SAS 70 years campaign - Cheap longhaul flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm - Only this weekend

Nordic airline SAS is celebrating their 70 years in business by selling selected flights with historical prices. There are some cheap flights in Europe but the biggest discounts are in longhaul flights. There are amazingly cheap flights from Copenhagen and Stockholm to New York, Chicago, Miami, Peking and Tokyo.

Usually it's rather easy to find cheap flights from many cities to either Copenhagen and Stockholm so this campaign prices can be used by other Europeans as well. I just checked some prices from Copenhagen to Peking and found prices with 250€/two way and this price wasn't just one day. There were several day options available for this bargain price.

Cheap flights to Paris - Flight prices to Paris are now at low levels

Today there are many cheap flights from many European major cities to Paris. We don't know the exact reason for this but my educated guess is the decreased passenger volume that makes low fare carriers to lower their prices to keep their planes full. What has lead to the decreased volumes is most likely the terrorist fears that have also decreased the hotel prices in Paris this summer. So if you are planning to visit Paris and you are not afraid of terrorist attacks its now cheaper than ever. The chances that you find cheap flights from your home city to Paris and back are now higher than ever and you also have good chances to find surprisingly cheap hotels in Paris.

Maybe today is good day to plan your next visit to Paris, you can start planning your trip from this link where you find latest Paris hotel offers and bargain prices.

Cheap flights to Paris - Terrorist fears decrease Paris flights and hotels

Terrorist news from Paris are reflected in number of tourists visiting Paris this winter season. At the moment it seems that there is flight and hotel capacity available at bargain prices. At the moment you can book really cheap flights from several European cities to Paris for next winter season 2015/2016. Here are some examples of the ticket prices from selected European cities:

• Spain Zaragoza - Paris cheap flights starting from 15€, Ryanair
• Barcelona - Paris cheap flights starting from 20€ Ryanair
• Debrecen (Hungary) - Paris cheap flights starting from 17€, Wizzair
• Poland: Wizzair flies from almost every city of Poland to Paris for less than 20€. There are cheap tickets from Katowice, Gdansk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
• Milan Bargamo - Paris cheap flights are 19-20€ from both Wizzair and Ryanair
• Stockholm (Sweden) - Paris cheap flights (19€), Ryanair
• Brussels Charleroi - Paris cheap flights starting from 20€, Ryanair
• Ireland (Dublin and Shannon) cheap flights to Paris starting from 20€, Ryanair
• UK, Ryanair flies from several cities cheap flights to Paris. There are 20€ flights from East Midlands, Liverpool, London Stansted and London Luton.
• Macedonia Ohrid - Paris cheap flights starging from 21€ at wizzair.com
• If we go to price range 21-30€ there are cheap flights to Paris from Greece, Malta, the Netherlands, Bosnia Hertzegovina, Marocco, Latvia and Romania

If you believe that the lightning never strikes the same place twice and are not afraid of new terrorist attacks in Paris, you have excellent chances finding exceptionally cheap flights to Paris this winter season. I'm not saying that everyone should rush to Paris but if you are willing to accept the risk you can have nice Holiday in the city that is normally overcrowded by tourists. I haven't decided whether I will take to opportunity to fly cheap flights to Paris but I'm seriously thinking about it. Some years ago just after some turbulence in Egypt I had excellen hotel by the Red Sea. It was half empty five star hotel at hostel price and almost private pools for us.

Low fair airline news summary - Trends in the low cost carrier industry

Many things have happened in the low cost airline business and I think it's time for good summary about some major trends and changes in the industry.

Long distance low cost flights - Norwegian is in the business and Ryanair planning it
Cheap Airlines have traditionally their major cost advantage in short routes where optimizing the capasity and personnel costs are more significant. In the long distance flights there hasn't been similar cost advanteges because fuel costs play important role and Ryanair and Wizzair have very limited possibilities to get cheaper fuel than any other airline company. However new less fuel consuming airplanes have made this long distance market more interesting for low cost carriers and Norwegian Air Shuttle have already started their long distance flights. They are using Boeing 787 Dreamliner for their continental flights. Norwegian flies from Nordic capitals (Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen) to New York, Florida, Los Angeles and Bangkok. In addition to this they have some continental routes to the US from London Gatwick Airport. Ryanair has published some mixed views about their possible long distance flights but they are definitely seriously considering the opportunity.

Copenhagen intense competition thanks to Ryanair
If you look at the European map it's easy to understand why Copenhagen is so important airport between Northern and Central Europe. Ryanair opened 17 direct routes from Copenhagen and that made competition between Ryanair, Easyjet and Norwegian very intense in Denmark. If you look at the Skyscanner you can find more than 10 cities where you can now fly one way flight with less than 20€ from Copenhagen. If Wizzair opens flights to Copenhagen it's possible that Copenhagen becomes similar low fares hub as Brussels Charleroi, Milan Bergamo and London airports. More information about Ryanair routes from Copenhagen can be found here: Ryanair cheap flights from Copenhagen.

Cabin baggage fees have not become popular - Ryanair is not following Wizzair example
Wizzair launched some times ago policy of two sizes hand luggage. Small Cabin Bag, that fits below the seat in front of you (Free cabin bag) and Large Cabin bag that is approximately same size as normal cabin baggage on other airlines (Cabin baggage fee). I assumed that if this seems to work Ryanair would follow the example but they haven't so I assume that they have come to a conclusion that it's not generating them more profits than current fees.

Wizzair Summer Season Sale - All cheap flights booked today -20%

Low fares airline Wizzair has again one day season sale. If you book your summer flights today you get 20% discount. You can get this disccount to all Wizzair cheap flights routes. The 20% discount applies on fares including taxes, non optional charges, and one small cabin bag (42x25x32cm), but excluding administration fee.

Finnair sells Norwegian shareholdings

Finnair has today sold its shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle. Finnari was the second largest shareholder in Norwegian Air Shuttle before todays deal. Finnair become shareholder in Norwegian when it sold its swedish subsidiary FlyNordic to Norwegian.

Wizzair big spring sale - All cheap flights -20% (5-7.4.2013)

Hungarian low cost carrier Wizzair has big spring sale where you can book all flights with 20% discount. This offer is valid only between April 5th and 7th. This is an excellent opportunity if you are looking for cheap spring break or cheap flights for you summer holiday.