'Tis the season to do tacky Christmas marketing, and European budget airlines are not immune. Many of them are advertising special deals and calling them Christmas presents, whether you buy 'em for yourself or a loved one, the airlines don't care.
Italian budget airline MyAir, for example, has decided on a two-for-one offer as its seasonal gift to consumers. If you book before December 10 for flights between January 8 and January 31, you'll be able to buy two tickets for the price of one, though you'll both have to pay the airport taxes.
But it's not just the real low cost carriers that are serving up some good deals at the moment. Huge German airline Lufthansa has surprised us in the past with impressively cheap deals, and they're doing it again at the moment. They're offering flights between Germany cities and places like Paris, Milan or Prague for €99 ($145)--and this price is for a round-trip flight, and includes all taxes and charges. Of course there are not many seats available at that price (and by the time you read this, they might be all gone), but it does pay to remind us that even "normal" airlines in Europe have good deals sometimes. The spirit of giving, perhaps?
With winter fast blocking out the joy of traveling in Europe, some of the budget airlines are already looking ahead to summer 2008. Ryanair, for one, is boasting that next summer will be a record-breaking one with over 40 million seats available on 556 different routes. No wonder planes sometimes show up late: There are so many possibilities the pilots probably don't always know the way. For winter travelers Ryanair has a big 50% off sale going at the moment and the airline still offers a lowest price guarantee, so there are quite a few real bargains to be had.
Italian cutie MyAir seems to be more focused on the winter season; travelers who want to fly between November and March 2008 are being offered an all-inclusive rate of €50 ($70) for flights within Italy and €60 for cross-Europe flights.
And over at EasyJet they're approaching the new season with a new look. The airline just debuted a new flight-attendant-designed uniform (above). EasyJet's still following its motto of "injecting more fun into flying" but with a slightly smarter feel. Obviously flight attendants didn't like the original black jeans uniform. Funny--neither did we.
In the full-to-the-brim market of European LCCs, Italian budget airline MyAir isn't yet well known. Based in Milan, it's been operating since late 2004. After flying mostly Italian domestic routes, it's expanded now to cover a large area of southern Europe, including flights from various cities in Italy to Paris, Bucharest, Madrid and Morocco.
One neat thing about MyAir is their MyFlex fares, which are fully changeable up to two and a half hours before the flight; you can cancel them too, although you get a credit for another flight rather than a refund. MyAir also offers MyLow fares which are cheaper--around €50 ($70)--but less flexible.
Apart from a little overkill with the whole "My" theme, MyAir seems like a cheap way to get in and out of Italy. And with a slogan like my cosi italiana, my cosi low cost it almost sounds like a must-fly.
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