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Low Cost Airlines Don’t Mean Low Service

The rise of low cost airlines has revolutionised the aviation industry. Indeed, having opened up a whole new world of travel for people who couldn’t previously afford to fly, the availability of low cost flights has continued to attract increasing numbers. As a result, figures estimate that global air travel is growing at an annual rate of around five percent.

The first low cost airline was launched in America in 1971. It took another 21 years, though, and the passing of the European Open-Skies Treaty, to pave the way for airlines to fly wherever they wanted to within the EU, without having to seek prior government approval. Read more…

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