Britannia Airways - BAL

...the choice of airline – Britannia – as it seemed a very prestigious and professional company to take to the air with. Certainly, Britannia today is a prominent player in the airline industry with annual passenger numbers exceeding eleven million, providing over 100 destinations from eighteen UK airports. Its fleet consists of five Boeing 737-800s, eighteen Boeing 757-200s (in addition to another four being Extended Range versions), six Boeing 767-200ERs ...
...fleet that Britannia can offer such a wide range of destinations from so many different airports within the United Kingdom. Britannia is based at Luton Airport and now directly employs over 3,100 people. The current airline image is being revitalised and instead of a more ‘traditional’ livery, they are changing all of their fleet to come into line with the Thomson light blue winking logo. Due to this change, the planes now look very stylish in comparison ...

chizster 18.07.2004 · Read full review
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...carrier for our flight was Britannia Airways. Despite the fact that I have only flown 4 or 5 times in my life, I would like to say with confidence that Britannia Airways is the best flying experience I have had (!). This is really a personal opinion, I will tell you now. I will not be writing about the technicalities - rather than regurgitate facts about where Britannia fly from, where to, how often and so on, I would like to direct you to their ...
...is, went up to the Britannia Airways check-in desk when we arrived at Gatwick and asked what was the latest time I could back out if I really wanted to. The lady behind the desk, who was called Julie, came round and asked me how I was feeling and explained that she would put my luggage on standby so it wouldn’t be loaded on to the plane until I stepped on the aircraft myself, just in case I decided not to go. She explained that I could also ...

jess0910 02.11.2001 · Read full review
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I have flown with Britannia several times to Mallorca. I have always enjoyed their service and have never had any problems with them. I thought I'd write a quick review of the experiences I have had with the airline. I have never experienced a late departure with this airline! We (Mum, Dad, Me + Mate) usually book with Britannia online. This saves a lot of hassle and speeds the whole process up. The website (www.britanniadirect.com) is very easy ...
...only reason we book with Britannia is because they are the only company who can provide rooms for us at a really nice hotel in Palma Nova, the Palma Nova Palace! If you have been there you will know what I mean. Maybe I will write a review on it! Anyway, booking is simple and friendly and you receive confirmation via email instantly. If you book in advance, you get quite a discount. If you book very late (2 days before) you also get a very good ...

rich_lufc 26.05.2004 · Read full review
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...first time I’d flown with Britannia Airways and thought I’d expect the same sort of cramped leg room you get with other charter airlines; I was wrong. It’s worse! Booking and Tickets: Let me start from the beginning. Our flights were booked by James Villa holidays from Birmingham to Malaga as part of our villa holiday. We could have got the flights cheaper, and from East Midlands, with EasyJet but we would have had to pay a surcharge for the privilege. ...
...their other brands) of which Britannia is a part. We had lots of blank pages in ours which I would assumed would have insurance details and such like. They did include a plan of the aircraft and an opportunity to reserve seats or upgrade to premium seating. I contacted Britannia through their website to ask how much it would cost to upgrade the seats. If it was going to be £80 or so, it would be worth it. The answer came back (2 weeks later) that ...

robert_parnham 27.10.2003 · Read full review
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...that I have flown with Britannia airways more then ten times and I feel they are a great airline. I am currently a member of staff for 'the world of tui' which is the company who own Britannia airways. The main reason I am writing this review is to give both my personal view and to clear up some contradictory information contained in previous reviews. Britannia airways is one of the longest established charter airlines in the UK, it dates back to ...
...all airports in the UK Britannia use ServisAir for ground handling. Check-in form your resort airport will vary depending on local conditions but will usually be of the same standard. Pre booked seats. There are very many popular misconceptions when it comes to pre booked seats. Many people see it as £10 for nothing (they believe that you can just turn up at the airport early and get the seats anyway). Obviously to a certain extent this is true. ...

tmooha10 02.01.2004 (03.01.2004) · Read full review
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...the internet for £159 with Britannia Airways. She then went into the local travel agents and asked them if they had the same flight still available at the same cost. They checked and yes it was still available. There wasn't even any hidden extra costs. We only booked this through the travel agents because we wanted transport to the airport, this in the long run saved us money. Booking through the internet doesn't give you transport to the airport. ...
...mins late, it should have gone at 08.00. The seating was ok though, there were two seats together next to the window, I always have a window seat and my wife usually has to put up with someone at the end, she only complains because there's no room whilst eating. She was happy with the two seats only, across the middle were about another five seats, plus two more across the other aisle. It was easier if you needed to go to the loo, having one aisle ...

Dave39 18.06.2001 · Read full review
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Britannia Airways are one of the biggest package holiday airlines in Britain and most of their passengers are customers of Thomson Holidays. We go Thomson most years when off on our summer hols so I’ve used Britannia a several times now. I’ll be honest from the start, Britannia are not a patch on British Airways. But it is unfair to compare the two airlines as Britannia operate on a much tighter budget than British Airways. If you compare the amount ...
...pay for your seat on Britannia I am sure there will be a big difference. So Britannia are a package holiday airline have tight budgets and as well as flying you to your destination they are expected to provide entertainment, decent food and overall give you a pleasant flight. What would you prefer – pay an extra £250 for each person and go with BA or just put up with Britannia for a relatively short flight? I think you’d answer the latter. Food ...

