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What Is Going On With FEEL Air and Their Promise of $300 Flights to Scandinavia?

JetSetCD — 2010-01-27T12:30:08-05:00

Shouldn't we all be preparing to fly from New York to Oslo or Stockholm on the cheap by now? After all, that's what start-up Scandinavian low-cost airline FEEL Air promised back in October when they first announced their creation.

The first flights, touted as costing less than $300 round-trip per person, taxes included, were predicted for the first quarter of 2010. If FEEL Air is still on schedule, they'd be selling those cheap-o tickets now, right? Well, they aren't. And all news of them has died down to nothing but a few sporadic Swedish murmurs, which now predict that FEEL Air has pushed back its launch to summer because of a delay in receiving its Norwegian AOC (Air Operator's Certificate).

What Is FEEL Air and Why Are Their Tickets So Cheap?

JetSetCD — 2009-12-07T11:09:13-05:00

Who wants to go to Stockholm, Sweden or Oslo, Norway for under $300 roundtrip? We'll be the first to raise our hand, and the start-up Scandinavian low-cost carrier Feel Air is hoping you will too, since they plan to launch direct flight between New York and Stockholm and Oslo, and also Bangkok to Stockholm and Oslo, in spring 2010.

Right now, the Feel Air website is skint on information, but there is this promising statement: "All the initial routes are set and approved, we will disclose the launch date and fares when ticket sales open later." A quick search through some Scandinavian press however reveals that the airline plans to fly two Airbus A330-200s on the routes, focusing heavily on the New York-JFK end of it (yippee!) and offering roundtrip, taxes-included fares starting from $260.

What the $260 will get you, after the jump.

The Future of Airlines: Cheaper Tickets, Fewer Frills?

Victor Ozols — 2009-10-24T14:01:15-05:00

While low-budget airlines have long since come to dominate most popular short-haul routes, legacy carriers have managed to stay afloat thanks to long-distance flights, which magnify the importance of their enhanced services and amenities. According to The New York Times, however, that's starting to change as the economic downturn creates new opportunities for no-frills upstarts.