Originally Posted by
Genius1
I think that is very sound reasoning.
Two of the airlines you mentioned (AF and TK) are on my no fly list, and EK just doesn't appeal to me.
You wouldn't catch me on Ryanair though

It was the priority boarding that did it and row 1. EI wanted £110 with a checked bag and a no pre allocated seat. I am not a FR fan and haven't flown them for 3 years or so - I hear things are better than they were...we shall see...