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Bit of news,
From later on this month, EZY are getting rid of boarding groups C and D, and giving all internet check-in customers group A.
New order will be:
Speedy Boarders
Preboards
A (Online Checkin and Airport checkin 1-30)
B (31+)
Should be a marked improvement over the current system.
From later on this month, EZY are getting rid of boarding groups C and D, and giving all internet check-in customers group A.
New order will be:
Speedy Boarders
Preboards
A (Online Checkin and Airport checkin 1-30)
B (31+)
Should be a marked improvement over the current system.
Join Date: Mar 2007
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This is absolute 'spin' at it's best :
EZY had 4 boarding groups A,B,C,D with D allocated to internet check in.
In practice, nobody gave a stuff as everyone just piles forward and nobody on the EZY staff cares a hoot. I will NEVER use them or Ryanair again for that reason.
NOW, they have dispensed with groups C & D and introduced 'Speedy Boarders' and 'Preboards'. So for Speedy read group A again and for Preboard read group B.Then the other 2 groups follow again at the back.
The effect............ NONE Whatsoever.....BUT you have to PAY now to get into the first two groups. So effectively you are now PAYING for a punch up at the gate......well done the marketing Gurus !!
WHAT A CON STELIOS!! Shame on you !!
EZY had 4 boarding groups A,B,C,D with D allocated to internet check in.
In practice, nobody gave a stuff as everyone just piles forward and nobody on the EZY staff cares a hoot. I will NEVER use them or Ryanair again for that reason.
NOW, they have dispensed with groups C & D and introduced 'Speedy Boarders' and 'Preboards'. So for Speedy read group A again and for Preboard read group B.Then the other 2 groups follow again at the back.
The effect............ NONE Whatsoever.....BUT you have to PAY now to get into the first two groups. So effectively you are now PAYING for a punch up at the gate......well done the marketing Gurus !!
WHAT A CON STELIOS!! Shame on you !!
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Needless to say on my recent flight from NCL, off a remote stand, so called "Speedy Boarding" got you onto the bus first, the same bus that everyone else was getting on!
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nav3,
The previous boarding groups were as follows:
On any one flight, you will rarely have more than 5-7 speedy boarders. Preboards vary of course depending on how many children/assistance passengers there are. So group A passengers do still get quite a good choice of seats.
Speedy boarding works in the majority of easyJet stations where passengers are boarded by airbridge. That's why airports where they use airbridges attract a higher speedy boarding charge. The price goes down slightly for boarding by stairs outside the terminal, and then again drops quite low where there's a chance buses will be used. If speedy boarding doesn't get you on the aircraft before A/B groups passengers, you're entitled to your money back.
The previous boarding groups were as follows:
- Speedy Boarding
- Preboards (Special Assistance)
- A (1-30)
- B (31-60)
- C (Online Checkin)
- D (61+)
On any one flight, you will rarely have more than 5-7 speedy boarders. Preboards vary of course depending on how many children/assistance passengers there are. So group A passengers do still get quite a good choice of seats.
Speedy boarding works in the majority of easyJet stations where passengers are boarded by airbridge. That's why airports where they use airbridges attract a higher speedy boarding charge. The price goes down slightly for boarding by stairs outside the terminal, and then again drops quite low where there's a chance buses will be used. If speedy boarding doesn't get you on the aircraft before A/B groups passengers, you're entitled to your money back.
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Wexcan you are not automatically entitled to your money back if you do not get onboard the aircraft before groups A + B.
Remember that if you are on a remote stand taking a bus, the T&C's stipulate that you are only guaranteed to be on the first bus.
Also, you have the SB pax who think that they have time to go duty free shopping and that they will still get on the aircraft first. These pax most certainly will not be entitled to their money back!
Remember it is only Customer Services at Hangar 89 who can say for sure whether a pax is entitled to their money back or not, which is why the SCCM must FER any boarding irregularity that might happen. I am always logging problems with stands 1 & 11 at LGW for instance where the airport infrastructure does not allow speedy boarding to happen. This is the only time I can say for sure that a pax is entitled to a refund and I put it on my FER that way, but I still won't say to the pax that they are entitled to one as only Customer Services can say that.
Remember that if you are on a remote stand taking a bus, the T&C's stipulate that you are only guaranteed to be on the first bus.
Also, you have the SB pax who think that they have time to go duty free shopping and that they will still get on the aircraft first. These pax most certainly will not be entitled to their money back!
Remember it is only Customer Services at Hangar 89 who can say for sure whether a pax is entitled to their money back or not, which is why the SCCM must FER any boarding irregularity that might happen. I am always logging problems with stands 1 & 11 at LGW for instance where the airport infrastructure does not allow speedy boarding to happen. This is the only time I can say for sure that a pax is entitled to a refund and I put it on my FER that way, but I still won't say to the pax that they are entitled to one as only Customer Services can say that.
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Oops my mistake, I did of course mean to say depending on the circumstances.
My only real problems with SB have been, as you say, stand 1 LGW and at some of the smaller (often newer) stations like OVD, PMO, NAP, LCG, RAK etc Gatwick isn't really set up all that well for group-by-group boarding though - a move to BFS-like pens would make things a lot more ordered. From what I hear, though, Menzies are being very strict about boarding by groups so I suppose that's a good thing.
My only real problems with SB have been, as you say, stand 1 LGW and at some of the smaller (often newer) stations like OVD, PMO, NAP, LCG, RAK etc Gatwick isn't really set up all that well for group-by-group boarding though - a move to BFS-like pens would make things a lot more ordered. From what I hear, though, Menzies are being very strict about boarding by groups so I suppose that's a good thing.
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EZY priority boarding
I fly EZY frequently and i can say that the priority boarding has always been strictly followed. I read a comment above the it was "only lipservice", I would have to disagree.
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Just my personal experience. Certainly wouldn't dream of paying to be on the first bus!
Con/ rip-off/ opportunism/ cashing in on the gullible? Mind you, they do say about a fool and his money! Not too many people will be fooled twice though, I would think!
Con/ rip-off/ opportunism/ cashing in on the gullible? Mind you, they do say about a fool and his money! Not too many people will be fooled twice though, I would think!
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Boarding at LGW
I use the GVA regularly for business (avtn that is) and have never had a problem, with no bags yup 1st on, 1st off is OK. With checked bags it makes no dif what so ever as baggage hall is the delay factor everywhere. Beats 8 hrs on pallet 1 by far!
I flew LIS-LTN last week and they used different buses for each group as the a/c was on a remote stand. Speedy Boarders + special assistance + Group A all got on one bus, Group B (the group I was in) got on the next bus and so on. It worked quite well and Mrs Flap Track and I even managed to get the pair of exit row seats on the left side of the 737. 
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Amsterdam has a very well planned out boarding 'room'. There are different lanes for passengers in boarding grounds A, B C and so on. The SB pax stand in one lane by themselves. On the STN - AMS there were around 6 SB pax but on the AMS - STN there were only two. I will be flying with Germanwings from STN in a couple of weeks, so it will be interesting to see how those flights go.
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Easyjet is always one of the last low cost to release next season flight.
I belive winter flights will be released from June to July and more...
For example last year winter flights from MXP base open reservations at mid August...
I belive winter flights will be released from June to July and more...
For example last year winter flights from MXP base open reservations at mid August...
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And they still sold! EZY is the 2nd largest LC airline in Europe, people wait for them to release their flights to book their trips! With other carriers, they try to find an alternative, such as with LS. They havnt released some of their MAN routes yet, and are starting to lose out to WW, ZB and TOM!