Scum
I fly regularly with both FR and EZY and find the 'scrum' a necessary evil.
If you don't get on early enough you will find there is nowhere in the hatrack for your luggage (needed to avoid checked baggage costs) - EZY seem to be the worse for this as FR have fearsome handluggage police at the gate looking for oversize baggage - and only one per person.
The reason I think the scrum is a necessary evil is that you get everyone on board and seated well before the departure time - I cannot remember the last time I was delayed with either FR or EZY.
Just to back up a previous post - at least with free seating you get to avoid the 'undesirables' on board.
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