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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 'budget' airlines which serve Schiphol from mainland Europe. Schiphol airport has its own low cost pier where many budget flights arrive and depart. Let's look at the low cost airlines and where they fly 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 and their website now has transparent "all-in" pricing - 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 serves Geneva, Basel, Milan Malpensa, Rome Fiumicino, Madrid, Split and Prague from Amsterdam. You will pay extra for checked luggage and 'Speedy Boarding'.
3. Air Berlin - This large German airline serves Palma de Mallorca directly from Amsterdam, with onward connections to other Spanish/Portuguese destinations. There is also a weekly service to Rimini.
4. Vueling - Spanish budget airline which recently absorbed Clickair. 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" has become blurred in the last few years. Ticket prices can now be quite high with extra charges for checking in luggage, credit card fees etc. 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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