The least worst airline I've travelled on (British Airways in general)

Member Name: dfranklin1

Product:	British Airways in general
Date:	24/07/09 (37 review reads)
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Advantages: Free booze.

Disadvantages: Stiff upper lip? But is that really a bad thing?

Undoubtedly the best airline I've travelled on, although there has been the odd one or two glitches over the years. I'll start with the bad flights I've had with them - BA's Tel Aviv route seems beset with problems. I've never had a flight leave on time from Tel Aviv airport, and the worst experience was being stuck on the taxiway in extreme heat with no air conditioning on the plane for several hours. This, combined with the usual Israeli crowd containing lots of screaming children all the way back did not make for a happy traveller, and no amount of G&T would change that!

However, that last sentence sums up what's really good about BA - so few scheduled airlines these days still give away free booze. And have cabin staff as attentive and polite. On leaving Ukraine a few years back there was nothing more inclined to relax one than the dulcid sounds of an English captain over the tannoy, followed by copious amounts of the old malaria-preventer. Bottoms up!

Summary: Still ticks all the boxes.