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Did you know you can now book cheap Austrian flight tickets with low-cost airline Niki?

This budget airline is posting impressive profit figures of Euro 7.1 million for 2008 which is a massive increase of 103% against the previous year.

Passenger numbers currently stand at 2.1m and the airline is seeing traffic growth for 2009 and is increasing its fleet to 12 aircraft in total.

Niki offer an extensive destination list from London, meaning there are plenty of cheap airfares into Europe. From Manchester you can fly direct to Paderborn in Germany and cheap tickets from Jersey are available into Munich, Berlin and Vienna.

Although operating as a budget airline, Niki passengers are provided with a complimentary in flight meal and a non-alcoholic drink. You can upgrade your food choice up to the day before travelling from around Euro 11.

Magazines and newspapers are provided on all flights and are free of charge. Such perks mean Niki passengers benefit from cheap flight tickets with a little more luxury than offered by other airlines.

Ryanair, the low-cost flight provider, are continuing to buck the trend for a decline in passenger numbers and are seeing continued year on year growth.

Passenger numbers in January 2009 have increased by 11% compared with January 2008, with an average of 69% seats occupied per flight.

Ryanair, who fly to a number of destinations across Europe are striving to continue their low cost strategy, and are currently offering 1 million free seats to a wide range of destinations. This covers travel during February, March and April. 

Check out Ryanair’s website for further details of this offer.

Low cost airline FlyBe is celebrating again, having won two awards during the month of November ’08.

The Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA) has named the airline Best Domestic Airline at their 16th annual awards ceremony.

And in London FlyBe was officially named at the Most Environmentally Responsible Budget Airline at the British Travel Awards ceremony.

The award presented at the British Travel Awards is particularly important as it voted for by tens of thousands of consumers and travel agents. The SPAA Awards are voted for by leading industry professionals.

The profile of FlyBe is increasing to rise with the addition of such awards.

The two latest Awards won by Flybe follow hard on the heels of the airline being recognised earlier this month as the number one mid-market private company in Britain in the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table; and beating off well-known global airline giants to secure the 2008 Brussels Airport Environmental Award.

FlyBe offer cheap flights from the UK, operating over 170 routes to 55 destinations in 12 European countries.