...London Heathrown to Cologne with Germanwings in December 2004. I had never heard of Germandwings but even though I only booked a fortnight before we wanted to travel they were still some £300.00 cheaper than BA.
We checked in at Gatwick and the ticketless check in worked like a dream and we didn't even need our confirmation number, the check in staff worked on our names. We didn't even have to queue although I suspect that we were just lucky about ...
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Advantages: cheap, nice aircraft Disadvantages: take off times
This was the first time I had used a 'budget' airline flying from Birmingham Airport to Cologne - the only direct flight available - previously we had to fly into Dusseldorf by BA and get a taxi (£60).
The flight was cheap (£13.00 per person - each way) and the plane was brand new. It left on time and arrived on time both ways so no complaints there. Food and Drink was extra but quite reasonably priced - coffee £2.00 a cup. The flights were about ...
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