I'm looking to fly to Canada in the summer and have found direct flights (from Manchester) with Transat or, if I start my holiday with a night in Dublin (never a bad thing), WestJet.
I've never heard of them and will be doing my own research but wondering if anyone here has any experience of either?

Considerations:
  • I live about 20 minutes from Manchester airport
  • I despise Heathrow - If I don't fly direct I will go via almost anywhere else in the world in preference to that ****hole
  • I tend to see the flights as part of the holiday and don't mind paying a bit more to improve the experience.