hostiegirl
When I flew with Excel from BRS last summer on one of their Boeing 738s I had a chat with the cabin staff at the end of the return flight - my wife had broken her leg so we had to wait for the ambulift to offload us.
I was surprised to learn that the cabin staff members were Bristol-based (a summer-only base), although the flight crew was based elsewhere - I think it was Gatwick. In fact, the captain who also came back and spoke to us whilst we were waiting to get off sounded French.
The entire crew was a delight and were first class ambassadors for their airline. I can't remember if the 738 had IFE because I never watch it. I hate 99% of television and the last thing I want to see are those so-called sit-coms that I avoid when at home.
I think that last summer the Excel 738 only flew out of BRS for part of each week.