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Discount airlines, also known as no-frills carriers or low cost carriers (LCC), are airlines that offer cheap flights.
Probably the first such airline was Sir Freddy Laker's "Skytrain" of the 70s. In the US, Southwest Airlines revolutionized American air transport by running fleets with one type of aircraft, the Boeing 737, to save on maintenance costs, and eliminating the 'frills' of air travel. In Europe, Ryanair pioneered the concept.
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