May 7, 2008
Ever heard of Wizz Air? It will fly you from London to Krakow, Poland, for as little as $88 to $140 round-trip!
Most U.S. tourists traveling to Europe make no use of the continent's cut-rate carriers, mainly because they service cities of primary interest to European vacationers (but also because they are often for short hops of the sort that are far more interesting to traverse by train). But the longer flights of the cut-raters bring you to such interesting destinations, and cost so little, that they have to be considered.
London to Krakow, Poland, on Wizz Air is one such route. Krakow is a compelling sight (and also quite an inexpensive city in which to stay). Go to Cheapflights.co.uk (www.cheapflights.co.uk), click on the Union Jack button for flights of interest to persons leaving from London, and you'll quickly find the flight schedules and prices of Poland's cut-rate carrier, Wizz Air. Through much of the year, Wizz Air charges as little as $140 round-trip between London and Krakow, and occasionally has a "special" bringing the round-trip down to $88 (such a price stays up for a day or two but is quickly sold out).
Krakow, once again, is a hot spot among cheap destinations, and use of these outlandish, cheap carriers is a key to enjoying it (another search engine to try is CheapOair (www.cheapoair.com). Bear in mind that your luggage allowance on Wizz Air will probably be as low as 40 lbs.
A special tip: after you've scanned the results at Cheapflights, go directly to the website of Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com) itself, and click on its specials. There, identified as flights from London's Luton Airport to "Katowice/Cracow" (Katowice is a sister city of Krakow), you will occasionally find Wizz Air prices far below those of other websites, including round-trip fares as low as $88, including all taxes and fees.
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London to Krakow, Poland, on Wizz Air is one such route. Krakow is a compelling sight (and also quite an inexpensive city in which to stay). Go to Cheapflights.co.uk (www.cheapflights.co.uk), click on the Union Jack button for flights of interest to persons leaving from London, and you'll quickly find the flight schedules and prices of Poland's cut-rate carrier, Wizz Air. Through much of the year, Wizz Air charges as little as $140 round-trip between London and Krakow, and occasionally has a "special" bringing the round-trip down to $88 (such a price stays up for a day or two but is quickly sold out).
Krakow, once again, is a hot spot among cheap destinations, and use of these outlandish, cheap carriers is a key to enjoying it (another search engine to try is CheapOair (www.cheapoair.com). Bear in mind that your luggage allowance on Wizz Air will probably be as low as 40 lbs.
A special tip: after you've scanned the results at Cheapflights, go directly to the website of Wizz Air (www.wizzair.com) itself, and click on its specials. There, identified as flights from London's Luton Airport to "Katowice/Cracow" (Katowice is a sister city of Krakow), you will occasionally find Wizz Air prices far below those of other websites, including round-trip fares as low as $88, including all taxes and fees.
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