Written below, you will find a rough guide to the budget airlines, such as Easy
Jet flights. The distinction between these flights and other types of flight
may not always be as clear-cut as stated below. This is meant as a general
guide only.
The flights industry can be thought of as being separated into three
categories; scheduled flights, the budget airlines and charter flights.
For more information on charter flights, please read our
Charter flights information page.
Scheduled flights are provided by companies such as British Airways, Air
France, Lufthansa etc.. You can buy a scheduled flight to almost every major
city in the world. Flight Comparison compares the prices of agencies that
specialise in selling Scheduled Flights, so our listings are dominated by
scheduled flights.
Flights from the budget airlines, such as Easy Jet Flights or Ryan Air Flights,
tend to be sold direct to the public, normally online, via a website, and not
normally via other agencies. For this reason, Flight Comparison does not
currently list the budget airlines flights. (Please check back in future
however, as these listings may be added).
The budget airlines concentrate on the most profitable routes, which means that
they generally sell European flights. If you wish to travel to a popular city
within Europe therefore, you may well find that the budget airlines operate to
your chosen destination and in this case, they will probably provide the
cheapest service.
Please be aware that the quality of service is regarded as not being as high on
budget airlines when compared with scheduled services. The budget airlines
aggressively manage their fares. If a flight is selling well, the fares for the
remaining seats will increase. To get the best deal on a budget airline, book
well in advance and you should get a bargain. Before you buy your budget
airline flight, make sure you check the location of the destination airport.
Some budget airlines are known to use airports which are many miles from the
advertised destination city. The cost and time to travel into the city may be
considerable.
Our advice, if you are travelling to a European city served by a budget
airline, is to carry out a quick search on Flight Comparison for the
cheapest scheduled air flight and then check the prices offered by the
budget airlines. In this way, you can arm yourself with the knowledge to enable
you to make an informed decision about the best flight for you.
As a starting point, you might like to check the following websites:
