Budget airlines: Who flies where for how much

FlyBe (www.flybe.com; 0871 700 0535)
Destinations: Birmingham to Salzburg, Toulouse, Jersey, Guernsey Perpignan; Bristol to Bergerac, Bordeaux, Toulouse; Exeter to Alicante, Bergerac, Malaga; Southampton to Alicante, Bergerac, Chambery, Geneva, La Rochelle, Malaga, Murcia, Prague, Toulouse - all airports fly throughout the UK and to Channel Islands
Seating available: Economy and Economy Plus (unlimited changes for free)
Rates: Flights start at £38 return (including taxes)
Food: Snacks and drinks available to purchase
Flexibility: € 25 per change, plus any difference in fare

JET2.COM (www.jet2.com; 0871 2261737)
Destinations: Leeds and Bradford to Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Faro, Geneva, Malaga, Murcia, Nice, Palma, Prague and Venice
Seating available: One class; seat allocation is on a first come, first served basis
Rates: Special offers start online at £38 return (including taxes)
Food: Snacks and drinks available to purchase
Flexibility: Change the date or passenger name, up to three hours before for a fee of £15 plus any difference in fare; destination changes are not permitted

My Travel Lite (www.mytravellite.com; 08701 564 564)
Destinations: Birmingham to Alicante, Barcelona, Almeria, Barcelona, Dublin, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Knock, Lanzarote, Mahon, Malaga, Murica, Palma, Tenerife
Seating available: Seats allocated at check-in
Rates: They regularly have flight offers to sunspots starting from £29 (including taxes)
Food: Order a meal from www.alphadlish.com 36 hours before departure and it is delivered to your seat
Flexibility: Change names or date, not destination, up to three hours before departure for £25

£ £ £ - return £40 or above

FlyGlobespan (www.flyglobespan.com; 0131 312 2402)
Destinations: From Edinburgh and Glasgow to Barcelona, Nice, Prague, Rome, Venice
Seating available: One class; seats allocated at check-in
Rates: Flights from about £35 one-way (including taxes)
Food: Snacks and drinks available to purchase
Flexibility: You can change dates up to 30 days prior to departure for £15, and names up to two days before, for £15

Monarch (www.flymonarch.com; 08700 406300)
Destinations: Luton, Gatwick and Manchester to Alicante, Barcelona, Faro, Gibralter, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Malaga, Menorca, Palma, Tenerife
Seating available: One class; seats allocated at check-in
Rates: Saver fares (lowest prices available for fixed travel arrangements) and Flexible fares (unlimited changes); occasionally promotional fares called Supersavers are available. Saver offers tend to start at £32, one-way (excluding taxes)
Food: Traditional set meal, plus the option of buying a hot meal, salad or full English breakfast and drinks
Flexibility: Change your flight for a charge of £10 per person, plus any difference in fare

Prices and details were correct at time of publication