The advent of cheap airline tickets has opened up a whole new philosophy and way of travel. Suddenly at the turn of the century it became possible to fly short distances whilst paying prices comparable to taking a bus or train to a destination. The increase in budget airlines increased the competition between air travel companies and resulted in a continuation of the driving down of prices. This was especially the case in Europe, where business dictated that many individuals would need to travel regularly between countries within the continent. Holiday makers too, were soon encouraged by less expensive flight tickets and popular routes for holiday makers resulted in healthy profits for numerous airlines whose ‘no frills’ policy surprised many industry experts to a certain extent with their success levels.
By no means was this flying revolution limited to European countries. A similar model has proved very successful in North America. Again, travellers have been presented with a choice of airlines that do not charge high rates for their tickets. In exchange, flyers are offered great value for money for their holiday, as well as a flight that does not include any extras. Therefore, passengers will not be able to enjoy complementary beverages and food. However, this has proved a sacrifice that huge amounts of travellers every year are willing to sacrifice. After all, there is nothing stopping people buying food in the airport and eating that once in flight. This proves much more economical than flying with a traditional airline that offers food with the flight ticket but at a far more expensive rate. Read the rest of this entry »
