Has anyone flown the Germanwings airline? Any thoughts or comments would be most helpful!<BR><BR>Thanks.

top ! im thinking about flying it venice to cologne....19 euros!

ttt -- comments?

Thanks.

Hi 111op-

I did fly Germanwings and it was great. They are a no frills airline (buy your own drinks and snacks) and they were either early or right on time according to their schedule. I was very impressed.

Unfortunately, I have not used them since 2003 so I hope what I've provided you hasn't changed all that much!

Great. Exactly the sort of thing I want to hear!

May use them for Cologne to Nice. We'll see. I need to get my act together.

I took a 2 hrs flight from Cologne to Prague in Oct 04 for 30 euros. I was very satisified with everything. The check-in was efficient, and the flight was just like any other regular-fare airlines, with the exception that you don't get any snacks/drinks onboard unless you pay.

There is no seating assignment. I was with the last group to get on but still found plenty of aisle seats. On my flight, couples tended to sit together in the window/middle seats. So it wasn't like people who board late only had middle seats left.

Overall a pleasant experience and great value for the $$.

Since I asked about some questions, I'm reporting that my Cologne to Lisbon flight went well.

Free seating (board by numbers, I think). The carryon policy was relatively strict, so we checked one of the bags, if I recall.

No surprises. You also have to pay for refreshments, if I remember correctly. I guess that's all standard procedure for the budget airlines now.

Gee... I wish I would have know about this airline before my trip from Frankfurt to Berlin. I flew Germania and it was very expensive in comparison to this! I paid E180 round trip.

Does Germanwings fly this route though? The hub is Cologne, I believe.