• Introduction
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• UK & Ireland Airlines
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• At the Airport

UK & Ireland Airlines

The UK and Ireland offer the greatest concentration of low-cost carriers than any other European region – we've found 13 budget airlines with hubs in England, Scotland, or Ireland. England-based easyJet and BMI Baby, as well as Ireland's Ryanair are three of the most well-reputed budget carriers in not just the region, but in all of Europe.

Aer Arann
Primary Hub: Dublin, IRELAND
This Ireland-based airline flies throughout Ireland and the UK, as well as to several destinations in France.

Air Southwest
Primary Hub: Plymouth, ENGLAND
Discount flights within England and Ireland.

BMI Baby
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Primary Hub: Nottingham, ENGLAND and other cities in the UK
This spin-off of British Midland Airways, bills itself as the “airline with tiny fares,” featuring low fare flights to more than 20 European cities from 5 UK airports, including Nottingham, Cardiff, and Manchester.

Budget Travel
Primary Hub: Dublin, IRELAND
Fly between Dublin and select cities in France and Spain.

easyJet
Primary Hub: London-Luton, ENGLAND with secondary hubs in continental Europe
One of the major staples in Stelios Haji-Ioanno’s “easy” empire, the popular discount airlines operates a young fleet of planes, which fly 250+ routes across 70+ key European airports.

FlyBe
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Primary Hub: Exeter and Southampton ENGLAND
Largely focused on travel within the UK, Flybe's network spans 40 airports in 7 countries.

Globespan
Primary Hub: Glasgow and Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Flights between Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland and France, Italy, Spain, and more.

Jet2
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Primary Hub: Leeds/Bradford, ENGLAND
Low-cost flights between England and continental Europe.

Monarch Airlines
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Primary Hub: London-Luton, ENGLAND
London-based carrier, with low-cost flights to Portugal, Spain, and Italy.

Fly Thomas Cook
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Primary Hub: Birmingham, ENGLAND
Budget airlines operating between Birmingham, England and Southern European destinations.

Ryanair
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Primary Hub: Dublin, IRELAND with secondary hubs in continental Europe
The original low fares airline in Europe, Ryanair is the largest discount carrier operating on the continent, offering more than 300 routes across 120+ European countries.

Thomson
Primary Hub: Coventry, ENGLAND
ThomsonFly flies from 20+ UK airports to over 80 destinations worldwide.

VLM Airlines
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Primary Hub: London City, England
Flights between England and Northern European cities in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and more.

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