Easyjet - Speedy booking

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I wouldn't bother paying the extra

At the end of the day there is a seat for everyone and if you do pay for easyboard and then others "nip in" .... what do you do , ignore them and then spend the flight feeling cheated or take them to task and risk an unplesant start to the holiday

Ask yourself , does it really matter that you all sit together , the flight is only a couple of hours long and once you are up in the air you can wander over to where your hubby and kids are sitting and have a quick word should you have the inclination or need to

If your kids don't sit with each other then they can't bicker, presumably they will have ipods/nintendo's / a good book to read to pass the time so won't really need to be sat next to anyone in terms of needing to talk for company ( unless this is their first flight when they may be nervous or want to experience the occasion together )

Also, if they do end up sitting next to "strangers" , what a greatopportunity to have a chat ..... I for one have ended up sitting next to a youngster that isn;t my own on several flights and had the most interesting of conversations. If your kids are at all shy, most peole seeing they are on their own will show soe interest in them, start off a conversation and make them feel at home

If they do end up sat apart from you , give them their own money to buy whatever they want to eat on the plane .... they will feel so grown up and probably appreciate the independance ( and so what if they buy rubbish to eat, they're on their hols )

I sometimes think we underestimate our kids ability to do things for themselves ......... I know I was initially concerned the time I needed my daughter to fly out to Palma on her own when she was 14 ......... needn't have worried a jot ...... she couldn't understand what the fuss was about.

 

[smg]

it's about time EJ stopped offering speedy boarding, & allocated seats like proper airlines do - that was the majority view on the last EJ forum I contributed to

as for sitting with your kids, is any airline going to let youngsters sit next to strangers if the parents object ? I think not. Familes with children under 10 get priority after speedy boarders anyway

please don't encourage EJ by continuing to buy speedy boarding !

 

[Joanne]

I think if EJ allocated seats at check in it would make the whole process much longer. EJ also seemed to get everyone on the flight, seated and away much quicker this year than when I have flown with holiday airlines in the past. I will use speedy boarding again unless the cost goes up dramatically.

 

[eleanor]

I agree with smg. All the time people pay for these so called extras the more these budget airliners will pile them on. As already said we are only talking about a 2 hour flight! What is the point of trying to go for a cheap flight then adding on the extras? May as well have gone with the airline that includes all these standard - may even end up cheaper in the long run.
As for children sitting next to strangers - again I agree with smg. This just won't happen unless of course the strangers have been checked as being suitable strangers to allow your kids to be within a mile of, as per the news today lol! Oh - that will be an extra, of course!

 

[curlytom]

Priority boarding works well at some airports but the last time we flew with Easyjet (I think from Malaga airport) we were had to get a bus to the plane and the people with priority boarding were on the same bus as people without it. We did not pay for priority boarding but got on the plane first as we were first off the bus.

 

[alcanadakid]

We travel twice a month with Easyjet from Gatwick and in our experience Speedy Boarders account for about 10% of the travellers. SB takes preference before SA (special assistance), then group A and then group B. If you don't want to pay for everyone just pay for one person and get them to hold the seats. If you do this then make sure you go past the flight attendant who is positioned half way down the plane as this practice is discouraged but what he can't see won't cause a problem. (he is almost always looking forward) In 5 years of travelling I have never seen a family split up; people always shuffle around to help. It is not as bad as it sounds.

 

[Joanne]

Unfortunately the airline we normally fly with which includes all the extras was nearly double the price of EJ even including all the extras

 

[smg]

If you don't want to pay for everyone just pay for one person and get them to hold the seats.

Don't try this on a flight that I'm on !

 

[Belladonna]

Im afraid it does put the backs up of quite a few passengers and some do get just a little vocal about it! Easyjet has started to announce on the plance that this is not acceptable practice either.