Questions tagged [low-cost-carrier]

A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills, discount or budget carrier or airline or cheap flight) is an airline that generally has lower fares and fewer comforts. To make up for revenue lost in decreased ticket prices, the airline may charge for extras like food, priority boarding, seat allocating, and baggage etc.

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Why did Ted fail?

So, if you don't know what Ted is, it's a low cost airline created by United. It had one hub in Denver and it had three secondary hubs: Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare, and Washington Dulles. I thought that Ted would be successful. But, it ceased…
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Why are European low-cost carriers not running long haul flights to destinations like the USA, Asia, or the Middle East?

Does this benefit them somehow, by only travelling within Europe?
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