Easyjet, sexists?

PandaPants_2

Troll, anyone????

tingtong

After the shambles I experienced recently at Madrid airport, I don't know why they don't just allocate seats to people.

That way, the people checking in first do get the pick of the seats, which seems fair to me. It would save 150+ people standing up at the gate, pushing and shoving, hoping to get a good seat. It really can't be that difficult to allocate seats, can it ?

Carol444_2

I've travelled a lot on Easyjet and been in various groups, but the last few times I have travelled with them alone I have been put in the final boarding group no matter how early I arrive.
I think this may be a deliberate policy by Easyjet to have all lone travellers get onto the plane last, in order to reduce complaints by couples or groups of people that they are not sitting together.
To answer the question as to what difference it makes where you sit if you are alone, the fact is that it is not particularly nice travelling alone, and I personally prefer to sit by the window so that I am not forced to sit between 2 strangers, or on the aisle where I tend to get hit by the tea/coffee cart as it goes by (don't know why as I am very small, perhaps I become invisible when I am on a plane).

dmg24

Carol444 wrote: »

I've travelled a lot on Easyjet and been in various groups, but the last few times I have travelled with them alone I have been put in the final boarding group no matter how early I arrive.
I think this may be a deliberate policy by Easyjet to have all lone travellers get onto the plane last, in order to reduce complaints by couples or groups of people that they are not sitting together.
To answer the question as to what difference it makes where you sit if you are alone, the fact is that it is not particularly nice travelling alone, and I personally prefer to sit by the window so that I am not forced to sit between 2 strangers, or on the aisle where I tend to get hit by the tea/coffee cart as it goes by (don't know why as I am very small, perhaps I become invisible when I am on a plane).

I travel alone. Always in Group A. I'm one of the ones that runs to be first! x

queensway_boy

dmg24 wrote: »

I travel alone. Always in Group A. I'm one of the ones that runs to be first! x

Reported to Easyjet

budgetflyer

Instead of whinging Nozzer. Do something positive !

Change your name to SHARON that way you could be called "Shazzer"- not too different from Nozzer.
Also at check in, wear girls clothes and put a bit of make up on. (you may like this too much)
That way the sexist easyjet staff will think you are female and allocate you in group A

jorichste

yay for boarding groups!! i'm female and normally travel with children-my own I don't steal them!!lol. Looks good from here hehehe

and yes I've seen the 45stone woman-normaly trying to sit next to me when i travel on public transport............she also has really bad breath and [EMAIL="f@rts"]f@rts[/EMAIL] a lot

teeb

nozzer wrote: »

Getting rid of boarding groups (bar disabled, small children, Easyjet employees, easyjet mates of employess, other airline employees, otehr airline mates of employees, women, the elderly) would then make it a true first come first serve, free seat airline, would it not?

Yes, yes it would.

But then Easyjet / Ryanair wouldn't make money from discovering that people will pay real money just to stand in a different queue.

nozzer

budgetflyer wrote: »

Instead of whinging Nozzer. Do something positive !

Change your name to SHARON that way you could be called "Shazzer"- not too different from Nozzer.
Also at check in, wear girls clothes and put a bit of make up on. (you may like this too much)
That way the sexist easyjet staff will think you are female and allocate you in group A

I think i suggested this in my first post did i not sweaty sock?

I once travelled to land of the heathen skirt wearing oat meal savages. Only once mind!

garom_2

bagand96 wrote: »

It's all true! All aircraft have to be what is called "in trim" to fly proplerly. This means having the centre of gravity on the correct place so that the aircraft will be balanced and can fly properly. This means all the weight on the aircraft (luggage, people, fuel etc) has to be distributed in a certain way.

Each flight has a load plan, and load sheet which dicatate what is on the flight, where it will be, and whether it is in trim. If its not, the aircraft doesn't go anywhere. These documents are legal requirements and must be signed by ground crew and the captain.

It can often seem that they are huge machines that just power their way into the sky with their jet engines, but even the biggest aircraft can be quite delicate. Different aircraft have different characteristics, and some types, even the bigger ones, can be a right pig to get "in trim" and cause the ground crews some right fun and games at times!

Aircraft out of trim, being overweight, or having weight in the wrong place can cause handling problems for pilots, and in extreme cases even a crash!



Shock horror, perks of the job, how dare they.

It is all true about trim but bags are standerdised at 13kgs of weight wether it be a suitcase weighing 32kg or an envelope weighing 500g.
All aircraft have a standard loading policy for luggage .The load plan is exactly that a plan that can be adjusted at any point in case of a reload to bring it back into trim once the passengers and bags have been loaded.

Passengers are also standardised weights so watever you weigh as far as an airline trim sheet is concerned you all weigh the same if your of the same gender.
Also so many people check in online and go straight to the gate these days they don't even go to check in and they are given group A or priority boarding .
This is all a moneymaking scheme for the airlines as it cuts down the need for check in agents and saves on stationary .