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Flights to Amsterdam European 'Budget' Airlines
Amsterdam Schiphol is a major European airport served by many national scheduled carriers. There are also a number of "no-frills" budget airlines which serve Schiphol from mainland Europe. Let's take a look at the European low cost airlines and where they fly to and from: |
1. Transavia - This is a Dutch carrier (an Air France/KLM subsidiary) with an extensive route network around the Mediterranean. Also flies Amsterdam to Berlin. Other services from Rotterdam and Eindhoven. On the plus side service is decent - however they are not always that cheap unless you pick-up a sale fare.
2. Easyjet - This UK carrier is one of Europe's biggest budget airlines and (in terms of Europe) serves Geneva, Basel, Milan Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, Madrid, Split and Prague from Amsterdam. You will pay extra for checked luggage and 'Speedy Boarding'. Also has extensive services to the UK from Amsterdam.
3. Air Berlin - This large German airline serves Palma de Mallorca directly from Amsterdam, with onward connections to other Spanish/Portuguese destinations. Air Berlin is becoming more a full service airline by joining the Oneworld alliance in the near future. |
4. Vueling - Spanish budget airline. Flies from AMS to various cities of Spain: Seville, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, La Coruna and Malaga. There is a summer service to Ibiza.
5. Correndon - Flies to various Turkish destinations from AMS and Eindhoven.
6. Norwegian - Flies from Amsterdam to Copenhagen and Oslo.
Ryanair operates out of Eindhoven airport and not from Schiphol.
ArkeFly operates charter flights to many popular holiday destinations.
Note, the concept of "low cost" or "budget" airlines has become blurred in the last few years - a better description is probably "no frills" or "low service". The base fares can be low but adding on extra (optional) services such as checked luggage, assigned seating, speedy boarding and credit card fees can ramp up the cost of the ticket.
Do compare ticket costs with the European 'national' carriers such as Air France/KLM, SAS, Alitalia, Iberia, TAP, Lufthansa, Austrian, Swiss, Malev, Turkish, Finnair, Croatia Airlines, Air Malta, Cyprus Airways - all of which operate flights from Amsterdam.
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