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RSS - We added Anek Lines, Aegean Speed Lines & Blue Star Ferries to our European Low Cost Ferries album on Facebook: http://fb.me/DBebDadB
- UK: Keen to join in with the #cycling this summer? Find events in London on Sept 5 & Birmingham on Sept 12 at http://goskyride.com/locations
- LANCASHIRE: Keen to join in with the #cycling this summer? Sign up for Skyride in Blackpool on Tue Aug 31 at http://goskyride.com/locations
- UK: Keen to join in with the #cycling this summer? Find more events in Bradford & Leicester on Sun Aug 29 at http://goskyride.com/locations
- SCOTLAND: Keen to join in with the #cycling this summer? Sign up for Skyride in Glasgow on Sun Aug 22 at http://goskyride.com/locations
- UK: Keen to join in with the #cycling this summer? Find events in Middlesbrough & Redbridge on Sun Aug 15 at http://goskyride.com/locations
- UK: The last 7 days were a historical milestone for #cycling in the UK. Both @BarclaysCycle & 2 Cycle Superhighways launched in London & ...
- UK: ... 1000s of cyclists of all ages took to the streets of Bath, Southampton & Manchester in the biggest SkyRide yet. http://goskyride.com
- EUROPE: On Aardvark, our Editor, Alan L, answered a travel
question about cheap week-end destinations in August: http://vark.com/t/3fWHC7
- We added Flygbussarna, Swebus & Vàsttrafik to our European Low Cost Buses, Coaches & Shuttles album on Facebook: http://fb.me/CVCmcRuo
- Avianne A: "Travel has been a childhood dream for me. I trust [...] my dreams come true." Read more: http://www.facebook.com/attitudeTravel
- Sebastian K shares his tale of "playing beach football with strangers in Hoi An, Vietnam." Read more: http://www.facebook.com/attitudeTravel
- Viola C wrote about "a new way of travelling, saving money & meeting local people [...] !" Read more: http://www.facebook.com/attitudeTravel
- attitude Travel on Facebook now links directly to easyJet's page on Facebook! See: http://www.facebook.com/attitudeTravel
- We added Swiss (http://sn1p.at/swiss), KLM (http://sn1p.at/klm) & Finnair to our European Flag Carriers on Facebook: http://fb.me/BiBo2Q09
- We added Fly Viking & Air Asia UK to our European Budget Airlines Twitter List at http://sn1p.at/twitter/lcc/europe
- We added Jazeera Airways, Bahrain Air, NAS Air & Pegasus to our Middle East Budget Airlines Twitter List: http://sn1p.at/twitter/lcc/mideast
- We added Malev (http://sn1p.at/malev), TAP (http://sn1p.at/tap) & Alitalia to our European Flag Carriers on Facebook: http://bit.ly/9SDG9V
- TRANSATLANTIC: Iceland Express confirms its low cost flights from London Gatwick to Newark are now permanent! http://sn1p.at/icelandexpress
- UK: National Express is offering 250,000 low cost intercity fares for £5 or less. Book at http://sn1p.at/nx by Sep 12. Travel Aug, Sep, Oct.
- GERMANY: Air Berlin (http://sn1p.at/airberlin) will codeshare with Finnair (http://sn1p.at/finnair) to offer fast, low fare flights to Asia.
