Ryanair voted worst airline for sixth year running

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ryanair refused to pay compensation for resulting flight delays and cancellations, claiming industrial action constituted “extraordinary circumstances”, making it exempt from the usual rules under European law. She described the survey findings as “totally unrepresentative” compared to the airline’s 141 million annual passengers, and said that Ryanair’s fares are “a fraction of the high fares charged by Which?’s ‘recommended’ airlines”. Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events “Airfares might seem to be getting cheaper, but only if you don’t fancy sitting with your family and children or taking even a small cabin bag on-board,” said Rory Boland, editor of Which? They should switch to one of their rivals, who prove that budget prices don’t have to mean budget service.” Best short-haul airlines Aurigny Swiss Airlines Jet2 Worst short-haul airlines Ryanair Thomas Cook Airlines Wizz Air Vueling Airlines Best long-haul airlines Singapore Airlines Emirates Qatar Airways Worst long-haul airlines American Airlines United Airlines Thomson/Tui Airways