Originally Posted by
Anansis
Easyjets trial of allocated seating began last week:
BBC News - Easyjet to trial giving allocated seats to passengers
Does anyone have any experiences of it yet? I'm particularly curious to know what happens to people who don't pay for the product. Do they get to choose a seat at check-in (as they do on many European/SE Asian lo cost carriers) or are they stuck with an automatically assigned number which can't be changed?
Check-in? Who goes to check-in anymore? Baggage drop, perhaps, but never check-in. I too am curious on how they are going to treat those who aren't willing to pay, and indeed those who paid for a years worth of speedy boarding.
I sure hope we don't see boarding in the following order.
Those who have paid for assigned seats;
Speedy boarders who wouldn't pay more;
Infirm and those with kids under 12;
Rest of us who get to sit in-between all of the above.