Travel guides for budget flyers
Independent, hand-written guides covering baggage fees, lounge passes, ground transport, carrier-specific rules, and the strategy of flying cheap. Every guide is at least 1,000 words and updated regularly.
Baggage & fees
Budget Airline Baggage Fees Compared (2026)
A side-by-side reference of cabin, checked, and overweight baggage fees on every major budget carrier, what you pay online, at the desk, and at the gate.
Carry-on Size Limits by Budget Carrier (2026)
Personal-item and cabin-bag dimensions across every major low-cost airline, plus how strictly each one enforces the gate sizer.
Budget Airline Seat Selection Fees Compared
When paying for a seat is worth it on a low-cost carrier, and how the published fees actually break down.
Booking & check-in
Booking strategy
The Best Day of the Week to Fly Cheap
What the data actually shows about cheap-day-to-fly versus cheap-day-to-book, and the specific exceptions for short-haul Europe, US domestic, and long-haul Asia.
Secondary Airports vs Main Hubs, When the Saving is Real
When the second-tier airport actually beats the main hub on door-to-door cost, and when the bus, time, or risk wipes out the saving.
Carrier guides
Spirit Airlines Baggage Guide
Personal item, carry-on, checked bag, and overweight fees on Spirit Airlines, plus how to avoid the gate price.
Frontier Airlines Baggage Guide
Frontier baggage fees, carry-on dimensions, the Discount Den, and how the GoWild pass changes the math.
Ryanair Baggage Guide
The Ryanair small-bag-only model, Priority Boarding, checked-bag pricing, and what gets you charged at the gate.
easyJet Baggage Guide
The easyJet personal-item rule, paid cabin bag, hold-bag pricing, and easyJet Plus membership economics.
Wizz Air Baggage Guide
Wizz Air's by-the-kilo hold pricing, Priority cabin bag, and the Discount Club math.
Allegiant Air Baggage Guide
Allegiant's small personal-item rule, route-by-route bag pricing, and the Allways Rewards programme.
AirAsia Baggage Guide
AirAsia cabin and hold baggage rules across the AirAsia and AirAsia X networks, plus combo deals.
Volaris Baggage Guide
Volaris cabin allowance, hold-bag fees, V-Club membership, and the Mexico-US route quirks.
Sun Country Airlines Baggage Guide
Sun Country fees, Saver vs Bundle pricing, and how the carrier compares to Spirit and Frontier.
Jetstar Baggage Guide
Jetstar Australia and Jetstar Asia baggage rules, fare bundles, and Club Jetstar economics.
Norwegian Baggage Guide
Norwegian Air Shuttle's short-haul baggage rules and the cheap-flight quirks for Scandinavia.
Transavia Baggage Guide
Transavia France and Transavia Netherlands cabin and hold rules.
Vueling Baggage Guide
Vueling cabin allowance, Avios redemption, and Iberia connectivity quirks.
Ground transport
Lounges
Airport Lounge Day Pass Cost, Walk-in Pricing Worldwide
How much you actually pay to walk into an airport lounge without elite status: typical 2026 prices, the cheapest networks, and when a day pass beats two airside meals.
Priority Pass vs Credit Card Lounges
When a Priority Pass via a premium card beats single-visit walk-in pricing, and the catch-22 with restaurant credit.
Money tips
Avoiding Airport Currency Exchange Fees
Why airport bureaux are the worst place in the world to change money, and the four-step playbook to avoid the surcharge.
Airport Food Saving Tips That Actually Work
How to eat at the airport without paying the airside markup, what you can bring through security, where the real savings live, and which airports have legitimately cheap food.
The Carry-on Packing Guide for Budget Flyers
How to actually pack two weeks into a personal item, the bag, the clothing system, the toiletries, and the laundry plan.
Where to fly
The Cheapest European Airports for Budget Travel (2026)
Ten European airports where the combination of low fares, cheap ground transport, and good LCC frequency makes the most budget-friendly base for Europe.
The Cheapest US Airports for Budget Travelers
US airports with the strongest combination of low LCC fares, cheap ground transport, and useful onward networks.
Best Budget Airlines by Region
A regional shortlist of the LCCs worth knowing in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.