"low cost carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: low cost carriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low cost carrier (plural low cost carriers)
  1. (aviation, travel) An airline that sells very inexpensive tickets but which does not provide (or charges for) typical services like meals or the carriage of baggage. Categories (topical): Aviation, Travel Synonyms: budget airline, low-cost carrier, LCC [abbreviation] Derived forms: LCC [abbreviation], ultra low cost carrier, ULCC Related terms: low-cost [adjective] Translations (an airline selling very cheap tickets): halpalentoyhtiö (Finnish), LCC (erushīshī) (Japanese), 格安航空会社 (kakuyasu kōkū gaisha) (alt: かくやすこうくうがいしゃ) (Japanese), лоуко́стер (loukóstɛr) [masculine] (Russian), бюдже́тная авиакомпа́ния (bjudžétnaja aviakompánija) [feminine] (Russian), диска́унтер (diskáuntɛr) [masculine] (Russian), lågprisflygbolag [neuter] (Swedish), düşük maliyetli havayolu (Turkish)

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      "sense": "an airline selling very cheap tickets",
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