Week 3 //
The low-cost airlines’ development in the last few years has allowed us to travel all over the world in a pretty easy and quite cheap way. Nowadays we cannot imagine our life without the fastest and easiest way of communication- aircrafts.
The main advantage of low-cost airlines is obviously the price, which allows almost all of us to travel by plane practically all over the world. What I mean is that we can travel at a much lower price, compared to traditional carriers. In addition, there is no big difference between the onboard security on a planes operated by the low-cost and traditional/legacy carries. Another point in favor of low-cost airlines (due to the international air law) is that the qualification and competence of pilots and cabin attendants are at the equal level.
On the other hand, the low-cost airlines offer us way less comfortable crafts than the traditional ones. What is more, those low-cost carriers are thinking now to change the seats in order to reduce the space between them. Another downside is that they have more inconvenient flight schedules, which cause at times giant delays. Perhaps, the most important disadvantage of low-cost companies is that they usually fly to minor and more distant airports, which may lead to additional transport expenses. Also you have to pay for everything extra. And when I say everything I mean EVERYTHING. I’m sure you get it, right? You go to the web site and you find this amazing cheap ticket but when you finish filling in all the needed forms you realise that the price at the end is far different from that one at the beginning. But I must admit that it is still cheaper.
Here is a funny parody of the Rayanair flight:
And the comparison - some of the best airlines in the world:
When I want to catch a great deal I usually buy tickets offered by traditional carriers a few months earlier or I wait for some great last minute options from low - cost airlines. I always try to stick to with some rules/ tips, which are extremely helpful in such situations. Firstly, I always follow airlines on social media. It is convenient because I check them regularly so I can be up to date with some of the best ticket deals. It is easier when you don’t have to fly somewhere concrete and your dates are flexible, because you can buy good deals no matter what the destination is. I also use some user-friendly websites, which search for tickets from different airlines and compare them in order to come up with the best deal.
Here you can fing the rest of the tips: TIPS
Here are few link that are really useful for me : www. skyscanner.com
, www.momondo.com
In conclusion, I believe that low-cost airlines have considerably revolutionized travel. This means that more people are able to travel all over the world than ever before. The air travel used to be for the elite, but now with the low-cost airlines, it has become an option practically for all of us..
How about you? How do you plan your trip when you need a plane ticket? Do you have any useful tips?
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I was in the economy class and even though it took so long to reach the destination, me and my family had a great time. The plane had 8 or 10 rows of seats, 3 or 2 on the sides of the plane, and 4 seats in the middle. On the back of each seat there was a flat screen and a system to control it. We could watch the most recent movies, listen to music or track the progress of the flight. We were all walking around the plane once per a couple of hours to strech. There were light above our heads which we could turn off/on, helpful if you want to read a book when it's dark. But the light above my sisters seat broke and we couldn't turn it off for the rest of the flight (more than 10 hours). For that we were refunded $100 to spend in the duty-free section :-)
One of sites I use to look for tickets is this one:
http://www.fly4free.pl/
It's good that they gave you something for it:P Did you buy something nice?
What airlines did you fly? Did you enjoy Sydney. I would really like to visit Australia some day...:)
What was the best destination you managed to visit due to cheap flight? Which arlines your family usually picks?
I am really curious about Sri Lanka, does you sister recommends?
Thanks for the site!
I usually look for cheap flights or charter flights with some travel agency. They can be pretty cheap too and the most important thing - I don't need to transfer to some other plane. Just like Paulina, I also use http://www.fly4free.pl/. They have great deals when it comes to plane tickets as well as accommodation. I hope the idea of cheap flights will still be available in the future.
In September one of my friends took a flight to Belgium. The flight was so cheap that he actually paid more for the taxi from an airport :)
Last time I used such method was on January current year. I flew to London for about 70 PLN with Wizzair, so you have to admit that comparing it with the usual prices it was a really good deal! The website www.fly4free.com often prepares offers of the flights with the hotels for the best prices so it's worth to visit it from time to time. I also use sites like www.booking.com so I've lately managed to book a room in a really really good hotel for an totally not adequate to the comfort of that place price (as it was in this case, there are a huge discounts for the last free rooms).
I find traveling as the best thing in life and I always take every opportunity to visit a new place, so reducing the price of a single trip allows me to spend the savings for another one.
Did you enjoy London?
I appreciate that low cost airlines exist, but I can’t imagine how it is possible to offer flights for 40 zł(e.g. from Warsaw to Stockholm). It is insane.
Still 18 hours is pretty loooooong.....
In February I've found some cheap flight to Brussel, later I've found hotel in Brugge and bus from Charleois airport to Brugge for 5 euros and from 20 to 24 March I was on citybreak in Belgium. Spontaneous trips are best in my opinion - you can always use cheaper 'last minute' options.
I heard about the flight promotions, for example „szalone środy” in LOT. You can buy cheaper ticket to your destination, it is really cool.
I attach a link http://mlecznepodroze.onet.pl/tag/szalone-srody/