Europe, usually using secondary airports.
from the website - "SkyEurope is the leading Central European low-cost airline. With bases in Hungary, Poland and the Slovak Republic, it is also the first multi-based airline in the region of Central Europe."
Skyways flies to over a dozen Swedish destinations and a few others in Scandinavia
Smartwings is a low cost airline based in Prague, Czech Republic
Swedline began flying within Sweden late in 2002.
Thomsonfly flies to 16 European destinations from the UK.
VLM stands for 'Vlaamse Luchttransportmaatschappij', or more simply, Flemish Airlines.
Volare Airlines flies to several cities within Italy.
Vueling is a Barcelona-based airline.
This low cost carrier is based in the south of Italy, in Sicily.
"Wizz Air is a new European low-cost airline focusing on the markets of Central and Eastern Europe." (from the website)
