| A low cost airline is a carrier that
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| | AMERICA WEST AIRLINES
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| offers generally low fares in exchange
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| | It is the second largest low-cost airline
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| for reducing many of the traditionally
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| | in the US, providing service to
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| offered passenger services, by no means
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| | approximately 100 destinations in the US,
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| compromising the security of the
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| | Canada, and Mexico. The main hubs are
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| travelers. The general characteristics
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| | Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada
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| of the low cost airlines are:
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| | FRONTIER AIRLINES
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| - flying to cheaper, less congested
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| | Based at Denver International Airport in
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| secondary airports and flying early in
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| | Denver, Colorado, the carrier operates
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| the morning or late in the evening to
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| | flights throughout the United States,
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| take advantage of lower landing fees
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| | Mexico, and Canada. It's major US
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| - short flights and fast turnaround
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| | destinations are west of the Mississippi
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| times, allowing maximum utilization of
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| | River.
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| the aircraft
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| | JETBLUE AIRWAYS
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| - direct sales of tickets, especially
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| | It's one of the major American low-cost
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| over the Internet, avoiding fees and
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| | airlines, serving destinations in the
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| commissions paid to travel agents and
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| | United States flights to New York-JFK
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| reservations systems
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| | Airport, Long Beach, Oakland, Boston,
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| - eliminated in-flight catering and
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| | Orlando, Ft Lauderdale,
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| other complimentary services, replaced by
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| | Washington-Dulles), along with flights to
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| optional paid-for in-flight food and
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| | the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, and
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| beverages.
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| | Mexico.
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| Since the early 1990's a number of these
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| | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
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| airlines have sprung up all over North
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| | America's largest low cost airline,
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| America as an alternative to the major,
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| | having notably large operations at
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| long-established carriers. The most
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| | Baltimore-Washington International
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| successful low cost/charter airlines
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| | Airport, flights to Chicago-MDW Airport,
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| operating in the United States and Canada
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| | Houston's Hobby Airport, Las Vegas'
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| are:
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| | McCarran Airport, Sky Harbor Airport in
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| ALLEGIANT Serving flights nationwide
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| | Phoenix, Nashville, Oakland, and San
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| flying out from Las Vegas, running
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| | Diego.
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| significant bases at Orlando Sanford
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| | SPIRIT AIRLINES
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| International Airport and St.
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| | Serving flights nationwide, as well as
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| Petersburg-Clearwater International
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| | destinations in the Caribbean, Bahamas,
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| Airport
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| | and Mexico.
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| ATA AIRLINES
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| | SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES
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| A low cost airline based in Indianapolis,
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| | Uses Minneapolis-Saint Paul International
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| Indiana, operating scheduled passenger
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| | Airport as its main hub, and operates
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| flights throughout the US mainland and
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| | flights to destinations in the United
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| Hawaii, as well as commercial charter
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| | States, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
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| flights around the world.
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| | WESTJET
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| AIRTRAN AIRWAYS
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| | A Canadian low-cost carrier based in
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| Based in Orlando, Florida, AirTran
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| | Calgary, Alberta, that flies across most
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| operates over 700 daily flights
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| | major cities in Canada and 11 cities in
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| throughout the eastern USA and the
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| | the United States. WestJet was rated the
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| Midwest, including over 200 daily
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| | second-best low-cost airline in North
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| departures from Atlanta.
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| | America.
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