- UK: Flybe has 7m cheap flights on sale! Fly London to Dusseldorf, £27 o/w incl tax. Book by Aug 5. Many more offers at http://sn1p.at/flybe
- EUROPE: easyHotel to open budget hotels in 2 new cities in Europe & the Gulf in August. Read more at http://www.facebook.com/attitudeTravel
- COLCHESTER: Jun 14, I tried out the Colchester Town Rail Link! Rail fares to London are the same as from the mainline station: £21 o/w. ^AL
- WHERSTEAD: Before Sunday's race on the Orwell we ate a filling fry-up at the Oyster Reach: http://sn1p.at/premierinn/ipswich/oysterreach ^AL
- SUFFOLK: On Jun 12-13 we took part in the Beneteau Sea Race around Harwich Haven & the River Stour & in the River Race along the Orwell. ^AL
- ENGLAND: From Barnsley we took a road trip to Colchester. We passed through Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland & Cambridgeshire. ^AL
- YORKSHIRE: Jun 11, I took a local train from Leeds in West Yorkshire to Barnsley in South Yorkshire. £7 o/w. A http://sn1p.at/trainline ^AL
- WHERNSIDE: After climbing the 2nd of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks we stopped in The Station Inn at Ribblehead for a refreshing pint of Rambrau. ^AL
- YORKSHIRE DALES: Beneath Whernside, we passed the awesome Victorian viaduct at Ribblehead. How tall is it? How many arches does it have? ^AL
- WEST YORKSHIRE: Jun 06, we travelled by train from Leeds to Ribblehead. A day r/t on Northern Trains is £16 at http://sn1p.at/trainline ^AL
- HUDDERSFIELD: Jun 04, I cycled back along the A62 to Leeds. The route was hilly and it took me just under 2 hours to cover the 20 miles. ^AL
- WEST YORKSHIRE: Jun 03, we set off from Huddersfield and mountain biked cross-country for 3 hours. We found some great forest tracks! ^AL
- HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE: We scaled Pen-y-Ghent, one of Yorkshire's famous 3 Peaks, in just over 3 hours. What are the other peaks called? ^AL
- YORKSHIRE DALES: May 29, we took the train from Leeds to Horton-in-Ribblesdale. £15 day r/t on Northern Trains: http://sn1p.at/trainline ^AL
- @newstik - Or try http://sn1p.at/nxfunfare for low cost fares from £1! From London, you could day-trip to Brighton, Cambridge or Canterbury.
- @newstik - The low cost o/w fares on http://sn1p.at/megabus also start from £1.50. From London you could take a day trip to Oxford or Bath.
- @newstik - A third low cost coach operator - http://sn1p.at/greyhound/uk/ - now also links London to Bournemouth Beach from just £1.50 o/w.
- @newstik - Cheap day trips from London? Yes! Check out these low cost intercity services: http://sn1p.at/megabus & http://sn1p.at/nxfunfare
- Thanks @AFRIQIYAHAIRWAY & @Cheryl_Selby for your regular support! You guys have a great evening! - from the Travel Team @attitudeTravel
- @KelBlundell - That's cool, thanks, we'd like that a lot! Are you on Facebook? Have you checked out http://www.facebook.com/attitudeTravel ?
- RT @KelBlundell: @attitudeTravel that's ok, I just plan holidays through google, works quite well. I'lll pass on any other tips if I fin ...
- Thanks @thetrainline for the ongoing support! We're long-time fans of http://sn1p.at/trainline & plan to use your booking engine again soon!
- WEST YORKSHIRE: May 28, I caught the train from Huddersfield back to Leeds. £4.15 o/w. Next week, I'm going to cycle back along the A62. ^AL
- HUDDERSFIELD: From 18:00 on May 27 we cycled for nearly 4 hours along the Calder & Spen Greenways, following canals & old railway lines. ^AL
- ST. PANCRAS: Early on May 27, I caught the 8:15 morning MegaBusPlus from London to Huddersfield. £9.50 o/w. A http://sn1p.at/megabusplus ^AL
- KING'S CROSS: May 26, I needed a budget hotel. Montana Excel has en-suites for £40 incl WiFi, coffee & breakfast. http://sn1p.at/booking ^AL
- BRISTOL: On the evening of May 25, I took the Megabus from Bristol Colston Hall to London Victoria. £5.50 o/w. A http://sn1p.at/megabus ^AL
- DIGBETH: The Dubliner Pub next-door to the Coach Station has free WiFi - which makes it easy to buy a seat from http://sn1p.at/nxfunfare ^AL
- DIGBETH: At the station, the Birmingham to Bristol fare was £22.30. At http://sn1p.at/nxfunfare the same trip was just £6! A 73% saving. ^AL
- BIRMINGHAM: May 24, I headed to Digbeth Coach Station, fairly reluctantly. Surprised. It has been radically transformed since the 1990s! ^AL
- BIRMINGHAM: The city-centre displays a lively character. I decided the city's reputation for mediocrity & urban sprawl was ill-deserved. ^AL
- BIRMINGHAM: May 23, I needed a city-centre budget hotel. En-suite incl WiFi & coffee - £43 at Britannia Hotel. http://sn1p.at/laterooms ^AL
- WEST MIDLANDS: Birmingham's canal-side nightlife district lies at one nexus of Britain's waterways. Which canal links Birmingham to London?
