Your observations on economy airlines purport to be independent and, judging by the tone of the introduction, critical of their "devious" ways of generating revenue. How is it that your site then contains promotional sponsored links for precisely the companies you would have us believe you are slating -Easy Jet, Ryan Air, BMI, Thomson, First Air etc????? Leads this reader at least to think you are far from serious

I have flown many times with both Ryanair and Easyjet and although they are budget flights they do exactly what they say they do. They get you to your destination (almost) for as little as poossible. Buy your sarnies before you go or make your own. Yes, drinks are more expensive so buy them in the airport. Take only your allowed baggage and you won't get penalised and the extra you have to pay to 'get on first' is silly, the plane won't leave without you if you turn up on time. We all get there the same time! I shall continue to spend as little as possible for my flights so I have more to spend on my holiday, after all most of these flights are under 3 hours. Everyone can cope with that surely!

There is some good in budget airlines that you missed. Their taxes are half that of the normal airlines (£29 return to Amsterdam whereas scheduled airlines are £58), so even when the scheduled airlines offer low prices the taxes invariably take it over the cost of a budget flight even when booking close to departure date. And if you book a reasonabvle time ahead there is never a contest on price (around £40 return compared to £80)!
And another thing - I have been flying easyjet from Gatwick to Amsterdam for 18months now almost every week - and guess what? - apart from MINOR delays (and I mean less than 30mins - once for an hour due to security problems) they have NEVER been seriously delayed or cancelled. BA or KLM, which my work colleagues are forced to fly on by the oil company are strewn with delays and cancellations to either Gatwick or Heathrow. For my money it's thank heavens for easyjet and they deserve praise not condemnation!

I would like to salute Eastjet, the staff are always pleasant and you only have minimual delays. At least one member of my family flys from Stansted to Spain every month, we can only give praise where it is due. My grandson was only 3 month old on his first flight, he was due a feed mid-flight and the cabin crew could mot have been more helpful, he is now 4 years lod and quiet a seasoned flier. If it were not for company's like Easyjet we would not be able to see our family in Spain so often. As for the people , who complain on the tv about Esayjet, I only have one peice of advise, PRINT OF ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS WHEN BOOKING AND READ ALL THEM FROM START TO END.You would then be there on time, have the correct baggage allowance and know the rules and regulations of the company. Why should the staff take abuse just because people can not be bothered to read their documentation.
My family and I Thank Easyjet for their service and appreciate the low cast fares.

All airlines charge more than the price shown. Our recent holiday threw up a list of taxes/duties on the flight including meals that we could not cancel, total cost each was about £40. It's rather like booking tickets for a concert - the ticket price is never the price you pay, there's always the 'booking' fee. Rather like being charged at the check-out for your goods, then charged a little more for the fact that a salesgirl served you even though you picked the item of the shelf without any help.

I concur with your editorial. Budget airlines have to kepp costs low to make a profit, and they are very good at it. I have only had one experience which has put me off for life. A return flight to Genoa with my family and very old mother was booked a long way ahead to get the cheap seats.
The first problem came when I was emailed a week before departure telling me that the flight times for my tickets had been changed (they can do this) to a much later time (close to midnight), fantastic. The second problem came on our return as we arrived at about midnight, and no-one seemed to know we were there - the pilot told us that we didn't seem to have a slot, and there were no steps available to get off - so we waiting for an hour before we got our steps and duly got off.
Since that experience I have flown with the main airlines from Heathrow & Gatwick choosing flights by the internet and, I believe, getting pretty good prices for flights which I actually look forward too!

southampton to glasgow - £16 inc taxes, return. I couldnt get a taxi to my nearest airport for that!! why are some people slating these airlines? The two times ive flown with ryan air before the flights have been early, staff friendly etc. Stop your poxy whinging and find something half decent to moan about you retards

Easyjet now charge for check in luggage as well. You state that you get 20 kilos free but this is no longer correct. Each hold bag is charged at £2.00 per flight so £4 in total for a return flight. However, they have a generous hand baggage allowance. "Save where the limits set locally are more restrictive, passengers are permitted one standard piece of hand baggage to a volume limit of 55x40x20cm; no weight restriction applies within reasonable limits ? i.e. a passenger must be able to place the piece of luggage safely in the overhead storage bins without assistance."

We booked a flight to mexico thro Direct holidays, flew with mytravel, who are now Thomas Cook. Our hand luggage was not weighed at Glasgow, therefore we thought we would put out heavier items in them coming back home even though our cases we below the 20 kilos limit. Due to the humidity our clothes were heavy, and our cases were weighed heavier coming home. But sneaky petes, they weighed our hand luggage on the way our of mexico, we told them they did not do this in Glasgow, buty hey ho, and we ended up paying between four of us $300. Some poor wee people paid on the way out and the way back. This is where the cheaper flights make their money. You need home, therefore you cannot complain, especially when you are in a foreign country and they carry big guns.