We miss Afriqiyah. They were dirt cheap (operating out of Tripoli) and very reliable. I always enjoyed the flights from several African airports, disembarking in Libya and getting the early morning flight to Gatwick.

It's dreadful if one has a series of connecting flights booked (my husband needs three flights to reach Abidjan from Norwich) and one of the flights is delayed or cancelled. French ATCs are often suddenly on strike. One year it was the French cabin crew (Air France flight) and he missed the stage Norwich to Amsterdam. Luckily, KLM stepped in and got him a last-minute flight.

Our favourite airline is Emirates.