If ever there was an award for a stupidly named airline, it would have to go to the Swiss regional airline Darwin Airlines. Do they not know that everyone associates Charles Darwin with the theory of evolution?

Much as though we Brits should be honoured by their selection of one of our greatest national heroes, any mention of the name on the internet always comes up with associations with the Darwin Awards, which are given to people who remove themselves from the gene pool in the most humourous way.

So when I first heard of Darwin Airlines, my natural response was “how long before they become extinct?”. Well, thankfully, they have survived. After a few go-arounds trying to get my credit card details right, my own process of natural selection was heading rapidly back towards Easyjet. Somehow, I succeeded on my final attempt, so I am going to check their services out next Friday, with a flight from Berne to London City.