Might be flying with Wizz Air in the summer, has anyone ever flown with them? Thoughts/opinions? I've only flown with Easyjet so far, so have yet to experience a low cost airline

(08 Jun 2016, 8:09 pm)PO51WNF wrote Might be flying with Wizz Air in the summer, has anyone ever flown with them? Thoughts/opinions? I've only flown with Easyjet so far, so have yet to experience a low cost airline

Easyjet is a low cost airline.
I have flown with:
Jet2 737-300, 737-800 and 757-200
Thomson 737-800
British Airways 747-400, A320
Easyjet A319, A320, 737-300, 737-700
Thomas Cook 757-200, A321
Flybe Dash 8-Q400
Qantas A330
Virgin Australia 737-700
Emirates 777-300ER, A380
Durham Aerosports C42 Bravo
Northumbria Helicopters R44

(09 Jun 2016, 6:14 am)NK53 TKT wrote Easyjet is a low cost airline.
I have flown with:
Jet2 737-300, 737-800 and 757-200
Thomson 737-800
British Airways 747-400, A320
Easyjet A319, A320, 737-300, 737-700
Thomas Cook 757-200, A321
Flybe Dash 8-Q400
Qantas A330
Virgin Australia 737-700
Emirates 777-300ER, A380
Durham Aerosports C42 Bravo
Northumbria Helicopters R44

Jesus that's just a few planes then! I've flown on an Easyjet A319 to Iceland and back, and that's it

(09 Jun 2016, 5:30 pm)PO51WNF wrote Jesus that's just a few planes then! I've flown on an Easyjet A319 to Iceland and back, and that's it

Never been to Iceland, I've flown easyjet to the following:
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Rome Foumincino 
Prague
Berlin Schonefield
Malta
Stansted
Belfast 
Bristol

I've flown:

Ryanair
Volaris
VivaAerobus
Jet2
easyJet

Being a tall guy, the airline I struggled the most with was Ryanair. Some of my friends have flown Wizz Air and seem to like them.

(12 Jun 2016, 6:55 pm)8222 wrote I've flown:

Ryanair
Volaris
VivaAerobus
Jet2
easyJet

Being a tall guy, the airline I struggled the most with was Ryanair. Some of my friends have flown Wizz Air and seem to like them.

I thought you'd flown BA

(12 Jun 2016, 6:55 pm)8222 wrote I've flown:

Ryanair
Volaris
VivaAerobus
Jet2
easyJet

Being a tall guy, the airline I struggled the most with was Ryanair. Some of my friends have flown Wizz Air and seem to like them.

Thanks for that. I'm a bit nervous as I've never flown on my own before

(13 Jun 2016, 4:33 am)PO51WNF wrote Thanks for that. I'm a bit nervous as I've never flown on my own before

Just think of it as going on a train, just you get a better view. 

I have flown a lone before with BA using their skyflyer service to see my aunty in London. There is nothing scary about it unless you have a fear of flying. A fear of heights won't affect you at 35,000 feet

(12 Jun 2016, 7:03 pm)NK53 TKT wrote I thought you'd flown BA

I have flown many airlines:
BA
Royal Brunei
AeroMéxico
British Airways
Rossiya
KLM
Aeroflot
MasWings
Iberia

Those were just what I would consider as low cost.

(13 Jun 2016, 6:39 pm)8222 wrote I have flown many airlines:
BA
Royal Brunei
AeroMéxico
British Airways
Rossiya
KLM
Aeroflot
MasWings
Iberia

Those were just what I would consider as low cost.

Oh, I thought you just meant overall

(13 Jun 2016, 6:41 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Oh, I thought you just meant overall

No no. I'm often in the air : Although I do tend to stick to BA whenever possible for Avios points.

A while ago, I started something off in the rail thread with the idea that I would plot it on a map and identify any trends.
I never did it and haven't kept mine up to date at all. 
However, it may be worth someone doing similar in the airline thread, either for routes, aircraft or airlines.
http://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showth...hp?tid=610

(13 Jun 2016, 6:42 pm)8222 wrote No no. I'm often in the air : Although I do tend to stick to BA whenever possible for Avios points.

I fly fairly regularly for example over the last 16 months I have flown:
April 2016-Durham Aerosports C42 G-HEVR
January/February 2016-Jet2 737-300 G-GDFG and G-GDFK
January 2016-BA A320 G-EUUU and G-EUYC
January 2016-Easyjet A319 G-EZFB
December 2015/January 2016-Emirates 3 777-300ER and 1 A380 A6-EBP, A6-EGO, A6-EEP, A6-ENH
August 2016-Jet2 737-800 G-GDFW
August 2016-Durham Aerosports C42 G-CHRM
July 2016-Thomson 737-800 G-TAWG, G-FDZX
April 2016- Thomson 737-800 G-TAWF and G-TAWP

(13 Jun 2016, 6:12 am)NK53 TKT wrote Just think of it as going on a train, just you get a better view. 

I have flown a lone before with BA using their skyflyer service to see my aunty in London. There is nothing scary about it unless you have a fear of flying. A fear of heights won't affect you at 35,000 feet

It's more the airport side of it that I'm nervous about, rather than the flight itself. I was proper nervous before flying to Iceland but I loved it once we took off.

I'm unsure of where to go and what to do when I get to the airport (check-in, security, bag drop etc.....) and don't want to look like an idiot by going to the wrong place..... also the baggage rules really confuse me, like what you can take on the plane and what you can take in the hold

(13 Jun 2016, 7:16 pm)PO51WNF wrote It's more the airport side of it that I'm nervous about, rather than the flight itself. I was proper nervous before flying to Iceland but I loved it once we took off.

I'm unsure of where to go and what to do when I get to the airport (check-in, security, bag drop etc.....) and don't want to look like an idiot by going to the wrong place..... also the baggage rules really confuse me, like what you can take on the plane and what you can take in the hold

To outline it for you in simple terms:
When you arrive:
Check in and bag drop (unless you have checked in online and/or have hold luggage) Maximum hold luggage weight is 20kg ish.)
Security you need to follow all instructions given to you and no liquids more than 100ml with a maximum weight of 5kg ish.
After security do whatever you want in the airport such as shop or eat.

I would arrive at least 2 hours before departure and for hold luggage, if in doubt just put it in the hold

(13 Jun 2016, 7:49 pm)NK53 TKT wrote To outline it for you in simple terms:
When you arrive:
Check in and bag drop (unless you have checked in online and/or have hold luggage) Maximum hold luggage weight is 20kg ish.)
Security you need to follow all instructions given to you and no liquids more than 100ml with a maximum weight of 5kg ish.
After security do whatever you want in the airport such as shop or eat.

I would arrive at least 2 hours before departure and for hold luggage, if in doubt just put it in the hold

Thanks for that, really helpful I guess you can't take things like toothpaste and shampoo in the cabin with you anyway so I'd have to put it in the hold

(13 Jun 2016, 10:22 pm)PO51WNF wrote Thanks for that, really helpful I guess you can't take things like toothpaste and shampoo in the cabin with you anyway so I'd have to put it in the hold

Correct

According to FlightRadar, 3 of Wizz Air's A320s are stuck in Kiev's Sikorsky Aiprort in Ukraine.

A number of Ukraine International Airlines 737-800s also stuck in Kiev's Boryspil Airport.