What’s the best airline for travelling to Vienna this autumn?

Have a question? Ask our expert Simon Calder

It’s been difficult to find cheap fares from the UK to Austria’s economic and political centre until recently (Rex)

Q I am thinking of booking a flight from Gatwick to Vienna later this month on Vueling. It’s the cheapest and most convenient time but some of the online reviews are appalling. Should I pay a bit more for another airline?

Penelope C

A November is an excellent time to travel to the Austrian capital. Until this year it has been difficult to find really good value fares between the UK and Vienna, but thankfully something of a proxy fares war has broken out between two aviation giants. Ryanair recently bought the Austrian carrier Laudamotion, and promptly started cutting fares from Stansted to Vienna: as low as £11 one-way this month, which is £2 less than the Air Passenger Duty the airline must pay to carry you.