Cheating Easyjet's Exchange Rates
Oct 24th 2007 | 8:51 pm
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Re: Cheating Easyjet's Exchange Rates
Of the various budget airlines it seems that (in my experience) EasyJet and Ryanair really treat their passengers like cattle. The free-for-all seating system encourages the scrum mentality. Stress levels get near to bursting point when the flight is called. Everyone scrambles for the desk regardless of checking-in sequence number. You always get some people standing at the front of the queue with a high ticket number which means that the lower ticket numbers can't get through and miss their turn boarding.
It's ridiculus.
It's offensive.
It's insulting.
It's a scrum.
And how much do you really save? Ten pounds? twenty euros?
And as for "Priority Boarding" - Ha! What a nonsense that is. Encourages the ones that have payed the extra couple of quid to feel superior for a few minutes until they find they are last off the bus anyway.
For me it just isn't worth the hassle any more. I now fly with other airlines and pay a slightly higher fare but have soooo much less hassle and stress. It's bad enough having to sit cramped in a seat for 2-3 hours but at least I don't have to fight to get my seat.
It's ridiculus.
It's offensive.
It's insulting.
It's a scrum.
And how much do you really save? Ten pounds? twenty euros?
And as for "Priority Boarding" - Ha! What a nonsense that is. Encourages the ones that have payed the extra couple of quid to feel superior for a few minutes until they find they are last off the bus anyway.
For me it just isn't worth the hassle any more. I now fly with other airlines and pay a slightly higher fare but have soooo much less hassle and stress. It's bad enough having to sit cramped in a seat for 2-3 hours but at least I don't have to fight to get my seat.
and now they have changed the system, whereas before they used to call disabled and anyone travelling with children - now they specify that only those with children under 2 - which in effect could mean that if travelling with a toddler of say 5-6 you might not be sitting next to them
or you would have to ask someone to swap seats if there wasnt enough seats togetherI seem to remember them bringing this "free seating" system in to speed up boarding ?? - just cant see it my self and as you say, stress levels are off the rickter :curse::curse::curse: scale by the time you actually sit in your seat !!!!!
