Easyjet Speedy Boarding - Worth It?

richardw

It is a bit of a con because there is always a possibility that you will be bussed to the aircraft.

lisyloo

I'm going from Glasgow to Bristol and from reading Lisyloo's comment it will not be worth it. Will book in online and ensure we have our speedy trainers on for the Bristol to Glasgow route.

My husband (who flies from Bristol a lot) has jsut updated me and told me that Easyjet rarely use buses these days.
Apparently when they do use buses they try to control it by opening one door for people to get on and another for people to get off.
The theory being that the people should move down the bus, so that the people that get on first actually get off first.
So if you do get on the bus then move down to the other end if you can.

Personally I think most of the seats don't vary much.
The extra legroom seats are sometimes narrower as well.

ynot2005

it seems very expensive to me this speedy boarding lark, i think the whole business of getting on first and getting the best seats is a marketing exercise to gain more revenue and isnt worth paying for.

if anything most passengers who board first just sit anywhere without thinking and have no real preference but have to get on first, just to be first

ryanair try and sell priority boarding by cold calling on punters as they walk through departures by rattling a cloth bag under you nose with yellow tickets in their hands, even though there could well be 80 or more other priority boarders on the same flight

my tip for a single traveller is sit on the same row as another single traveller, and the chances of someone going for the middle seat between you is unlikely, and if you are a couple then leave the middle seat free

paying for speedy boarding , i wouldnt dream of it

hammy_the_hammer

ynot2005 wrote: »

my tip for a single traveller is sit on the same row as another single traveller, and the chances of someone going for the middle seat between you is unlikely, and if you are a couple then leave the middle seat free

paying for speedy boarding , i wouldnt dream of it

that's the anti-social sort of thing that goes on when onboard ... you reduce the possibility of other couples being able to sit across the aisle from one another by being totally selfish

nico26

I went from Glasgow to Alicante and was bused to the flight. All the speedy boarders went on the bus first and the others piled on.As I travel myself I wait until all the rush is past hence last to get on the bus. When the doors to the bus opened I was first out and on the plane first. All the speedy boarders were last on. A few kicked up a stink about it. I never purchase it and in my last few trips with ryanair I have also noticed fewer people buying it as well.

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ynot2005

yes hammy i can see its sort of anti social, and its what couples do all the time to have a row of three to themselves.

infact the idea of single travellers sitting in positions so that couples they dont know can hold hands across isles is a lovely idea, i have to be honest i will remain totally selfish and prefer someone not sitting next to me, im not a midget and it can be uncomfortable sometimes

Liz_the_Whizz

With kids in tow, I personally book speedy boarding every time.

You are inevitably slower than other passengers to board and in my experience, since they introduced it as a paying service, they purposely do NOT give any priority to families if you haven't paid up front. You are left to fend for yourselves. OK when it's not busy but wait till you have to fly during school holidays:mad: .

It's another hidden way of making money by the no frills brigade, but I do the same as with every other part of their miserable mealy mouthed service -fly the way I want, factor it in and see if they are still cheaper.

Whether you pay depends on how much you value choice and comfort over scrum and hassle:cool: . Enjoy!

hammy_the_hammer

ynot2005 wrote: »

yes hammy i can see its sort of anti social, and its what couples do all the time to have a row of three to themselves.

infact the idea of single travellers sitting in positions so that couples they dont know can hold hands across isles is a lovely idea, i have to be honest i will remain totally selfish and prefer someone not sitting next to me, im not a midget and it can be uncomfortable sometimes

your sentiments are those of many of the travellers on the low cost airlines who make it a thoroughly negative experience when you are forced to fly with them. they include
1. the 6 people who arrive an hour after the other 2 people in their party and feel it is their right to join them at the front of the queue (the 2 never go to the back to join up)
2. the confusion amongst many when they clearly call each boarding group ...say things like "i thought they said group c " which they misheard from "speedy boarding" ....throw a few "we've all got to get on " jibes after they've tried to block off any approach to the boarding gate...the customary queue had started as a plane had been seen coming over the horizon....followed by the mass scrum when the check-in staff arrive at the gate ...this scene was best described to me as "The last helicopter out of the US embassy in Saigon at the end of the Vietnam war".
3. you then get the people with kids who want to sit in the emergency row seats and take umbrage when they are told they can't ....a variation on this i have seen a few times where the parents sit in these seats and put the kids behind them (sometimes successful sometimes not)
4. the couples who sit with the 2 variations to stop people sitting with them ..either the old aisle and window routine or bizarrely the centre and aisle combination ...with spreading out after take off to the anti-social aisle and window configuration . (oh how i chortle when i see their anguish as people come on to the plane and i already know it's a full flight and the plan goes to pot)
5. the dicks who can't keep their gobs shut or take their head out of the paper for the 2 minutes it takes the crew to present the safety demonstration.
6.the stag and hen dos who don't realise that there's another 100 people onboard who wouldn't mind a nice peaceful journey.
7. the idiots who don't seem to understand the safety instruction to leave their safety belts on until the plane has stopped. ( touchdown ..sound of tyres...millisecond followed by metallic click ,click , click
8. the scramble to get off the plane and the thought that if you go down you'll be trampled overhead in the rush to the passport queue.
9. in the passport queue even after being told not to use your mobile and signs pasted everywhere continue anyway .....'cause' your special !
after standing in said queue for 15 minutes being surprised that they want to see your passport which is now in the bottom of the bag.
variation on this is the family split up 30 people apart and one has all the passports.
10. lastly the scrum to get your luggage ....the airport for a laugh put up a line around the carousel asking people not to stand in the area ...now i would think that's not a bad idea ....stand back see your bag ..move forward ..pick it up , take it out of the way and wait for the next one .....seems simple doesn't it ? NO.. get a luggage trolley and assemble your whole family as close to the moving belt as possible ...spreading out seems to be recommended in case someone else gets their bag.

as you may gather i only fly on these airlines when there's no other feasible option.

lisyloo

the stag and hen dos who don't realise that there's another 100 people onboard who wouldn't mind a nice peaceful journey.

Thanks hammy.
You've jsut reminded me to take my ear plugs tomorrow (seriously).

I take ear plugs and sometimes an eye mask and then I'm not too worried about what's going on.