Newsstand - Low-Cost Airlines Flourish in Europe

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Queuing in front of the SkyEurope Airlines check-in desk, Maria Knisova tries quell the fear of her first flying experience by concentrating on the fact that she will soon see her son in Paris.

http://business.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=597152005

LOW-cost airlines have led to a boom in the number of Scottish companies operating on a UK-wide basis in a way that would not be possible without their cut-price fares.

The revolution has transformed the ability of small Scottish firms to do business in London in particular, and is boosting profitability and allowing them to compete with rivals in other areas across the border.