How Budget Airlines Work

Flying is an expensive endeavor, but somehow certain budget airline are able to sell tickets for less than 10 euros. This is how they work. Thanks to Reddit users Phynub and Joey23art for their contributions and fact-checking. Attributions: Air travel graph courtesy Mappy10101 EasyJet photo...

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