Transavia

Luton - Rotterdam return. First time with Transavia so not to sure what to expect. Luton is not my first choice of airport but the check in and security checks were very quick and efficient. Boarding was on time and trouble free. It is so much easier when you have a seat allocated (unlike some other airlines). FA's attentive and friendly. The 737 -700 was comfortable enough for this short flight. Return trip the following day was a similar experience . All in all very good value for money.

Rome to Copenhagen took over 6 (six!) hours delayed with a detour around Napoli and much waiting. The cabin crew herded passengers around the plane several times during the boarding and nobody from the company expressed any kind of regret for the delays or discomfort. Furthermore baggage was delayed by more than 30 minutes when we finally arrived in Copenhagen. My experience with this company was altogether bad and I will never fly with them again. Avoid them at all cost.

Return flight Paris-Funchal. Funchal airport is excellent. Clean aircraft and almost in time. Cabin crew was attentive and smiling.

Some carriers are flying to Alicante and Valencia but transavia.com is still my first pick. affordable rates when you book early. Although food and drinks onboard pretty expensive (cup of coffee 25 euro's). Even so they offer great service on a short flight. Inflight entertainment is shown crew is professional and the seats are pretty comfortable for these short hubs. Cabin crew speaks fluent english. Even free magazines are sometimes onboard and so are newspapers on the homeward leg. Modern planes clean overall and toilets that are cleaned after the flight.