On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:48:26 +0100, Buddenbrooks wrote:

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
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It lost credibility for me when they appeared to claim that Electron
cards were not available in the UK.

No, they actually said an Electron Credit card was not available in the UK.
However it would have been more accurate to state that the debit version is
and name the banks that issue it.

I would guess the show was originally planned as an expose of Ryan Air and
money spent and they found nothing new.

Ryan Air is a put it together yourself airline. You don;t pay for what you
dont need.
BA is a full service airline and you get it without asking, and pay for it
even if you do not use it.

I think everyone is imagining what the world was like pre-budget airlines.
My first pay myself flight was Heathrow to Miami off season in the 70s with
BA.

I was open to exact time/date and spent 2 hours in the travel agent trying
to find an available seat. When I got on the BA flight it was less than half
full, the automated messages and information film pre-arrival was on
Auckland immigration procedures.

Now I can book in five minutes and not be bothered with being woken for
meals I dont want.

This is something that continually amazes me. That pax feel the need
to eat while flying - even though most flights to holiday destinations
are only 3 - 4 hours max (Spain even less from the S of Eng.) AND they've
just spent an hour or two at departures - with not much to do there except
eat and drink, too.

I dont live near London or Manchester and the budget airlines now offer
choice from regional airports more convenient to those living away from the
two rational hubs.

The flight within Europe is so short that it is the public transport and
airport facilities that dominate the experience. You would be better off
paying to use a private lounge than extra for the flight.

The other thing I got from the programme was that ryanair came in at number
33 out of 42 in a customer satisfaction survey. I want to know which airlines
are worse - so I can avoid _them_!