Air tickets and accommodation are basically more expensive when traveling, so the editor recommends that you save money on air tickets. After all, you may have more money left on international flights. Let’s talk about it below. Let’s learn about low-cost airlines.

What is a low-cost airline?

A low-cost airline is an airline that uses every possible method to save costs and make air tickets cheaper. Cost-saving methods include reducing or even canceling some regular free services on board, such as not providing meals or charging for meals, such as charging for baggage check-in, etc.

Low-cost airlines first appeared in the United States and began to grow explosively in Europe during the era of the rise of the Internet. In Asia, with the rapid development of airlines such as AirAsia and Cebu Pacific, these low-cost airlines have even more routes than the domestic Malaysian Airlines and Philippine Airlines, and their influence is wider.

What are the low-cost airlines flying to Southeast Asia?

In the past decade, low-cost airlines have spread all over the world, and many low-cost airlines in Southeast Asia are actively exploring routes to China. Thanks to low-cost airlines, a 1,000 round trip to Southeast Asia for a weekend is no longer a dream!

1. Air Asia AirAisa

Comes from Malaysia, the largest low-cost airline in Asia.

Speaking of big sales, AirAsia has four new season sales a year, usually in February every year (sometimes in March, May, August and November), and sales will be held for the next six months. Air tickets within one year. On the eve of the big sales, airlines will use 0 yuan tickets or 1 yuan tickets as selling points. Although the 0 yuan tickets have decreased in recent years, AirAsia’s big sales are still worth looking forward to. In addition, when new routes are launched, it is worth looking forward to. , there will also be some small promotions.

Route range: starting from domestic cities north to Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha, Nanning, Xiamen, Wuhan, Xi'an, Macau, Haikou, Hangzhou and Tianjin, to Kuala Lumpur. and Bangkok are the main transit points, which can connect Malaysia (16 major cities, including Kuala Lumpur and Sabah KK), Thailand (11 major cities, including Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai, and Indonesia (14 major cities, including Jakarta and Bali). Islands, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi, Cambodia (Phnom Penh and Angkor), Myanmar (Yangon), Laos (Vientiane), the Philippines (Manila, Brunei) and most Southeast Asian regions. In addition, it has also opened services to Australia (Gold Coast, Brisbane and Routes between Perth and Christchurch, New Zealand

Reference price: Guangzhou to Bangkok: about 1,200 RMB

2. CebuPacific

From the Philippines, it is The largest airline in the Philippines.

In addition to domestic direct flights to various parts of the Philippines, it mainly operates routes between various islands in the Philippines. It mostly uses small passenger planes, which are relatively safe, fly at low altitudes, and can see the blue color. The sea and beautiful islands.

Route range: There are direct flights to Manila from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei, Kaohsiung and other places. You can transfer from Manila to the Philippines. Cebu CEBU and other most areas, as well as Indonesia (Jakarta, Malaysia (Sabah KK and Kuala Lumpur), Thailand (Bangkok, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi), Singapore, South Korea (Seoul) and other Asian countries.

Reference price: and Like AirAsia, they will also sell 0-price air tickets during big sales. Pay more attention to the official website

3. Jetstar Airlines

Singapore's premium low-cost airline

Open Jetstar On Star's official website, the large advertising poster with AB on the home page shows Jetstar's aggressiveness towards the Chinese market. Since it is interested in entering the Chinese market, low prices are definitely a selling point, and the benefits will certainly be for us travelers 15. On Singles' Day this year, Jetstar launched a big promotion of NT$88. It's not a dream to fly to Singapore for NT$88.

Route scope: Currently, there are Hangzhou, Haikou and Shantou, as well as Hong Kong and Macau. It flies directly to Singapore. Although there are not many domestic destinations, it can reach more than 60 destinations via Singapore, including many destinations in Australia and New Zealand.

