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Europe
& and European Budget airline Guide
Flying has never been cheaper. Flights often go for
as little as 1 pound. You can view the details below
of each airline.
World
Wide budget flights
SOUTH AFRICA
You save: up to 61%.
The airline: www.Kulula.com
A two-centre holiday in South Africa has just got cheaper
and easier ? Now you can enjoy a classic Kruger safari,
and fly the 800 miles to Cape Town and have a relaxing
beach break. Even if you only want to relax in the Cape,
it can be cheaper to fly to Jo'burg and then take a
no-frills flight to Cape Town than to fly direct.
Where does it fly? From Jo'burg to Cape Town and Durban.
Fares: From Jo'burg the fares are very competitive and
are much cheaper than those of South African Airways.
Website: http://www.kulula.com/ is a quick, easy site
that bizarrely refers to passengers as super-heroes.
It does not accept UK credit cards over the net, but
it plans to in the near future. E-mail booking requests
to info@kulula.com.The airline is the low-cost arm of
Comair, a well-respected South African airline.
BRAZIL
You save: up to 51%.
The airline: Gol.
Domestic flights in Brazil are famously expensive,
so most visitors tend to stay in the Rio area.
Now it's possible to fly off to the jungle or out
along the beautiful coastline without breaking
the bank.
Where does it fly? Between 23 cities: from Rio
to Manaus, Recife to Brasilia.
Fares: See web-site
Aircraft: new-generation Boeing 737s.
Website: http://www.voegol.com.br/.
Good to know: the website is all in Portuguese,
so have a dictionary handy.
MALAYSIA
You save: up to 67%.
The airline: AirAsia.
You can get a cheap deal to Kuala Lumpur, then,
when the city gets too much, splash a few quid
on a cheap dash to the beaches of Penang or Langkawi.
Where does it fly? From Kuala Lumpur to Kota Bharu,
Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, Miri,
Penang and Tawau.
Fares: See web-site.
Aircraft: new-generation Boeing 737-300s.
Website: http://www.airasia.com/ is a bit crude.
Good to know: the website doesn't accept credit
cards, but the call centre (00 60 3 7809 6888)
is efficient.
CANADA
You save: up to 33%.
The airline: CanJet.
Now you can fly into Toronto, enjoy a superb city
break, see Niagara Falls, then fly 1,300 miles
to St John's for a relaxing tour of Newfoundland,
the setting for The Shipping News. Where does it
fly? Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, St John¡¯s,
Halifax and Moncton.
Fares: Bear in mind that taxes and charges on all
domestic flights bump up ticket prices considerably.
Aircraft: old Boeing 737-200s.
Website: http://www.canjet.com/.
Good to know: CanJet isn't the only low-cost carrier
in Canada.
USA
You save: up to 66%.
The airline: JetBlue
Airways.
After a whirlwind shop in New York, you can head
down to Fort Lauderdale and enjoy the laid-back
Latin vibes of southern Florida.
Where does it fly? To 19 cities from its New York
JFK hub, including New Orleans, Orlando, Seattle
and Washington.
Fares: See web-site.
Aircraft: Airbus A320s, with leather seats and
live TV.
Website: http://www.jetblue.com/. It also offers
car hire.
Good to know: again, JetBlue is not the only US low-cost.
Check out AirTran
Airways (http://www.airtran.com/), American
Trans Air (http://www.ata.com/), Frontier
Airlines (http://www.flyfrontier.com/), Southwest
Airlines (http://www.southwest.com/).
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