- BIRMINGHAM: Checked out the nightlife district west of The Mailbox in the evening. Impressed by the atmosphere & wide choice of venues. ^AL
- LEEDS: Spontaneously left for Birmingham on May 22. Saw low cost offers at http://sn1p.at/nxfunfare (£10) & http://sn1p.at/megabus (£9). ^AL
- UK: A same day rail fare from Manchester Airport to Leeds: £21! I should have booked at http://sn1p.at/trainline before leaving Bàvaro! ^AL
- BàVARO: Iceland's volcanic ash-cloud delayed the return flight by 7hrs. Punta Cana airport has neither seats nor diversions. Depressing. ^AL
- PUNTA CANA: I resolved I will return to the Dominican Republic. But not to the brutal & ugly East Coast. So much for horizon broadening! ^AL
- BàVARO: My last day in Punta Cana, I walked to Cortecito, a beachside village. Great to see something real, but the hustling was intense ^AL
Monday, 22nd September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in South Asia
Air Asia will fly beyond the borders of Southeast Asia with new routes to both India and Bangladesh.
Attempts by other cheap Asian airlines such as Mihin Lanka, Nok Air & Fly Yeti to operate low cost flights across the Bay of Bengal, linking South Asia with Southeast Asia have so far all failed. Only the Indian LCC AI Express currently links Thailand & Singapore to India & Bangladesh.
Wednesday, 24th September, 2008
Low cost Airlines in South Asia
Sri Lanka's only low fare airline, grounded for most of 2008, expects to take to the skies again in December.
Mihin Lanka is uniquely placed to offer inter-regional low cost routes linking the Persian Gulf to Southeast Asia. But the revived carrier will now face increased competition from aggressively expanding low cost rivals AI Express and Air Asia.
Friday, 29th August, 2008
Low cost Airlines in South Asia
India's pioneering no-frills airline Air Deccan has been swallowed up whole by Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher. The phoenix rising from Deccan's ashes is Kingfisher Red.
Crucially, this means that what was once the cheapest air network in India has now been superceded by leaner, meaner competitors such as spiceJet, IndiGo and also GoAir, based out of Goa. And in India, of course, there's always the train...
Where does each Low Cost Asian Airline fly?
Choose a destination or departure country from the map below.
Airlines are listed under the countries in which they are based. Clicking on each airline will bring up the full list of destination and departure countries for each budget airline.
Coming soon: Low Cost Route Tables!
The attitude Travel low cost route tables are a new reference tool designed to save you time and help you plan low cost itineraries quickly and easily. We're delighted to announce that the low cost route tables are close to launching. Here's a taster of what's coming soon...
Asian Budget Airlines - Quick Reference
Sixty-one no-frills and low fare airlines currently serve over one hundred cities and islands across the subcontinental regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. Some budget carriers only fly domestic routes within their country of origin, others operate international routes, connecting nearby countries. Mid-haul and long-haul discount airlines fly to destinations in Asia from Australia or New Zealand, the Middle East or Europe. Here's the complete at-a-glance list of low cost airlines operating cheap flights across Asia:
