Easyjet seating policy

madame2shus

Does anyone know if easyjet has changed how they allocate their seats on check in? I have booked many flights with easyjet and I always check in early. Everyone on my booking has always been placed together when seats are allocated. I am aware that Ryanair purposley try to split people up but I didn't think Easyjet also did this.

I checked in for my flight yesterday 29 days in advance and I was allocated seats 30d and 31 f which were not even on the seat plan when I went into look at avaialbale seats for purchase I could see that there were lots available to pay for. I don't understand why when there was only two people on the booking that we were not sat in the same row at least when there were seats available and I checked in early.

Has anyone else experienced ths recently with easyjet?

soolin

So far this year I've traveled about 6 times with easyJet and on two occasions there have been arguments from people travelling with children who have been split up. Also the third person in the row of three where my OH and I were seated on my last trip was sat apart from her partner who was about 8 rows behind, but luckily she was able to move to an empty seat across the aisle from her partner after take off.

It always struck me as odd that Ryanair get bad press for their policy when it seemed easyJet was doing the same.

Last year my OH and I had booked seats A and B on a BA flight and the seats were taken when we got on. The couple occupying our seats had been allocated seats C and D one row apart and asked us politely if we would swap as they wanted to sit together, but they were perfectly polite when we said no.

TomnLynne

Just checked in on easyjet and the seats allocated were 30F and 31D. Neither of these seats were shown on the seating plan for the A 320. Just a blank space next to the toilets. Is this another scam to scare us into paying for an allocated seat?

jpsartre

Check your specific flight on the easyJet website (by doing a dummy booking). There are different configurations of this aircraft, some of which do have those seats.

maman

TomnLynne wrote: »

Just checked in on easyjet and the seats allocated were 30F and 31D. Neither of these seats were shown on the seating plan for the A 320. Just a blank space next to the toilets. Is this another scam to scare us into paying for an allocated seat?

As I see it, you either reserve and pay or take pot luck. If sitting next to your family and friends is a big deal then reserve a seat.

It would be good if easyJet offered booked seats for free but they don't. You have a choice whether to book with the airline if you don't like their business model.

mattyprice4004

I can’t stand when people prattle on about this being a scam - you either pay for seats and sit together, or sit apart.
It’s not a scam, it is a bit annoying but I’m sure anyone affected can either paw out another £10/£20 etc or manage to be away from their partner for a few hours.

zagfles

Seems they've changed their policy - we've flown loads with Easyjet and never been split up - last time was April.

zagfles

maman wrote: »

As I see it, you either reserve and pay or take pot luck. If sitting next to your family and friends is a big deal then reserve a seat.

It would be good if easyJet offered booked seats for free but they don't. You have a choice whether to book with the airline if you don't like their business model.

The point is it's never been pot luck with Easyjet up to now. You were sat together if you didn't choose your seats (except perhaps if you check in very late and it's not possible). We always were sat together even in groups of 4 or 5.

Some people don't seem to understand the difference between selecting specific seats, which they've always charged for, and not selecting specific seats but being expected to be sat together where possible.

Previously that was a difference between Ryanair and Easyjet, but now seems Easyjet have followed the Ryanair model.

Wonder how long it'll be until cinemas, theatres, sports stadiums, maybe even restaurants follow the budget airline pricing model :rotfl:

esuhl

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

I can’t stand when people prattle on about this being a scam - you either pay for seats and sit together, or sit apart.
It’s not a scam, it is a bit annoying but I’m sure anyone affected can either paw out another £10/£20 etc or manage to be away from their partner for a few hours.

How does it cost £10/£20 for the airline to sit people together, where possible? That's the scam.

Ganga

esuhl wrote: »

How does it cost £10/£20 for the airline to sit people together, where possible? That's the scam.

The best way forward is to put the prices of a seat up by £20 or so and stop this practise -- BUT then others will complain that they are paying too much to travel.
No winners except the budget airline ( and without them travel would be prohibitive for a lot of people )

brianposter

mattyprice4004 wrote: »

I can’t stand when people prattle on about this being a scam - you either pay for seats and sit together, or sit apart.
It’s not a scam, it is a bit annoying but I’m sure anyone affected can either paw out another £10/£20 etc or manage to be away from their partner for a few hours.

This is a scam and the authorities should have come down on it like a ton of bricks from the moment it started.
One of the fundamentals of any commercial contract is that you do not expect one side to deliberately do something which is clearly to the disadvantage of the other party to the contract.
Once you lose sight of this principle all business becomes more difficult.