No Frills: The Truth Behind The Low-Cost Revolution In The Skies

by Simon Calder

Following the tremendous success of the earlier editions of No Frills, leading TV presenter and top travel journalist Simon Calder now gives the low down on how these cheap ticket airlines have spread all round the world, enabling the eager traveller to plan economical and exciting long haul trips as well as taking advantage of the ever growing routes and destinations across Europe.

Not a day goes by without there being a headline (or a TV programme!) about one or other of the highly successful low cost airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair.

They have truly revolutionised air travel from the UK and No Frills is the highly entertaining story of how it all came about, and in particular, of the swashbuckling personalities of the entrepreneurs like Stelios Haji-Iannou and Michael O'Leary whose drive and inspiration made it all possible.

Genres: Business, Aviation

342 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 2002

About the author

Simon Calder (1955-) is free-lance British travel journalist and broadcaster.

Reviews

[Ambar · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book talk many thing about history of cheap flight. It gave me lots answer why the European pick the idea that the inventors -American. The history bit boring actually, because Calder try to put everything in it.
I was hoping to get better indepth view about the secret low cost but found rather disappointing. Oh yeas he got Easyjet to talk about Calder's writing but obviously he did not want to give his secret recipe to the rival. It's ok for spare time, but don't expect too much.