darkbarly, yes it is subjective and it can depend on a number of factors. I used to fly the DUS route both with BEE and EWG (in their various guises over the years). After having a series of poor experiences with lengthy delays on BEE I switched to using EWG exclusively (on this route). Of course EWG's time keeping is not 100% but I certainly and genuinely perceive it to be on average (for me) better than BEE. I'm not anti BEE or anything like that. It's just the way things evolved on my regular travels between DUS and BHX (average of 24 rotations per annum).