Reference price: Haikou-Singapore RMB 278

I recently purchased a flight ticket from Jetstar. The website was running very slowly. Even though the order was successfully placed, the money could not be automatically deducted after entering the credit card. Fortunately, Jetstar's Chinese customer service attitude was very good and they gave me a variety of suggestions, but they couldn't help solve the problem from a technical perspective. It turns out that Jetstar's website server is not in China, and the customer service sister said helplessly that she could not contact relevant colleagues abroad to help solve the problem. Since we are going to attack the Chinese market, it is important to improve the hardware~

4. Scoot

Singapore’s new low-cost airline

Like Jetstar, Scoot It is also from Singapore and is a low-cost airline based in Singapore. It is a low-cost airline under Singapore Airlines. Scoot has always claimed that their air tickets will be up to 40 cheaper than ordinary airlines, and they usually have quarterly sales at the beginning of every month. By the way, it’s worth mentioning that all Scoot aircraft are Boeing 787s.

Route range: With Australia and Southeast Asia as the main destinations, China routes include Tianjin, Shenyang, Qingdao, Hangzhou and Singapore

Reference price: Hangzhou-Singapore one-way 478 yuan (tax included) Left and right

What are the low-cost airlines flying to Japan and South Korea

As the two most popular shopping destinations for Chinese people, how can there be no low-cost airlines? Personal tips, if you have shopping purposes, When purchasing air tickets, be sure to buy enough luggage. There are too many children traveling to Japan and South Korea who have overweight luggage, which makes them heartbroken.

There are many low-cost airlines flying to Japan and South Korea, such as Jetstar introduced above. , the Hong Kong Express introduced later is super cheap from Hong Kong, with a round trip of just over 1,000, but here we will introduce the low-cost airlines in Japan and South Korea in detail.

1. Vanilla Air

Japan’s All Nippon Airways. A low-cost airline company headquartered in Narita City, Chiba Prefecture.

Route scope: serving Tokyo, Okinawa, Sapporo, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Hong Kong and other cities.

Reference price: Hong Kong. -Tokyo HKD 647

2. Peach Aviation

Japan’s low-cost airlines have very cute names. Peach Aviation (PeachAviation) mainly operated domestic routes in Japan in its early days. It has several international regional routes in Asia.

Route scope: The domestic destinations in Japan include Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Okinawa-Naha, and the overseas destinations include Seoul and Hong Kong. Taipei.

3. Skymark Airlines

Skymark Airlines is a Japanese low-cost airline headquartered in Tokyo. It operates many regular domestic routes in Japan. It is recommended to go to Japan Children's shoes who want to save money on the Shinkansen can try it

Route range: covering large and medium-sized cities in Japan, such as Sapporo, Sendai, Matsuyama, Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Okinawa Naha...

4. JinAir

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Korean Air. In 2009, it opened international routes to Macau, Bangkok, and Guam. Currently, JinAir is the largest airline in Asia. There are 13 navigable cities, including Hong Kong and Macao. At this time, I have to sigh, children's shoes in the Pearl River Delta are really happy.

It is worth noting that when booking on the official website, the price includes 20kg of luggage. You need to purchase additional luggage like other low-cost airlines.

Route range: domestic cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong, Xi'an, Taipei, Macau, etc. to Seoul, South Korea, Jeju Island, etc., as well as some Osaka, Okinawa and other places. , Hanoi, Da Nang and other international destinations

5. Jeju Air

is the airline of Jeju Island, South Korea. The bright orange is the representative color, which may symbolize the people of Jeju. We are all proud of Jeju Orange. Professor Do is the spokesperson.

Route range: Jeju Island - Korean mainland

Reference price: Seoul-Jeju is about 250 yuan

When I was in South Korea, I went to the official website to order a flight to Jeju Island. For air tickets, I finally lost in the payment process, so I finally chose Air Busan

6. Air Busan AirBusan

Air Busan is a regional and low-cost airline headquartered in Busan Town, Busan, South Korea. District, is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The official website price includes luggage fees. The service is also good.

Route range: Within South Korea: Busan-Seoul (Gimpo, Busan-Jeju). International routes: Busan-Fukuoka, Busan-Osaka, Busan-Tokyo (Narita, Busan-Taipei, Busan-Cebu, Busan -Hong Kong.

Reference price: Seoul-Jeju is about 250 yuan, which is similar to Jeju Air.

What are the low-cost airlines in Europe?

Low-cost airlines allow Chinese people to fly in Asia. Just go, but sometimes, we also need to break out of Asia. European low-cost airlines vary greatly in size. There are large companies that serve all of Europe, and small companies that specialize in a few routes. More about Europe below. Low-cost airlines that fly short-haul flights in various countries. After all, low-cost airlines are more suitable for short-haul flights. You can’t just go to one country in Europe, right!

