Low-cost airlines slow to take off in Latin America

Montevideo

A CHEAP flight from Paris to Madrid will set you back about US$100. But it costs six times that to cover the same distance in Latin America, where low-cost airlines are just taking off.

Latin America has long lured travellers with its history, music and natural beauty, stretching from Mexico's deserts to the Amazon rainforest to the glaciers of Patagonia.

But air travel remains largely a privilege for the rich. French couple Martin Rotig and …