Disillusioned 30.08.2001 · Read full review
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Flew with Britannia from Gatwick to Orlando a while ago and the memory of the trip still wrangles! We had an early flight which wasn't a problem. Arrived well in advance of the take off time and had the usual delay with checkin. The checkin staff were gestapo like in their hunt for items not on the "acceptable" list. I presented my tickets, handed over my luggage and started the process of checking in. Now came the fun part. I had assumed (rightly ...
...flight, we would be on a larger plane. I have called the airline in advance to check what size plane we were going on. I had specifically asked prior to booking and also during the booking period if it would be at least a DC10 or similar and hopefully if would be would a jumbo. "Yes" came the reply. So you can imagine my shock when I saw a 767 sitting at the departure gate! "bugger" I thought... no room and a very uncomfortable flight! Boy was I ...

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...I accept entirely that Britannia (which is Thomsons Airline) are no worse than all the other charter airlines but why don't they make the Britannia service the best in the market? The food is ok - standard airline food. The staff are pleasant and helpful. The planes seem well cared for. The flight are generally on-time. But there's no legroom! I love holidays but dread the flights. I'm 6'3" and have to spend the whole flight with my legs spread ...
...but the places are very limited so it's almost impossible to get one. Thomson / Britannia do something! I feel sure that if they increased legroom and comfort on their flights holidaymakers would flock to them. Thomson - be the premium tour operator and upgrade your airline! ...

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...the unfortunate experience of flying Britannia for my honeymoon this year. 9 1/2 hours with them is a living hell. ~~~Thompson ~~~ Britannia are owned by Thompson but their flights are also used by other tour operators. If you are with another tour operator you feel like a second class citizen, even before you get on the plane. Upgraded seats are available on their long haul flights but they are only really available to Thompson customers. If you ...
...~~~ Friendly Staff ~~~ Well Britannia sure don't have any of these. On our outward journey I was sitting on an aisle near the toilets. This meant that my seat actually stuck out a little further than all the others. Every time one of the staff wheeled a trolley past they bashed my arm or shoulder. There was never any word of apology and when I had the audacity to say very loudly "Excuse Me!" the trolley dolly said, that’s OK! I believe she ...

KathrynE 29.09.2000 (31.07.2001) · Read full review
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I have used Britannia Airways on many occasions over the last 10+ years as I generally book family holidays through the tour operator Thomson / Portland and Britannia are their major contracted airline. I returned from my most recent holiday last Sunday having spent 2 weeks in Ibiza. We travelled from our local aiport at Leeds / Bradford with evening flights to and from Ibiza. On the outward journey we were delayed 20 minutes due to the previous ...
...is taken very seriously by Britannia with preflight videos of the evacuation process for the aircraft and helpcards in the seat pockets. All exits are clearly marked and the craft is fitted with numerous smoke detectors. The inflight entertainment consisted of comedy and childrens programmes on TV and several music channels with free of charge headphones provided. The inflight magazine was well produced with many interesting articles on the Britannia ...

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The flight was an unbearable four hours to Dalaman (Turkey) and what an awful start and end to what was, otherwise - thankfully - a great holiday. Talk about battery humans! They had far too many of us crammed into seat spaces that were too small for even the smallest of bums (which I don't have, but I suggest even Kate Moss would have been hard pushed to tolerate this!) If it hadn't been hapening to me, I would have laughed, assuming it was a description ...
...exception - the trolley dolly's (male and female) walked passed, I was smacked across the back of the shoulders. If they happened to be pushing the trolley it was a double whammy. Not a hint of care or apology. The food was dire and the drinks were too small (Even the non-alcoholic ones!) I have to say it was probably a case of pressure from the top to fit as many bums onto seats and feed them with cheap food, but is it really worth it if you upset ...

Zahra 16.07.2000 · Read full review
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I have travelled on this airline a number of times as I have gone on my spring holidays with Portland.I have flown to Menorca whichnthankfully is not a long flight.We first travelled with them 4 years ago my son was 9 and this was our first time to Menorca.We went and was checked in by Brittania staff no smoking fine and together yes.I boarded and could not believe it we were seperated my son was across the aisle with strangers.He was brave and I ...
...change.My husand was on a different aisle altogether.I held my sons hand taking off and the man next to him did help him as much as a stanger could.Coming back we were I can assure you together.I did write when I returned home and was told next time if I travelled again I was to mention a name and we would sit together.If I had paid an extra £45.00 this may not have happened.In the November I went to Florida and we were together but I did pay the ...

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...and we flew out with britannia airline. I've flown with other airlines before and this is the first time that i have been with britannia. The flight to Benidorm and back home again was on time, which i was glad as half the time they are usually late when i've been away on holiday. The air hostesses were very polite when boarding the plane, chatting and smiling. usually when setting off you get a hard boiled sweet, but we didn't get one this time, ...
...leg space on planes, but i do not have a problem with that as im only 5 foot 2" anyway but my husband is 6 foot so he found it a bit squashy. I'd recommend anyone to fly with britannia as its a good flight to go on. ...

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For the first time in 4 years, my partner and I decided to make the long journey across the pond to Florida to see some family. I am a great believer in bargains and always like to save money where I can so when I found our flights to Florida for only £226.00 return each, I was over the moon!!! All the other prices I had found ranged between £400.00 - £800.00! The flights I had found were on the internet so we did not have a chance to talk to a ...
...really complain. We arrived in plenty of time to check into our flight as I was worried that we would not get a seat together. We checked in our luggage and they advised us of our seat numbers, 46, 47 C and D. They seemed really high numbers to us and sure enough they were the last seats on the whole of the plane, right next to where the flight attendants prepared the food and kept all the blankets etc. Our seats did not go back at all so we were ...

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