What is the difference between point-to-point and low-cost airlines?
What is the difference between point-to-point and low-cost airlines?


Point to point describes an airline that focuses on delivering services without a connecting hub. This cannot be said to imply low cost. 

A independent airline flying between some islands and not offering connections would fall into this category as much as Ryanair, Easyjet or Spirit Airlines. 

Low Cost generally implies a point-to-point operation. They structure their business model around filling aircraft on high-demand routes. 

Reasons for this: The cost and complexity of handling and organising hubs and connecting flights violates their carefully controlled profit margins and structure. 

Hence IMHO you can normally assume a low-cost operation will be a point-to-point operation, but not the other way around.