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Photo taken by: Julian Lorkin (www.airreview.com)
Route: London Gatwick LGW to Newquay NQY (route WOW105), August 2004
Ticket price: £32.50 GBP
Flight duration: 50 minutes
Aircraft type & class: Dash 8-300 (one class only - Low Cost Carrier)
Meal: Lunch
Ginsters Cornish Southern Style chicken wrap (£3.00), with a bottle of Hardy's Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon (£3.00)
Comments: Not only is this a lovely (if tiny) airline, shuttling between the capital, and a small surfing outpost on the Cornish coast, but they also do true Cornish food, meal, catering... admittedly at prices that make your eyes water, but I can live with that for the personal service - and the fact that their seats are arranged (ala 1960s style) in groups of 4 (two face backwards), so you can sit facing your travel partner while muching as the English countryside goes past.
In my case the Ginsters Cornish Southern Style chicken wrap wasn't on the menu, and proved to be an inspired choice, with lots of flavour, all in a delightfully un-doughy coating. Other selections included a Jumbo Cornish sausage roll (at £1.50) and bacon & eggs (for £3.50).
The Hardy's Red was very good too - cans of Stella (£2.50) were also offered, and I was suprised to see they were full sized cans, not the usual mean airline sized ones.
Rating 1-10 (worst-best): 7