Cheap Flights on Low Cost Airlines in USA
By Steven Jones
Since the early 1990's a number of the low cost airlines have sprung up all over North America as an alternative to the major, long-established carriers. The most successful low cost/charter airlines operating in the United States and Canada are:
ALLEGIANT AIR.COM Serving flights nationwide flying out from Las Vegas, running significant bases at Orlando Sanford International Airport and St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
ATA AIRLINES A low cost based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operating scheduled passenger flights throughout the US mainland and Hawaii, as well as commercial charter flights around the world.
AIRTRAN AIRWAYS Serving cheap flights from Orlando, Florida, AirTran operates over 700 daily flights throughout the eastern USA and the Midwest, including over 200 daily departures from Atlanta.
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES It is the second largest low-cost in the US, providing service to approximately 100 destinations in the US, Canada, and Mexico. The main hubs are Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada
FRONTIER AIRLINES Based at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado, the carrier operates flights throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It's major US destinations are west of the Mississippi River.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS It's one of the major American low-cost airlines, serving destinations in the United States (New York-JFK, Long Beach, Oakland, Boston, Orlando, Ft Lauderdale, flights to Washington-Dulles IAD), along with flights to the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, and Mexico.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES America's largest low
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cost airline, having notably large operations at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Chicago's Midway Airport, Houston's Hobby Airport, Las Vegas' McCarran Airport, Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Nashville, Oakland, and San Diego.
SPIRIT AIRLINES Serving flights nationwide, as well as destinations in the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Mexico.
SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES Uses Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport as its main hub, and operates flights to destinations in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
WESTJET A Canadian low-cost carrier based in Calgary, Alberta, that flies across most major cities in Canada and 11 cities in the United States. WestJet was rated the second-best low-cost in North America.