1. Ryanair

European scale The largest low-cost airline is headquartered in Ireland, operates 200 routes, has 303 Boeing 737 aircraft, and has 175 orders in production. It is famous for offering air tickets as low as one euro including tax, and is an iconic airline in Europe. It is also the most profitable low-cost airline. However, it should be noted that Ryanair's low-cost airlines generally only operate in small and medium-sized airports, and baggage is strictly weighted. If it exceeds the weight, there will be a lot of fines.

Route range: It has many routes covering 17 European countries and 94 destinations, such as London Stansted Airport, Dublin International Airport, Ciampino Airport, Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, and can also reach remote travel destinations

2. Easyjet

The second largest low-cost airline in Europe is Easyjet, headquartered in London, with a fleet of 173 aircraft and providing point-to-point flights to 118 destination cities. . The price is slightly higher than that of Ryanair, with discounted booking prices of over 20-30 euros. If you buy one day in advance, the price is similar to that of traditional airlines. It should be noted that their online booking fees are quite high, which is 11 euros... .

Route range: EasyJet provides flight points all over Europe. You can fly from London's Luton Airport to Belfast, the capital of Ireland, or to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen in Scotland. It is very convenient.

3. Norwegian Air Shuttle

The third largest low-cost airline in Europe, it provides frequent domestic routes, connecting Scandinavia and Southwest Europe at the same time. It is operated by Boeing 787. Long-distance routes such as Stockholm-New York, Oslo-Bangkok

4. Airberlin (Airberlin connects the European hinterland and the Mediterranean coast, and also has seasonal routes to South Africa and South Africa. Caribbean is an important low-cost airline in Germany, and its subsidiary Niki leads the Austrian low-cost airline

5. Wizz Air

The main low-cost airline in Central Europe, with routes all over the country. Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and other countries.

6. Transavia of the Netherlands

It has bases in the Netherlands and France, with routes throughout Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. It takes off and lands at major airports, and the flight takeoff and landing times are also relatively short. good. What low-cost airlines are there in North America?

AirTransat

An independent low-cost airline in North America from Canada. The route covers seasonal flights from 15 Canadian cities to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Glasgow, London Gatwick, Manchester and Paris (winter flight destinations are cities with warm climates.

Most routes operate less than once a day.

Reference fares: Economy class fares on the Vancouver-London Gatwick route start at US$1,239, and club class fares start at US$2,726. In addition, the airline will charge extra for choosing adjacent seats, window seats and seats near emergency exits.

What are the low-cost airlines in Oceania

Virgin Australia

Australia’s second largest airline

There are 33 airlines in Australia There are quite a lot of flights from major cities at the airport, and there are multiple times a day to choose from. There are very intensive flights from Australia to and from New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands. In particular, there are flights to the United Kingdom and the United States.

In addition, Jetstar mentioned above also has multiple destinations in Australia and New Zealand.

Guidelines for booking cheap airline tickets

1. Book your tickets as early as possible. If you book tickets more than 3 months in advance, the price may be quite low, which is suitable for children with established travel plans.

2. Use a co-branded credit card or debit card to purchase. Low-cost airlines usually charge a booking fee, but if you hold a co-branded credit or debit card, the fee is waived. You can also usually enjoy preferential handling fees when using Visa and Master standard debit cards.

3. Order luggage online at the last second. Checked baggage on low-cost airlines is subject to weight charges, and it is difficult to change or cancel the baggage after purchase. Most airlines support online ordering of luggage 4 hours before departure, and the price is the same as when purchasing a ticket.

4. Buy travel insurance in advance, and it is worth buying travel insurance. It is recommended to purchase full travel accident insurance from an insurance company before traveling; low-cost airlines cannot change or cancel flights, so it is worth purchasing if change or cancellation insurance is provided.

5. Low-cost airline destinations are authoritative travel guides. In addition to those familiar tourist cities, low-cost airlines will also open to some small places. When you don’t know where to go, you might as well go to the low-cost airline website and search for an “unknown” destination. You will often find unexpected surprises.