There are exciting news on the market of low budget airlines. The main news comes from BA which has recently cut prices on some of its flights to european destinations as they are aiming to grab more DIY travellers. Some of BA prices compare now with the likes of EasyJet, RyanAir. However, British Airways tries to preserve its image and play above the no-frills league, one example being that they still offer food and drinks for free on these destinations, while the other budget airlines charge for these extras.

As for destinations, low budget airlines are always on the expansion. Here's a brief list of what's new and hot:

EasyJet

- On April 11th, Easyjet added 3 new routes from Liverpool to Faro in Porgugal, Krakow in Poland and Marseille in France

- On March 7th, Easyjet announced 10 more routes.
      London Gatwick to Split (Croatia) to open 2nd of May, 4 times a week (Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat), price starts: £25.99 one way
      London Luton to Bordeaux (France) to open 29th of June, daily, price starts: £25.99 one way
      London Luton to Rimini (Italy) to open 29th of June, 4 times a week (Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun), price starts: £25.99 one way
      Edinburgh to Alicante (Spain) to open 20th of May, on Saturdays, price starts: £30.99 one way
      Bristol to Toulouse (France) to open 21st of July, Daily, price starts: £20.99 one way
      Bristol to Krakow (Poland) to open 21st of July, 4 times a week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun), price starts: £25.99 one way
      Bristol to la Rochelle (France) to open 21st of July, 4 times a week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun), price starts: £20.99 one way
      Bristol to Marseille (France) to open 22nd of July, 3 times a week (Tue, Thu, Sat), price starts: £20.99 one way
      Bristol to Rijeka (Croatia) to open 22nd of July, 3 times a week (Tue, Thu, Sat), price starts: £25.99 one way
      Paris Orly to Ajaccio (Corsica) to open 14th of July, Daily, price starts: €34.99

- On February 28th, Easyjet announced a new route from London Luton to Lisbon (Portugal)

Ryanair

- On April 12th, Ryanair announced 9 new routes from Frankfurt Hahn to Fez, Granada, Kaunus, Krakow, Marrakesh, Murcia, Trieste, Verona, Wroclaw, prices starting from €2.99 (one way, excluding taxes and charges)

- On April 4th, Ryanair launched 11 new routes from Liverpool to Aberdeen, Alghero, Ancona, Inverness, Kaunas, Krakow, Poznan, Santander, Santiago, Tampere, Wroclaw, prices starting from €2.49 (one way, excluding taxes and charges)

Other low budget airlines: Air Berlin, BMI Baby, FlyBe, jet2, Wizzair.

With all these new destinations, expect to see the holiday home market to boom around these new locations.