easy jet
 

Looking for feedback on this airline. Is this equivalent to Southwest or Airtran in the US. Their fares seem ridiculously cheap. How does the service and comfort compare to Air France? Also if you order on the telephone is this more reliable than online.thanks.<BR>Rick

I have not flown this airline personally, but other posts here compare it favorably to the other "big little" maverick, Ryanair (which I have flown, and I was quite pleased). Yes, very comparable to Southwest.<BR><BR>And in the case of Ryanair, increasingly getting big attention in many NON-travel publications as a well-run and incredibly successful upstart, growing fast enough to take on British Airays before the end of the decade.<BR><BR>For an outside appraisal of Ryan air, see http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.07/Ryanair.html<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

I've always found them completely reliable. They are absolutely no frills. You don't get an assigned seat so getting on can be a bit of a free for all. There is no food other than very expensive snacks for sale (take your own).<BR><BR>They will not be as comfortable as Air France.<BR><BR>But they'll get your there at a price Air France won't dream of. I think online is probably more reliable (and cheaper) than phone booking

They are great. We flew them for the first time in May to Geneva. I was nervous as there is a program here in the UK called Airline and it's a real-tv approach which chronicles the worst flight/travel problems and it's all about Easyjet. However, our flight was perfectly on time and when we considered changing our flight to fly into Zurich instead, they were willing to change the ticket and would only have charged us for the fare difference which was supposed to be about 20 pounds each.<BR><BR>I recommend getting to the airport early if you can, Southwest-style, they do at least provide boarding categories so the earlier there, the earlier on-board as opposed to Ryanair which is just an all out free for all.

As long as you understand what they're all about and don't kick up a fuss when the gate gets shifted twice or whatever, then use them. Cheap and cheerful. I'd use them again.

I'm a regular poster on easyJet and always sing their praises - I had a couple of problems with them in their very early days about 6 years ago but have flown with them many times since and have no concerns now.<BR><BR>That said, I did try to book with them from London to Glasgow for a weekend at the end of August (the bank holiday) and found that it would be cheaper to fly with British Airways, of all people! The lesson - check around. Some of the big airlines (most notably BA and bmi) are waking up to the reality of budget airlines and are trying to take them on over some routes - though I don't think it will last.

I've travelled with them a number of times and it's always gone like clockwork. You might want to bring your own food and drink as the snacks on board to tend to be expensive. <BR><BR>I've booked online and through the phone and there's not been much difference. Once I made a mistake while entering a name on-line and I just called them up and it was ractified straight away. Pretty good service.<BR><BR>But you have to make sure that the name you enter is EXACTLY that on your passport or it would depend in the person behind the check-in desk to decide if you're you.<BR><BR>-brownie.

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Yes, it's like Southwest without the frills...so now you know what you're getting.<BR><BR>If I've got walkin' around money of twenty bucks and can buy a ticket from London to Aberdeen, or Paris to Nice, or whatever, I really don't care if I have a window seat or get food. Like flying LUV to Vegas - I'd rather spend my money once I get there i/o on luxury seats. Who gives a damn if all you get is peanuts?

EasyJet have their own 'fly on the wall' documentary series in the UK, which always contains one or two irrate passengers - it is very cheap though and provided you know what to expect - it is very successful.<BR><BR>The seats are all economy<BR>You pay for all food and drinks<BR>You book online or by phone <BR>You must get to the airport early - the irrate customers above have arrived too late to board - they will not wait for you.<BR>

<BR>Easyjet is the only way to go! I live in Scotland, and regularly use their services and have never once been disappointed.<BR><BR>I've always booked online, and it has been completely reliable. The rule is the earlier you book, the cheaper the fare. For example, I have a return ticket from Glasgow to Amsterdam for this month for &pound;33. I booked it at the end of April. The same journey on the same dates and at the same times now costs &pound;144!<BR><BR>The Glasgow to Amsterdam flight takes one and a half hours, so no food is necessary.

hi,<BR><BR>i, for the life of me, could not figure out the easyjet.com website ie: "click here to see how you can get this fare".....I could not figure it out and i dont like jumping through hoops to find out a fare. (and i am a computer engineer with tons of www experience.) <BR><BR>i finally went to flybmi.com and the site was a) easy to navigate and b) rates were very inexpensive. <BR><BR>i dont use proper commas and etc cuz i am both lazy and blame it on mylove for eecummings. flybmi.com all the way. :)

I AGREE WITH MANY OF THE ABOVE REVIEWS. EASY JET HAS GOOD FARES IF YOU BOOK EARLY ENOUGH. OTHERWISE THE FARES ARE NOT MUCH BETTER THAN AIR FRANCE, AND IT IS WELL WORTH SPENDING AN EXTRA FEW DOLLARS FOR THE CONVENIENCE- NOT HAVING TO ARRIVE SO EARLY ETC AND THE SERVICE THAT AIR FRANCE OFFERS.<BR>TED

The airline is fine - just like Airtran in the US - but as the other posters have mentioned, you have to get there very early, etc. Besides the fact that they usually fly out of Stansted Airport, which is less convenient than Heathrow or Gatwick. It is usually worth it, however, for the better prices. Although, I am in the process of booking a trip to Italy right now and found a return trip on Alitalia (out of Heathrow) cheaper than one-way on either Go or Ryan Air! I do recommend including these airlines when you are researching flights - but I would also be sure to check the national airlines (BA, Air France, Alitalia, etc) as well. <BR><BR>And to answer your last question, online has never been a problem for me, on any of the airlines.<BR><BR>Enjoy your trip!

Agree with all the reviews except for the last 3.<BR><BR>"Me": the web site is very easy to use - what are you talking about??<BR><BR>Ted: The check in deadline for Easyjet is 30 min, for Air France it's 45 min!<BR><BR>OK, so if you have a high number on your boarding pass because you got to the airport close to the deadline, all members of your party might not find adjacent free seats left on the airplane, but at least Easyjet doesn't overbook and bump passengers like Air France and the other majors do!<BR><BR>Rachel: Easyjet doesn't fly from Stansted! They use Luton or Gatwick in London and CDG and Orly in Paris (just like AF, BA...). You're confusing Easyjet with Ryanair.<BR><BR>Andre

Are the pilots as good as the major airlines - or - do you get what you pau for????????

oops! Make that "pay" for - not pau for.

You get what you pay for. They don't slow down on hills. Frightening really.

'No frills' airlines know that most of their customers are concerned about safety, so they give it high priority. The emergency procedure ritual on 'Go' took ages and was more intensive than any I have had elsewhere. Their planes don't dock at the gates, you will take a bus to the terminal. They don't give you papers. And they don't clean between flights ... you pick up your own rubbish. But heck, I never wanted to pay for all that ! You only pay for what you want with the 'No-frills'. Great idea.

&lt;&lt;You get what you pay for. They don't slow down on hills. Frightening really.&gt;&gt;<BR><BR>Terrific response.<BR><BR>