We Flew Cheap Airlines to and From Europe to See if You Should, Too

Flying budget carriers across the pond requires some trade-offs, but they might surprise you—our columnist tried three in four days

Illustration by John W. Tomac

I flew to Paris last week from an out-of-the-way New York airport on an airline you probably haven’t heard of with Spirit-like fees, no seat-back screens and a predawn connection in Iceland.

And I’d do it again to save money.

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