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Site Scramble: Flybaboo

August 29, 2006 at 9:45 AM | 0 Comments

We sure do love us some crazy-named LCCs, but strangely enough, Flybaboo is Swiss. It's not the country that first comes to mind when you think of crazy antics--fondue is about as wild as they get over there. Nonetheless, we want to cover as many of these European carriers as we can, because deals are often where you least expect them.

Flybaboo has one of the best taglines we've seen: A breath of Swiss air. Zing! Take that, polluted Luton and Stansted. Unfortunately, that seems to be the most innovative thing about the airline's website. Fare searches are pretty dull, and because the airline doesn't have that many flights, even from their Geneva hub, flexibility won't help you much. We're talking strictly one flight a day here; surrounding days are listed, and taxes are added once you select a fare. Even those are displayed in Swiss francs, which are tough to convert off the top of your head.

For an airline that's only flying Dash 8's--propeller planes--we'd expect either a snazzier site or better value. Even if the name isn't Swiss, the prices sure are.

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