Leisure Flights
Book your leisure flights with Alternative Airlines today! Learn more about what leisure flights are, discover the airlines that offer leisure flights and see the most commonly asked leisure flight questions in the FAQs.
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What are Leisure Flights?
A leisure flight is a flight that a passenger takes when they're travelling for leisure purposes. Someone who flies on a leisure flight is usually taking a holiday, seeing friends or family or exploring new destinations. This is opposed to business flights, which is the name for when a person is travelling for work or to conduct business.
These flights could be scheduled services, charter services or public charter services. They could be operated by Full-Service Carriers (FSC), Low-Cost Carriers (LCC) or charter airlines.
What are Leisure Airlines?
Leisure airlines have a primary focus on transporting passengers for leisure purposes such as holidays/vacations and operate routes to popular tourist hot spots. Many traditional airlines will also operate leisure flights, however, here are some of the top leisure airlines:
TUI Airways
TUI Airways is a major player in the leisure airline industry, and operates flights across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The leisure airline flies out of all major UK airports meaning it's a super accessible airline for holidaymakers to book flights with, aiding in TUI being a leader in the leisure flights market.
Air Transat
Canadian airline, Air Transat, operates both scheduled and charter flights to destinations across Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe and are a key player in leisure travel. Air Transat is a popular leisure airline with families and individual travellers alike due to the extensive destination network it provides, and the affordable pricing compared to other leisure airlines.
SunExpress
SunExpress is a popular leisure airline for those who are looking to go on holiday to either Europe, North Africa or the Middle East. Leisure flights operated by SunExpress are often budget-friendly, comfortable flights, to a wide range of destinations.
Are Leisure Flights scheduled flights or charter flights?
Leisure flights could be scheduled or charter depending on the demand for the route and the airline's decision. There is a subtle difference between scheduled or charter flights from the passengers' perspective.
Scheduled flights are operated according to the timetable that the airline set out. They are available for anyone to book online and usually are not affected by the demand for the flight unless the airline deems the route to be unprofitable.
Charter flights don't have a set timetable unless it is a public charter service. A charter flight is very reliant on the demand. Charter flights can be booked for groups, corporations, sports teams, etc. As an example, TUI Airways, Jet2, Ultimate Air Shuttle, New England Airlines and Advanced Air are all offering public charter services with limited frequency.
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Leisure Flights: FAQs
Can I use fly now and pay later when buying a leisure flight?
At Alternative Airlines, we offer 40+ payment methods, including buying your flights on finance with buy now, pay later options. You can choose to pay with Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, or Tabby among others. Please visit our pay flights on finance page for more information.
When can I get the cheapest leisure flight ticket?
Our blog on 'Cheapest Day To Buy Flights' answers all your queries about when you can buy the cheapest flight tickets. Otherwise, you can search for your flight using our search form and you will find the cheapest day to fly using our 'best fare finder'.
Do low-cost airlines offer leisure flights?
Yes! Low-cost airlines aim to provide the cheapest fares to passengers, giving you the option to choose the best fares using the airlines fare families. The more expensive bundle will include more services and products.
As a result, low-cost carriers usually offer lower fares compared to other airlines. Examples of low-cost airlines include Ryanair, easyJet, Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, etc.