Budget airlines are getting into international travel challenging established airline industry that charges hefty ticket prices. Some of these airlines don’t even have flights covering many cities in the United States. Case in point; Southwest Airline is introducing flights to several cities in Mexico and Condor Airline that don’t fly west of Mississippi domestically introducing wide-body Boeing 767 service to Frankfurt twice a week. Nonstop service from Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; Oakland, California; and several other US cities to Europe are cropping up all over the country helping with budget conscious travelers.
Economy Class (coach) ticket prices on these airlines are half what international carriers charge. Lufthansa typically charge $ I, 743 from Boston to Frankfurt and Condor’s price for flying from Providence to Frankfurt only $700. It doesn’t stop there, for few hundred dollars more travelers can upgrade to business class. Seats are not limited by peak hours since they offer services during peak hours without charging extra. Since they provide service from smaller cities they are not competing directly with major international carriers. Connecting flights are also easier to find when you get to the other side since there are many low-cost offerings available all throughout Europe.