Sabre

I've travelled with them earlier this year in early March to go to a conference in Prague and I must admit that I've never heard of them.However,since this was a late booking I didn't seem to have a choice,I went... The flight was just before midnight from Manchester Airport and the plane wasn't full, something that I suppose that helped them to be very polite, pleasant and quick. As an overall judgement I must say that I've travelled with better carriers.But Sabre were not bad either. The food quality was good (and not at all overcooked), the in-flight entertainment was carefully selected (I have an objection about their pop-music channel but ...  Read the complete review

Looking through the other opinions for this airline, and how bad most of them are, I think that it is only fair to let everyone know that Sabre has changed its name to 'Excel Airways', and all aircraft seem now to be operating under this livery. The change occured on May 1st 2001, and seemed to be due to the bad press and reputation that it has amassed as Sabre. They are part of the Libra group of companies, who are responsible for the tour operators 'Priceright', 'Libra' and 'Goldenjoy'. The majority of seat allocations on most of their flights go to these companies, but they are also used by other operators including Kosmar, ...  Read the complete review

Sabre 'airlines' must be the worst airline company going, and there I could seriously leave this opinion. However, I have to produce at least 75 words, so I guess I better carry on writing. Last year, we went to Cyprus, and we obviously flew by Sabre. The four of us had eagerly anticipated the holiday, and when we booked we didn't ask the travel agent the airline we would be travelling on. Big mistake. We were looking forward to the holiday, so the airline didn't seem important at the time. So, after a couple of weeks waiting for the day of our flight to come, it finally came, and we arrived at the airport really looking forward to the ...  Read the complete review

Only recently I have ahd my first experience of Sabre, and if at all possible it will be my last. Just over a month ago my mum and I flew from Manchester to Larnaca with this airline. The wheelchair assistance took us over to the plane and raised the lift for the wheelchair users (and helpers) to get on. They had been notified that the plane was ready to board. We left left waiting for 5 minutes while they got themselves oragnsied. Eventually we got onto the plane only to encounter the foot passengers getting on at the opposite side! Of course they had to wait for those in row 2 to take their seats. The air hostesses (in what must be one of the worst ...  Read the complete review

I flew with Sabre to Corfu from Gatwick a couple of weeks ago. For a package holiday airline I thought Sabre was okay. Flight only slightly delayed from Gatwick and arrived late at Corfu due to congestion (so nothing new there). However, one thing that did impress me was the friendliness of the outward flight crew. Obviously, aware that some people are apprehensive about landings the First Officer explained that the landing at Corfu would be abrupt (there is a short runway) so that the passengers were made aware of this. The food was average for this type of airline - at least there was a hot breakfast on the way out. On the way back again the ...  Read the complete review