Flying on Easyjet
Sep 17th, 2005, 08:43 AM
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EasyJet are fantastic, i travel with them frequently and basically you get what you pay for. Cheap prices means no frills service, however on short haul flights you are up and down before you know it! The main thing is that they are safe and fairly reliable. Book early to get the cheapest fares, the longer you leave it the more expensive the tickets get.
Sep 17th, 2005, 08:44 AM
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I used them on July , flying from Valencia to Stansted. It went just smoothly, you just have to be aware of their lugagge policy, they are very strict and also to be on the queue for check-in two hours before the flight. I will travel with them again without doubt if the price is good 
Sep 17th, 2005, 10:40 AM
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We flew London-Gatwick to Venice RT in June/July. It was fine. No frills, but they sell food on board if you need it. Also no seating assignments. It's a first come thing. They do preboard families, but that goes away if there is a delay.
We would certainly fly Easy Jet again.
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We would certainly fly Easy Jet again.
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Sep 17th, 2005, 10:54 AM
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I just recently used EasyJet to fly from London Gatwick to Rome and then Venice to London Gatwick. It is a good airline, no frills, kind of like Southwest in the US, but the prices are really good. Nice new planes, food and drinks for sale onboard. Often fly into remote airports instead of the major airport in a city so watch for this and make sure you can get transportation into the city (they often provide a shuttle for a fee, in Rome the shuttle was 8 euros per person, cash only). The one thing that would make me hesitate to fly them again is actually the other passengers. They were horrifically rude to my DH and I and because there are no seat assignments everyone sort of stampedes, pushing past each other, practically knocking each other down to get to the seats (this could just be a Brit cultural thing as 90% of the passengers were, I'm not sure). Good luck.
Sep 20th, 2005, 04:28 AM
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We also experienced the pushy people. In our case it was older british men who actually barged in front of us separating us from our 6 year old. Rude, yes, but the flight was fine. We are not used to pushing in line, but that is not the only place we experiened it. There were other pushy people in Europe as well. It's only a minor annoyance.
Sep 20th, 2005, 04:41 AM
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They may not be any more rude than some of the US versions who fly on Southwest.
We've had excellent service on EasyJet and wouldn;t hesitate to use them again in Europe. I honestly think one of the "secrets" is to get to the airport early and BE one of those "first thirty" people who board and then block the jetway with your traveling companion (if you have one) all the way to the plane entrance...
great fun and even better than US football.
We've had excellent service on EasyJet and wouldn;t hesitate to use them again in Europe. I honestly think one of the "secrets" is to get to the airport early and BE one of those "first thirty" people who board and then block the jetway with your traveling companion (if you have one) all the way to the plane entrance...
great fun and even better than US football.
Sep 20th, 2005, 12:28 PM
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I've flown Easyjet many times and for flights within Europe, they are generally the first airline I look to when booking flights. I've never had any problems, delays or anything so am still a satisfied customer.
Points on a couple of things mentioned above:
"...be on the queue for check-in two hours before the flight." - It's true that the earlier you check in, the lower your boarding number will be so you'll get on the aircraft sooner. However, there's no need to arrive that soon. I very rarely get to the airport much more than an hour before departure. That said, check-in closes 30 minutes before scheduled departure with no leeway.
I've never experienced the stampedes described above but there is a bit of jostling while everyone queues up for the flight. I wonder if it looks worse when you are in another country than your own because you are more likely to stand back a bit and be a bit less confident if you don't know the exact procedure. To me, it seemed no different to Southwest although I have only used Southwest once so can't really compare.
Points on a couple of things mentioned above:
"...be on the queue for check-in two hours before the flight." - It's true that the earlier you check in, the lower your boarding number will be so you'll get on the aircraft sooner. However, there's no need to arrive that soon. I very rarely get to the airport much more than an hour before departure. That said, check-in closes 30 minutes before scheduled departure with no leeway.
I've never experienced the stampedes described above but there is a bit of jostling while everyone queues up for the flight. I wonder if it looks worse when you are in another country than your own because you are more likely to stand back a bit and be a bit less confident if you don't know the exact procedure. To me, it seemed no different to Southwest although I have only used Southwest once so can't really compare.
