How Come Cheap Flights are So Cheap?

How can Australian airlines (or any international airline) provide such cheap flights? The info graphic below explains how cheap flights are possible

Cheap plane tickets make it possible for Australians to travel interstate at a very low cost, and make air travel a super convenient and desired form of transport.

Since low-cost airlines like Jetstar and Virgin Australia entered the Australian air travel industry, there have been price wars that have driven the cost of a ticket down to the lowest levels we’ve seen yet.

The following info graphic is an analytical diagram of international air-lines and explains the processes that make cheap flights possible with a focus on productivity and it’s influence on ticket prices.

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