Different Types of Flight “Charter flights” are generally part of a complete package, which includes flight and accommodation. Normally passengers would not be allowed on such flights if they did not book a hotel accommodation as well. However, the only exceptions to this are so called “camping flights”. Cheap charter flights may be offered. Refunds of paid airfares are normally not or only partly possible when e.g. canceling a charter flight, unless the reason for cancellation was covered through a cancellation insurance. Also, charter flights do not have fixed or scheduled departure times, which means that the date & time can change up to the last minute without prior notice, nor the ability to recover the delay. ”Regular flights” stand midway between a scheduled flight and a charter flight. Regular flights are operated with a fixed schedule, but the fares are certainly not the same as for scheduled flights. Low cost carriers, such as Southwest, WestJet, easyJet, Ryanair, Virgin Express, AirTran, Sky Europe, Air Lib Express and Freedom Air, are good examples of airlines offering regular flights. Each of the airline’s website will provide information on their flight schedules, however, only this www.flylowcost.com provides timetable information and booking facilities on all the low cost carriers. ”Scheduled flights” operate in accordance with a fixed schedule (timetable) and are bound to airfares imposed by international treaties or the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), which is in effect a cartel for airlines under voluntary membership. This cartel controls high-ticket prices and exists only because of a special exemption granted to them under anti-trust laws. There are two conditions of membership for airlines in IATA, namely the fact that their regulation prohibits member airlines from discounting prices and that those member airlines all agree to sell tickets only at approved IATA prices. However, no international treaties or the IATA restricts how much commission an airline can pay an agent for selling their tickets. The airline pays a much larger commission to e.g. consolidators and the consolidator rebates part of the commission back to the traveler in the form of a discounted ticket. In addition, the airlines may promote special offers, which generally can be obtained through either a travel agent or the airline direct.

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