Prior to settling at the right side of the ash plume, I spent a lot of time criss-crossing the Atlantic from MAN - EWR and back with Continental. I don't have a bad word to say about the airline.
IFE was good, with multiple channels. Food was adequate for airline food, and the crew was always good. You can't blame the airline for the passenger in front of you
, though I didn't have that problem.
I flew Delta once, and they were good too - but The Hartsfield in ATL is a real pig of an airport to get through.
The one airline I would never fly with again is US Airways (MAN to PHL route). Over an hour late leaving, so over an hour late arriving. Multiple connecting flights cancelled, making for a 5 hour layover in PHL. "We don't do Duty Free on the inbound", in response to the question "When will the Duty Free be coming round?" Miserable cabin crew.
PHL is a nice airport though.