I agree Kedi. Especially on long haul flights, airline service and comfort is important to me. On short haul, I don't mind budget for a couple of hours, especially if it reduces the price! On my first few JY holidays to Europe, I was able to fly easyJet from my local airport. Now everything goes from Heathrow or Gatwick, usually on BA my all time least favourite airline. The extra cost of travel to a London airport for a week in Europe makes the overall price prohibitively high especially when early departures and late arrivals mean nights in airport hotels. I know options to fly from other provincial airports are being offered. Please JY think again about flights, even at a supplement, from Stansted or Southend.