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I have used budget airlines for years but I alway check BA and Swiss and have been surprised to find the major carriers cheaper on some routes. If its a little more expensive I will often choose BA or Swiss for the free drink, the snack and the assigned seat.
I hate the boarding scrum too and if I am travelling alone will often be the very last passenger on. | |
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I haven't received free drinks or snacks with Swiss
One advantage of the extra charge for seat allocation is that you can specify your exact seat if you book early enough.
My last few flight were with Aer Lingus, operated on the same principles as the budget airlines. The last time I flew with them it was a nearly full flight. They called people from the boarding gate in sections of the plane to reduce the boarding scrum. They didn't do this when the flights were only about half full.