While I hate to defend any thing easyJet does at this time, the bars are only going to be restocked once a day, so the sandwiches are out because they cannot be kept fresh. Apparently not having Alpha around the aircraft many times a day saves loads of money, keeeps the ticket prices down, etc etc...... With regards to the seating, I think allocated seats saves time, despite having seen unallocated seating for nearly six years. Passengers prefere to know where they are seating, and getting all the families grouped together at checkin, all the elderly, invalids and others sorted out BEFORE everyone has to be rearranged onboard may actually save time to gain a quicker turnaround. Not to mention the pursers patience!!
