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By: 12th January 2001 at 23:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Holiday Airlines - Is their service up to scratch?
LAST EDITED ON 12-Jan-01 AT 11:59 PM (GMT)[p]Well personally, most of the Airlines that I have flown on have been top notch. I fly at least 3 times per year and have done so since being a kid. I went with Air Scandic to Ibiza in October as our Britannia 767 went tech' and I thought that they were a bit poor; the food was a bit lame and the pilot didn't say a thing over the intercom. Mind you, I find airline food to be of quite good quality when I fly places. I think though, that first impressions last. People used to say Dan-Air were rubbish (remember them?) but every time I flew with them, I thought they were great. The crew were really friendly and I usually used to get a look in the cockpit on each flight when I was a kid. I remember once, we were flying over the South of France towards Almeria in a 727 in 1987 and the pilot was explaining the INS and all the 'gubbins' to me. He was really informative and genuinely relished telling me about his aircraft. In fact I thought the flight were the best bits of the holidays!!! I even remember his name -Capt Andy Pankhurst- Now that's good service I think. What do other people remember about Dan-Air? Good? Bad? Indifferent? Thanks, Paul.
By: 13th January 2001 at 17:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Holiday Airlines - Is their service up to scratch?
I have been with all the major airlines to holiday but I have to said that to me Monarch airlines are the best they are every friendly also the food was alright for a charter but I think that the worsted has to be between Airtours and Air Europa they have been rude disgusting and the staff really terriable that is my personnally choice that i think cheers!!
By: 14th January 2001 at 11:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Holiday Airlines - Is their service up to scratch? MONARCH!!!
I have flown with Monarch and I thought they were not the best charter airline I have flown with, but were OK. Airtours is perhaps the worst (in my opinion) as the staff were rather rude and the 757 we flew on was in need of a major overhaul.
Britannia I find very good, and when I flew to Kos I thought the staff were vert friendly and the 767 we flew on was immaculate.
Dan Air was a nice carrier and a lot of people remember them as they did have a friendly service. The only problem with them was the fact that some of their aircraft were on the wrong side of twenty years old. Do you remember their 727-100's??
I still have a soft spot for Air Europe. It is quite scary to think that it was nearly ten years ago when they went bankrupt.
By: 16th January 2001 at 19:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Holiday Airlines - Is their service up to scratch? MONARCH!!!
I think British charters are superior to any one from other nationalitiy. They set standards. The best one is without any doubt Monarch. The worst, JMC. For bad service, I say....British Midland and their....."only salad" for European flights for High fares. Dan Air was superb, I am a bit partial to it I have to confess. British Caledonian was a great airline, specially flying
the Bac 1-11 which is the finest ever built.
By: 17th January 2001 at 19:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Holiday Airlines - Is their service up to scratch?
I'm flying to Crete with JMC in September on 752...Oh dear.
By: 20th January 2001 at 12:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Holiday Airlines - Is their service up to scratch?
Anyway, the sacrifice is worthy. Crete is fantastic. Have a great time.
By: Anonymous (not verified) - 12th January 2001 at 22:33
When I go on holiday i notice the service is really quite poor. I find the staff rude and the food is really not to be talked about. Does anyone find that service is much different on JMC Air, Airtours, Air 2000. I am aware that Air 2000 is also an individual airline.
--MK-- :-P