Balanced view on Viking
Plumonpies - Nice to hear you present a balanced view on some of the negative comments presented here.
You are absolutely correct that most people that have an uneventful experience rarely write about it, whereas those with a grievance shout the loudest.
The only way to get a balanced view is to also view comments on other airlines.
Sadly Churchinchow chose to grasp the negative in saying Viking is nothing better than lack-lustre or mediocre", whereas you quite rightly state that with complaints "Viking don't stand out beyond any other". Take a look at the complaints record for Ryanair and Easyjet!!
No one need have any concern over the quality of crews. Viking has one of the highest flying hours experience requirement for employing Captains. Immensely higher than for example, Ryanair. and in the current market they are able to hand pick high levels of experience.
The airline is Swedish registered and subject to Eu-Ops standards, the same as all other Eu registered airlines.