No Frills flight

[jubieanna]

I'm looking at flights to Turkey on different websites and keep seeing No Frills flight or charter flight. Is a no frills flight like easyjet?
I have visions of an old,rusty plane!!!!
what is the difference?

[NOX]

Both Ayan air and Easyjet have brand new shiny planes, just their customer service is naff:)

[ladybird49]

Lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSJwzYiB_Pc

[jubieanna]

So a no frills flight would be ok (apart from customer services! )

[NOX]

God I hope Michael O'Leary never sees that;-)

[alexanderd]

outside toilets!!! lol

[NOX]

Yeah they'll be fine, the planes are actually all brand new but they really don't care if you live or die if you make a complaint, but I regularly use them to go and see my kids in Germany and as long as you don't mind simplicty they'll get you there just fine.

[anneasquith]

automatic pilot !!!!!!!!

[jubieanna]

lol ladybird. I think I get the idea :-)

[Buenchico]

'No frills' does, as you suggest mean like easyJet, Ryanair or any other budget airline. No films, audio channels or meals (unless you pay for them).

I'll explain a charter flight by using a bus analogy. To get from A to B you can use a scheduled bus (or coach service). But someone might also hire a coach, just for one day (or at regular intervals), and sell tickets on that coach. If you used that service you'd be buying your ticket from the hirer, rather than from the firm that owns the buses.

Charter flights are like that. (i.e. you're buying your ticket from a company which charters the plane). They used to have lots of rather odd rules. (e.g. charter operators had to provide accommodation with their flights, even though nobody wanted to use it. So you'd be given vouchers for a cheap & filthy hostel, hundreds of miles from your arrival airport just so that the operator could legally sell you the tickets). These days the rules are less restrictive but you can still only buy return flights (no singles), originating in the UK. Since the flights tend to operate on only one day per week, you have to book for 7 or 14 days (you can't book for, say, 9 or 10 days).

Chris

[ELVIS68]

Think of it as a car journey, do you want a cab or a limo?

[jubieanna]

thank you Chris I now fully understand :-)

thank you Nox

thanks all lol

[stoofur]

No frills is a company like Easyjet and Ryanair they don't offer in-flight meals (unless you pay), in-flight entertainment (TV's), availability to check in hold luggage (Unless you pay) etc...

The other type of flight is the type Indian Jones uses with Goats etc.