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I have said many times here, there and that one of my favorite things about life in Europe is to be able to travel at such a reasonable price. There are a multitude of airlines and destinations you’re looking for, and this appeals to me as a reasonable university. student.
However, the first thing that attracts consumers is an undeniable and transparent booking process; that’s why having a minimally decent website.
So I ranked cheap airline booking processes in Europe from worst to best, based on what I’ve observed so far. Keep in mind that this is my non-public point of view, therefore it is nothing clinical. and just to finish some time, so that in the end you think differently.
By the way: I ignored startup CLCs, like Play, and CLCs run through older operators, like Vueling.
It is unexpected that I have not yet flown with easyJet, because here in Italy they have a rather giant presence, in fact, they are the largest operator in Milan / Malpensa so far.
However, I still feel that it goes back to the year 2011, it is so unattractive to the eyes.
Finding destinations of the same origin is not complicated at least.
And neither does the filtering of tariff offers. Once you have decided on a destination, present the calendar with the lowest fare for the date.
Once on the booking page, it is again an inconvenience. Look at the amount of wasted area here, which can be larger to demonstrate flight data in a more orderly and spacious way.
At least their service as a planner isn’t that bad, although, in my non-public experience, they never have smart last-minute deals, which, at least in my opinion, can be smart for them, from a business standpoint. of view.
For those who don’t know, Blue Air is a cheap company founded in Romania with a significant presence in Italy.
These days I had to go from Bucharest to Italy and Blue Air was paired with Ryanair, but I couldn’t complete the transaction because I was looking to pay with PayPal and the airline didn’t settle for that.
But I hope to arrive one day, especially since they still have some 737 Classics flying in Italy and I’m going to fly them.
As you can see below, their homepage is great and intuitive.
As you can see from the shrink component of the homepage, he can seamlessly redirect you to a rate finder.
The flight variety page is also well ahead of easyJet’s; you can see the main points of the flight with a lot more space, somehow.
However, what bothers me is that Blue Air’s online page has a lot of bugs. For example, when I searched to buy this price ticket in Romania, he told me that there were flights between Bucharest and Bologna, but he didn’t get any of them when I pressed the search button.
Another disappointing thing is the lack of automation. For example, I tried to get a 15 EUR coupon that they advertised through apparent evidence of vaccination, but I was never given an answer from them. They said they had to “validate” it, even though proof of vaccination in the European Union is a standardized certificate.
This and the fact that other airlines also lack a “trip planner” at most is what makes Blue Air’s range lower.
Here again, we meet the challenge of the point of sale: Italy is not a market where flights are presented, but this time it is not really a challenge. I mean, I can’t complain that Norwegian rarely flies very much to where I need to. for.
But while it’s a shame that Norwegian only flies to Italy from Scandinavia (before COVID, they also made a lot of long-haul flights), they offer a pleasant time for non-Scandinavian customers, unlike Jet2 and extra-British customers.
And it’s fantastic. I love Norwegian’s look and I feel like it’s so good.
A big challenge with Norwegian’s online page is that you can’t see where they’re flying from the decided origin-destination. Okay, they’re offering connecting flights, but at least they don’t show those unavailable destinations with connections as well.
Another challenge is that they don’t offer a cheap planner, maybe because they’re no longer a cheap airline?Well, at least the fares I look for with them are never the cheapest. At least their pricing schedule is easy to manage.
Their booking page is also very clever in the sense that they are very transparent about fare restrictions, to the point that you can slightly see the other features of the flight, besides, they are the only ones that demonstrate the CO2 emissions of the flight, however only on a relative basis so that they look smart to others, never in absolute numbers.
So overall, a wonderful and wonderful brand, however, is not among the most productive because it lacks key features.
Jet2 is the airline that transports the British masses to the beaches of Spain or any tourist from the city of Europe. As such, it is naturally aimed entirely at the UK market.
Here in Italy, at least out of season, they only serve Rome with a twice-weekly race to Manchester, and because the UK still requires 55 COVID tests and thirteen months of isolation after arrival (and that’s if you’re vaccinated), I didn’t get a chance to fly with Jet2.
The online page is incredibly cool and easy to navigate, and flight filtering is pretty simple, if you live in Britain. The planning function also works very well.
And what’s cooler, than I’ve ever noticed before, the scheduling feature is fully built into the booking page, meaning you can’t miss the low fare, as long as there’s a low fare or flights according to the day/week.
So my only complaint about the Jet2 online page is that I can’t plan a trip to the UK via the road; the rest is almost flawless.
And now we come to the three most sensitive.
Wizz grew up like a madman in Italy later those days, but not yet from Pisa, my home airport. However, they were the first CCCs I’ve flown with since I arrived in Europe, so they have one of the most used. for.
Naturally, as an airline that chooses pink and purple as its main color, it has the most visual website, which can be a disaster, but also a boon to differentiate itself from the competition.
Unsurprisingly, as a low-fare exhibitor in Europe, they controlled to spoil, so they are in my most sensible 3.
When settling in a house airport, they only demonstrate the available airports, which would already position you ahead of the Internet sites of other airlines here. . .
But it is in their agenda where they convince you.
The planner redirects you to the price calendar; the two functionalities are integrated And boy, their rates are also splendid.
The booking page is also good, however, Wizz’s doesn’t have a better rating just for the pages that follow, as they check so hard that paying for bags, food, seats and anything that avoids those optional fares is almost confusing.
But that’s why, in the last quarter, its revenue with complementary products was higher than its income with real rates.
Volotea is not a big challenge in the rest of Europe as in France, Spain and Italy. Even in Pisa, they have a small operation, in fact; their strategy is to explore markets where no one operates, and with Ryanair flying from there, it becomes difficult to locate a void.
However, I took a flight with them from Olbia, so I am quite used to their booking procedure and they have an undeniable and transparent website. Its color palette, complete with unbiased tones, helps maintain that impression.
Although they don’t offer a vacation planner, their search engine is just as good. Once you’ve decided your origin, I’ll show you all the destinations as well as the cheapest fare.
Only after that, you can know the dates, which are incorporated into the price calendar.
The only challenge is that the calendar is so big that you can’t get a transparent review of the month, and that more sensible bar also takes up a lot of area on the page.
The biggest challenge is that Volotea does sell price packages, that is, there is only one type of fee and you have to upload your accessories one by one.
Without that, I think I would have ranked Volotea as the best.
Ryanair’s online page manages to combine everything in the most productive way imaginable. There are all the features that make you find a smart vacation at a smart price.
Oh, and their homepage is great too.
Once you have decided on your origin, the online page presents all the countries and destinations.
Now, their crafting plans serve as phenomenal, dividing destinations across country and destination.
Once you have selected the country and destination, you will see the fare calendar, without being redirected to the page. Just amazing.
The booking page is also pleasing to the eye, with excellent use of the area with flight information.
So overall, I think Ryanair’s online page is my favorite through the sum of the factors; they manage to demonstrate all the attractive features of the pages of other airlines, perfectly mastering the art of locating the most productive offer or the most productive weekend in the destination you need; that’s why, in the end, I’m glad they have a base in my airport house.
Secondly, Europe is very well served through its cheap airlines, and although the online page is something applicable to me to decide on an airline, the key, well, the decisive, for me and for millions of other people on the continent. it will be a low rate.
You may have the online page of the most productive airline in the world, but as a qualified pincher, if you are not offering a low fare, about it.