Easy jet and checking in and boarding

malkie76

Yip, that's right. Priority boarding immediately after those who paid extra, and before everyone else!

winnie81

Thank you guys! My minds put at rest that we did right not paying the extra :j

Thank you :A

simongregson

Plus CAA regulations mean the cabin crew will move passengers so that your children can sit with one of you (maybe with Mum and Dad on a different row though). You might have to ask, but basically they won't let your kids be sat with some random person because if there is an emergency you would go looking for your kids/they would look for you, which would delay evacuating the plane.

winnie81

simongregson wrote: »

Plus CAA regulations mean the cabin crew will move passengers so that your children can sit with one of you (maybe with Mum and Dad on a different row though). You might have to ask, but basically they won't let your kids be sat with some random person because if there is an emergency you would go looking for your kids/they would look for you, which would delay evacuating the plane.

I never thought of that either thank you! :j Hubby and I know we probably won't sit together but thats fine as all part of the package when booking a cheap holiday :money:

spiro

Jsut remember that boarding the plane and getting a seat only takes up about 30min of you holiday so think of it like that.

Little_Miss_Winner

Claire, as long as you have children with you, you are sorted. When the staff ask for speedy boarders, these people go onto plane first, (i have used easyjet about 20 times) and have never known more than about 30 speedy boarders, then they ask for Famililes with children. (if you have a buggy / pram they let you take this right upto plane with you)

Then is a lull of about 10 mins between each boarding. So in my experience whenever we have boarded the plane with kids, there is still more than 3/4 of the plane empty, so you have good time to choose seats, put bags / coats etc overhead, and be sat together all before the rest of the passengers board.
This will give you plenty of time to sort the family out.


I wouldn't worry too much. Easyjet look after you if you have kids!;)

Stefano_2

I've never seen the point of Speedy Boarding - because most of the time you are bussed to the plane and all it means is that people board the bus first, those people then take a seat on the bus and end up getting off the bus LAST, basically the last people onto the bus will be stood by the doors and will get off and board first.

So be the last one through the gate, and last onto the bus to be first on the plane - if that's important to you.

Stefano

malkie76

Depends on the airport - often at outstations they use buses, as not using a stand is cheaper for the airline. The use of buses is reflected in the vastly reduced price of speedy boarding at the outstation.Hubs are usually stands rather than buses (ie Luton, Stanstead, Liverpool). However I have used stands in Madrid, Barcelona, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.You don't *have* to take a seat on the bus - I'd be tempted to get on the bus first and stand at the doorway.

winnie81

After reading your replies I think we'll be ok to sit with 2 kids each but it pays to know before hand and be forewarned and everything

This holiday were travelling from Stanstead to Palma on an evening flight so all fingers crossed it'll all go fine if not my kids moan/whinge/cry/shout loud enough they'd soon move them to shut them up :rotfl:

Claire x

asandwhen

Does anyone know if you have to get the bus at either gatwick or lanzarote