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Budgies Name Best LCCs of 2007

September 24, 2007 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments

With its impressive-sounding name, the World Low Cost Airlines Congress wound up in London last week, and ended with the awarding of the not-so-impressive sounding Budgie$. Ryanair came home with the prize for best low cost carrier.

The awards, despite sounding like those tiny tweeting birds, are in fact industry awards given to the best low cost carriers. Reps from 130 different airlines waited to hear if they'd got a gong, but only 11 major awards were given out, so plenty went home empty-handed.

So who were the winners on the night? Well, the award for the Best Newcomer is one we agree with, going to Spanish LCC ClickAir, and the best LCC website went to the niche airline Iceland Express (the site sure does have some pretty pictures).

And as we mentioned, the big award for Best Low Cost Carrier went to Ryanair, despite its inclination to charge passengers for virtually anything. There's no accounting for taste.

Related Stories:
· The Budgie$ [Official Site]
· Budgie Awards Results [ClickPress]
· Iceland Express [Official Site]
· LCCs Coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: aromano]