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Many low-cost airlines were established in the last 10 years. Almost every global destination is now served by one or several low-cost carriers. These airlines offer convenient schedules at much lower prices compared to flights operated by major airlines. In many cases, you can save hundreds of Dollars by choosing a low-cost airline. Prices of low-cost flights change quite often based on the capacity and remaining seats on each flight so proper planning well in advance is needed in order to obtain the best prices available.

Searching and finding a low-cost flight can be time-consuming. The following travel search websites are excellent starting points in order to find the best flight and save time and money. All of these websites are absolutely free.

 http://www.momondo.com/

Momondo is a Danish company that searches 600 airlines and other travel aggregators to find the best available fares. After selecting the flights that suit your schedule, you are automatically transferred to the website of the selected airline to complete the online reservation.

 http://www.mobissimo.com/search_airfare.php

Mobissimo is another travel search engine that searches hundreds of airlines including low-cost airlines. Search is fast and results are comprehensive, including price information. When you find your desired flight, you are redirected to the airline or travel aggregator to complete your reservation.

 http://www.flylowcostairlines.org/

This website is a search engine for low-cost airlines. It generally displays the airlines that serve a certain route but it doesn’t show price information. To find exact prices, you are re-directed to the specific airline website.

 http://www.airninja.com/

AirNinja allows to easily determine which low-cost airlines serve a certain route and search indirectly through the airline website or travel-aggregators website like Expedia, Orbitz and their likes.

 http://www.flylc.com/directall-en.asp

Flylc is a simple service that focuses on European destinations. With FlylC you can easily find which low-cost airline serves a certain route.

 http://www.kayak.com/

Kayak is an excellent site for flight searches. Each search will result in several options presented together with all relevant information, including price. However, Kayak seems to cover mostly flights by major airlines and doesn’t present options from the majority of low-cost carriers. Still, Kayak is a good benchmark to find out the price of regularly scheduled flights to your destination of choice.