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Explain European Flight Prices
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:16 pm
How is it so cheap to fly within Europe? You regularly see prices in the $20-$80 range which you could never find domestically in the US. I understand these to be "budget" airlines (easyJet, Ryanair) but I bet they're better than flying spirit. At least probably a better crowd on the airplane. Europe is smaller? Even a direct flight from Houston to New Orleans will run you $110+
Even flying to Europe from the US is cheaper than many domestic destinations. There are several flights available to Lisbon, Madrid, Athens, Dublin, Stockholm, etc for cheaper than a cross country domestic flight.
Even flying to Europe from the US is cheaper than many domestic destinations. There are several flights available to Lisbon, Madrid, Athens, Dublin, Stockholm, etc for cheaper than a cross country domestic flight.
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 3:19 pm
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Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:26 pm to Yeti_Chaser
Uh, yeah, Europe is smaller. And then you have every country needing it's own airline (Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, BA, KLM, Iberia, Air France, Alitalia, etc.) Each of those then has a budget airline (usually) as a part of the same ownership group.
The crowd isn't really much different, although you can easily create the Miami experience by flying anywhere on Thomas Cook, or to any Mediterranean destination from the UK.
The crowd isn't really much different, although you can easily create the Miami experience by flying anywhere on Thomas Cook, or to any Mediterranean destination from the UK.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:35 pm to Yeti_Chaser
They’re not just competing with other airlines they are also competing with a functional rail system that will drop you off on the central part of town.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 3:56 pm to RedFoxx
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functional rail system that will drop you off on the central part of town
The exception to this is when there are mountain ranges in between destinations. A 90 minute flight may be a 13 hour train ride.
And no, we don't need a high speed train between Dallas and Houston. We already have one that departs every 30 minutes from Hobby, it's called Southwest Airlines.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 4:12 pm to Yeti_Chaser
quote:eh
but I bet they're better than flying spirit.
Posted on 2/1/26 at 5:09 pm to Yeti_Chaser
Allegiant, Spirit, Breeze, frontier, etc are all similar to Ryanair in both service and price. Cheap basic tickets, pay to carry on, etc.
There's plenty of videos of Ryanair people going nuts just like Spirit.
ETA: Allegiant routinely has tickets sub $80 especially for non weekend flights
There's plenty of videos of Ryanair people going nuts just like Spirit.
ETA: Allegiant routinely has tickets sub $80 especially for non weekend flights
This post was edited on 2/1/26 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 2/2/26 at 12:26 pm to RedFoxx
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They’re not just competing with other airlines they are also competing with a functional rail system that will drop you off on the central part of town.
This right here^^^
The competitive landscape for travel in Europe is vastly different than the US/Americas.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 12:40 pm to wiltznucs
Also understand that Ryanair is rarely flying into the main airports. I've never flown Ryanair so TIFWIW, but its usually a very small airport.
I'm assuming they are getting airport deals to increase traffic there, so their costs are lower.
Its rare you can fly internationally and then take a direct Ryanair flight from the same airport.
I'm assuming they are getting airport deals to increase traffic there, so their costs are lower.
Its rare you can fly internationally and then take a direct Ryanair flight from the same airport.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 1:17 pm to baldona
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Also understand that Ryanair is rarely flying into the main airports. I've never flown Ryanair so TIFWIW, but its usually a very small airport.
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Ryanair traditionally prefers to fly to smaller or secondary airports, such as London Stansted, Paris Beauvais or Rome Ciampino, usually outside major cities to help the company benefit from lower landing fees and quick turn-around times to reduce costs.
Ryanair does still serve several major airports, including Amsterdam-Schiphol, Athens, Barcelona-El Prat, Berlin-Brandenburg, Brussels Airport, Bucharest-Otopeni, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Lisbon, London-Stansted, Madrid, Marseille, Oslo-Gardermoen, Rome-Fiumicino and Stockholm-Arlanda. Some of these cities do not have a viable secondary airport that Ryanair could use as an alternative.[277] More recently, Ryanair has grown more at primary airports as it looks to attract more business passengers. In Summer 2014, the airline opened bases in Athens, Lisbon and the primary airports of Brussels and Rome for the first time.
Amsterdam and Madrid are major hubs and cheap locations to fly into from the US and you can get anywhere in europe for under $100 from there.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 2:04 pm to TeddyPadillac
Also most main highways are toll roads in Europe. Flying from Milan to Rome is probably less than the tolls.
Pretty nice to have the choice of three forms of transportation.
Pretty nice to have the choice of three forms of transportation.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:30 am to Yeti_Chaser
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How is it so cheap to fly within Europe? You regularly see prices in the $20-$80 range which you could never find domestically in the US.
They are often comparable if you’re flexible.
The Texas panhandle is one of the very few areas of the USA I haven’t been to. Thinking of flying into Dallas and taking a little road trip out that way and eating at The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. Flights from ATL-DFW are as low as $56 in March.
Atlanta to Dallas is about the same distance as Paris to Rome.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 1:05 pm to Yeti_Chaser
For one thing, think more regulation and consumer protection much like the US industry back in the 70's before deregulation, where there were a good 70 or so domestic carriers.
Posted on 2/4/26 at 11:39 pm to LemmyLives
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And no, we don't need a high speed train between Dallas and Houston. We already have one that departs every 30 minutes from Hobby, it's called Southwest Airlines.
Though we will never get it, we absolutely need a EU like rail system in the US. Would make my life so much easier as a traveling business person. I hate the 3 hour drives where I can't do anything. If only I could sit on the train mindlessly and work.
Posted on 2/5/26 at 3:32 pm to Globetrotter747
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ating at The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo
Amarillo is great, but the Big Texan is a tourist trap. Hofbrau is a much better restaraunt.
Palo Duro Canyon is nice too.
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