XL Airways Reviews

I know XL are no more, But when i flew to Sharm el Sheikh in July with Viking i noticed the cart equipment said XL so i assume viking to be XL. I booked the flight via teletext, which was a hassle as they sent the hotel through imperial travel, who are useless, and the flights through kiss travel. Not as useless. Viking allow ...  Read the complete review

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We booked a package holiday with XL to Majorca.
The flight was on time departing only problem seats were very cramped. On return we had more room between each seat.
We booked to go to the 4*Sol Antillas in Maguluf.
The Hotel was clean staff very good and on the hole the Hotel was Brilliant. The down side is the rooms they let out to the Yobs. Every night us & most of the other famillies on our floor had to call Security to stop youngsters from fighting in their rooms. The Hotel said because they were under 18 they could not chuck them out.
I f you want a good nights sleep DONT GO TO THIS HOTEL.

I have just got back from a week in Portugal, I managed to get a last minute deal and the airline was XL Airways. I have never flown with them before and to be quite honest I had not even heard of them so of course I did a quick Dooyoo on them and didn't feel too elated by the prospect of a long delay and a bad flight, but it was booked ...  Read the complete review

just come home from antiuga with XL the aircraft was so old. cant understand why xl use such old planes. the flight on the way there was on time you had to wait 4hours before your main meal no joke they keeped bring the drinks out where you had to buy them it was1.50p for a little can of coke. the food did come round after the 4hours ...  Read the complete review

I booked what I thought was a good deal with this mickey mouse outfit. I was scheduled to fly out to Alicante on Sept 21st arriving at 23.30, I then received a letter stating due to logistigal reasons the flight had been put back to arrive at 16.00hrs, after arranging the apartment and car hire around the initial time then having to go back and ...  Read the complete review

XL Airways are the worst Airline i have ever used, this includes a 13 Hour Delay due on our fight back from Spain this year June 2007, I think this Airline is going down the tube, you can't even E-Mail them now, Please NEVER USE THIS AIRLINE. After waiting for someone to talk to near 2 Hours we were told to have a free drink and that the fight was ...  Read the complete review

I don't understand what people are on about. I was gutted to look at the reviews and see Excel slated. I thought that as a nervous flyer I would have a nightmare. I couldn't have been more wrong. The plane went out 10 mins early, a fab smooth flight with great attentive cabin crew. The flight back just the same. I would say to others it was a ...  Read the complete review

I have just returned from Dominican Republic following a 49 and a half hour delay. The holiday was originally booked with Thomas Cook but the flight was sub contracted out to Excel Airways. The complaints include: 1. rude, unhelpful Excel cabin crew 2. plane for return flight was on the runway and the captain noticed a fault with ...  Read the complete review

Flew to the dominican republic on 12th sept 2005. Outward journey delayed 24 hours. Return journey delayed 19 hours. We encountered a 43 hour delay in total for one weeks break. Every reason/excuse was given to us that you could imagine. Here are some of the best ones ! Blocked toilet, plane too heavy,plane too light,crew gone over their ...  Read the complete review

When you think of long haul flights, you know if you go economy class it won't be the most comfortable trip in the world as it is. You can choose to go Business or 1st Class and have a virtually hassle free flight. Well, when we wanted to go on a skiing holiday to Canada we booked a middle of the range holiday that included flights with Excel. At ...  Read the complete review

Right.... I have had two experiences with this airline, and what I would probably say is, they are worth it if you can get cheap flights with them! My first flight was not a happy experience. This being because it cost £1500 for my husband, and our 3 children to travel to Tenerife, flight only in August 2004 (It cost me £250 less to ...  Read the complete review

Terrible airline that is one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with. On a flight back from Corfu to Gatwick, we were told just before boarding the plane that it would first be going to MANCHESTER. Excel had decided to consolidate two separate flights into one for the sole reason of saving a few quid, regardless of the massive ...  Read the complete review

As a very nervous flyer i was very apprehensive about flying with an airline that i had never heard of and after reading more bad reviews than good prepared to expect the worst. We flew Gatwick to Malaga on 25th Jan 03 and I was pleasantly suprised when we were offered a free Daily Mail on boarding, then there were the leather seats ...  Read the complete review

I'm booked on a diving holiday in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, and am flying out of Gatwick. The Tour compay told me that luggage allowance is 20kg (normal for a charter flight) plus 10kg for diving equipment. Having been to the Red Sea som 14 times before, I phoned to check, and was told that "we have switched to a smaller aircraft for ...  Read the complete review

Excel Airways - what am amazing little company. I was surprised about them because I booked my holiday in Gran Canaria through JMC hoping to fly with JMC Airlines, they said they'd find the most suitable flight for me and in the end we were flying with EXCEL. I was surprised I must say - I had heared of them but didn't know a lot ...  Read the complete review

I flew with Excel Airlines in August 2002, for a week in Kefalonia with my partner. The outward journey flight was fine. However, the problems started on the return journey home. At the time of writing this report, Excel only have a small fleet of aircraft. This point alone is not an issue. Until, the unfortunate event of something ...  Read the complete review

We had return flights from Birmingham International Airport to Malta for a holiday between the 13th and 20th August 2002 using Excel. There were no delays, either outbound or inbound. However my son was a bit concerned that the seats were not leather as he was expecting to be sitting on for the outbound flight. When I enquired I was told that ...  Read the complete review

As I work for Blakes Boats, who are owned by a company called Cendant, who also own RCI Timeshare holidays, I got the privilege of having a two week holiday away at any of their centres throughout the world. I thought I would just use one week up and go to Tenerife and then use the last week for June. I searched on the internet for cheap ...  Read the complete review

I recently travelled with Excel Airways from Bristol to Turin and was surprised by how good this new airline actually is. The planes are modern and up to date, the staff, ground and cabin, are courteous and friendly, the plane was on time both outbound and inbound, overall I was very impressed with their set-up. We were initially ...  Read the complete review