{"id":338,"date":"2017-04-27T12:08:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T12:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dkmarketing.gr\/?p=338"},"modified":"2017-04-27T12:08:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T12:08:10","slug":"%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84\/","title":{"rendered":"Low cost airlines conquer consumers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-339 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dkmarketing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Air1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"179\" \/><br \/>\nAn important trend in the growing world of tourism is <strong>the use of low-cost carriers (LCCs).<\/strong> Low-cost airlines have significantly changed the way we travel while allowing large sections of the population to travel, thus <strong>contributing to the development of tourism, especially for those areas with poor interconnectivity such as Islands.<\/strong><!--more--><br \/>\nThe <strong>main features<\/strong> of low-cost airlines are as follows:<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>The provision of simple services focusing on transportation as well as the removal of all &#8220;decorative elements \/ frills&#8221;<\/strong> (such as free baggage transportation, free of charge meals in the aircraft, specific seat reservation according customer preference) <strong>or imposing additional charges on the above items<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>making short-distance<\/strong>, point-to-point routes and emphasizing the immediate transition<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>use of secondary airports with lower airport charges,<\/strong> greater slots availability, and lower traffic congestion<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>high aircraft utilization<\/strong> achieved through shorter turn times, longer runs and higher flight frequencies<br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>use of new aircraft with better energy efficiency<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <strong>Low online distribution costs<\/strong><br \/>\nSince 2000, <strong>the LCCs market has been booming, with their networks to expand continuously in the international market. The increase of the middle-class bourgeoisie and thus the upward trend in travel worldwide <\/strong>contributed to the growth of the LCCs sector by an average of 7.1% over the last decade.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-341 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dkmarketing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Air2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"137\" \/>According to official records from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), <strong>in 2016 low-cost carriers accounted for about 28% of the world&#8217;s total flights, <\/strong>reaching 1,000,000,000 passengers. <strong>Europe has a leading position in which 32% of tourists have voted in favor of low-cost air travel,<\/strong> while Asia-Pacific and North America have been ranked second and third with 31% and 25% respectively.<br \/>\n<strong>In Europe, the increased demand for leisure travel and the increased tendency of Europeans to travel<\/strong> have contributed <strong>to the greater penetration of low-cost carriers in particular in the countries of the Eastern, Central and Southern Europe. Leaders in the LCCs market in Europe are Ryanair and Easyjet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<strong>Market share of the LCCs per country against legacy and regional carriers, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-340 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dkmarketing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Air3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sources: www.worldbank.org, www.airlineprofiler.eu, www.rdcaviation.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Greek.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Low cost airlines conquer consumers! - DK Marketing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/\u03bf\u03b9-\u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2-\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2-\u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd-\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Low cost airlines conquer consumers! - DK Marketing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sorry, this entry is only available in Greek.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/\u03bf\u03b9-\u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2-\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2-\u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03b7\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd-\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DK Marketing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DK-Marketing-International-Marketing-Consulting-Firm-174771289212750\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-27T12:08:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Air1.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DKConsultants_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DKConsultants_\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"DK Marketing\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/\",\"name\":\"DK Marketing\",\"description\":\"The export marketing experts!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Air1.png\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84\/\",\"name\":\"Low cost airlines conquer consumers! - DK Marketing\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-27T12:08:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-04-27T12:08:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/#\/schema\/person\/d7d3f0ed65f7f03d2c92f8f883bd1e93\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/%ce%bf%ce%b9-%ce%b1%ce%b5%cf%81%ce%bf%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ad%cf%82-%ce%b5%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b5%cf%82-%cf%87%ce%b1%ce%bc%ce%b7%ce%bb%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%ba%cf%8c%cf%83%cf%84\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/#\/schema\/person\/d7d3f0ed65f7f03d2c92f8f883bd1e93\",\"name\":\"DK Marketing\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/11b2de2e1255ada6ae4ac3c70911f692?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"DK Marketing\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dkmarketing.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}