When booking an overseas holiday, a lot of time is spent trying to find the ideal accommodation to suit your needs - from luxurious villas with private pool and five-star all-inclusive hotels, right through to budget-focused Bed & Breakfasts and simple hostels if you just need a bed for the night whilst travelling.

You might spend less time thinking about how to get to your end destination but a survey of more than 8,000 travellers suggests it’s well worth considering which airline to choose when planning an overseas adventure.

Luckily, we work with all the major airlines - including the two that emerged on top of the pile when consumer brand Which? quizzed travellers for their views.

That means you don’t need to worry about a poor flight experience having a negative impact on your holiday as a whole…

When it comes to short-haul travel, Jet2 emerged on top of the pile with an overall customer score of 80%.

Although other companies had a higher percentage of flights that operated on time, Jet2 scored was one of only two short-haul airlines to get a 5* score for customer service - alongside Finnair - which was a reflection on how the airline looked to minimise the disruption of any delays.

Jet2 also scored four for cabin cleanliness, boarding experience and value for money.

At the other end of the scale amongst the short-haul options, Wizz Air was the only featured airline to score less than 50% in terms of customer satisfaction - not helped by the fact that it had the lowest number of flights operating on time.

The budget airline failed to score more than two stars, with travellers particularly unhappy with boarding, the comfort of the seats and the cabin experience as a whole. The customer service score was the lowest of any of the featured short-haul options, whilst it was the joint lowest score in terms of value for money alongside Tui, British Airways and Eurowings.

When it comes to longer-haul trips, Emirates was the airline to beat, scoring - like Jet2 - a customer score of 80%.

Emirates had the second-highest number of flights leaving on time (behind Etihad Airways) and scored highly across the board - gaining five stars for in-flight entertainment, cabin cleanliness and environment and customer service.

Even its lowest score - for boarding, seat comfort, food and drink, and value for money - saw it score four from five.

Long-haul airlines scored higher than short-haul when it comes to customer service, with Virgin Atlantic, Etihad and Singapore Airlines all gaining the maximum score whilst they also secured four stars for value for money - as did Qatar Airways.

This time around, British Airways and Lufthansa were the low scorers of those mentioned, scoring highly for customer service with four stars but only managing two stars when it comes to value for money - being let down by the food and drink offerings and the boarding experience.

Let us know which airline you love - or hate - in the comments below...