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Connecting flights in Discount airlines
Connecting flights in Discount airlines
Outside North America, most low cost airlines operate a "point to point" service. (Notable exceptions include Air Berlin and Wizz) If you are making a journey that involves a change of plane, even on the same carrier, you will have to check your luggage in for each leg of the journey. This also means clearing passport control for international-to-international connections thus adhering to the usual visa requirements of a visitor (as opposed to a transit visa holder) in the country of transit (yes, this means lining-up at that country's embassy in your home country and filing the relevant application fee even if your visa is denied - see the article Visa for more information). In addition, with some airlines (including Ryanair), if your first leg is late you will not be transferred onto another plane if you miss the second. easyJet will sometimes transfer you free onto another flight when the first one is late if you have left a gap of two hours between flights and they are both easyJet flights. However, their carrier regulations do not guarantee this. It is wise to check with each airline their policy on missed connections. You can insure against missing low cost connections with travel insurance.
Making low cost connections can often work out significantly cheaper and in many cases is the only way of getting between two European cities. For example, there are relatively few direct low cost flights between Northern Africa and Eastern Europe. You will most likely need to fly with Ryanair to an airport like Marseille or Frankfurt (Hahn) or with AirBerlin to Germany, and then another flight on from there. Flying indirectly between two cities can often work out cheaper even if there are direct routes.
Factors such as the distance between terminals, the reliability of the airline into the airport, the length of time needed to clear security and customs, and the required advance check-in time should be considered when calculating how much connection time you need. Being risk averse may mean allowing up to 3 hours for a connection.
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