low-cost carrier
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflow-costandcarrier
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low-cost
adjective
uk/ˌləʊˈkɒst/us/ˌloʊˈkɑːst/
cheap:
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carrier
noun[C]
uk/ˈkær.i.ər/us/ˈker.i.ɚ/
a person or thing that ...
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(Definition oflow-costandcarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is where much of the growth in civil air transport movements has occurred because of the burgeoning of thelow-costcarriersector.
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Go was alow-costcarrierintended to compete in the rapidly emerging no-frills segment.
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Link planned to begin operations in 2014 as alow-costcarrierthat would offer beverages and other services at no additional charge.
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Reports in newspapers recently suggest that the newlow-costcarrierterminal is approaching final stages.
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With a focus onlow-costcarrierairlines, it is intended to automate most of the facility.
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Continental had successfully transitioned from a high-cost airline losing its proverbial shirt to being alow-costcarriermaking good profits.
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These pieces of legislation have together facilitated the proliferation of low-cost carriers, thus ensuring greater competition within the industry and cheaper flights for the consumer.
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Its main ingredients are a lean workforce comparable to alow-costcarrierand a flat organisational structure that allows the airline to maintain low overhead costs.
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Located north of the city, it has shown a very strong growth over the past five years, mostly caused by the growth of thelow-costcarriermarket.
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It is probably the best-publicised culprit, but there are plenty of others and not just the low-cost carriers.
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We could not have a full debate without referring to low-cost carriers, which are a mixed blessing.
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Most of the companies participating in this are low-cost carriers, and it is precisely these that this regime will probably hit the hardest.
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The problem has not been restricted to low-cost carriers, although these have accounted for most of the failures.
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I am also concerned at the misleading advertisements and hidden costs for passengers on some routes operated by low-cost carriers.
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Do some airports not offer low-cost carriers substantially reduced landing fees, or even none at all?
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Those that survived now benefit from the fact that low-cost carriers no longer hold large cost advantages over the major legacy airlines.
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