Heathrow, Ryanair and mobile phones in flights get thumbs down

holiday news | Holiday news, UK airport and air travel news | Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Heathrow is the least favourite airport, Ryanair the least favourite airline, and mobile phone use on planes is disapproved of, according to a new survey by TripAdvisor.

The favourite airport according to the survey is Schipol International airport in Amsterdam. Holidaymakers surveyed said that a good airport is easy to navigate, has good toilets and good parking. Heathrow airport in London and Chicago’s O’Hare airport were the two airports that least met these criteria.

Ryanair was once again the least favourite airline, with a third of all the votes. Reasons for voting against an airline were unfriendly staff, delays, uncomfortable seats and poor legroom.

The survey also found that the majority of British holidaymakers oppose using mobile phones during flight. A staggering 90% of British holidaymakers do not want mobile phones used during flights, compared to 78% of holidaymakers worldwide.

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