This is many people’s dream: traveling comfortably by plane, but paying for a very cheap ticket (just 9 to 139 Euro / $ 12-195). The low cost companies have developed a lot lately, taking advantage of our desire to arrive fast and safe to whatever location in the world. You almost pay for an plane ticket as much as you’d pay for a taxi ride. Internet, a credit card and an e-mail to receive a personal code, and you’re ready to go.

With a flexible schedule and lots of patience, you will find the perfect “trip” for you on the net. The basic rule of the ‘low cost’ system is to cut off all the intermediary agents and costs, so that
the client will pay just for the flight. It is estimated that by 2010, 35 % of the market will be owned by the low cost companies. But keeping the prices low comes with a trade off. Here are some disadvantages: