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EasyJet
Has anyone used this yet? I don't think the service has been officially announced yet but I found this on their website:
Can I check in for my flight on the Internet? Question Do you offer online check in facilities on easyJet? Answer At present online check-in is available only between Edinburgh and London Stansted as part of a trial. This trial may be extended to other airports within the easyJet network, so keep checking the website for further developments. You can only use this service if you carry hand baggage only. Seems rubbish that you're given boarding group D if you use the service. Ryanair's service will allow people using OLCI to board 1st. |
Personally I think putting passengers who use online check-in in boarding group D is the best option, considering that these people will only have to arrive at the airport about 15 minutes before STD. Therefore, passengers who do not use OLCI still have an incentive to arrive at the airport nice and early so that they get the best choice of seats, whilst the incentive for OLCI passengers is they get to arrive at the airport as late as possible, almost like strolling onto a bus.
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I can only speak for EMA but the check-in/boarding procedures for easyJet involve having one PSA assisting pax with the self-service-check-in machines, and then one PSA who works on the bag-drop belt from just before 2 hours before STD. 30 minutes before departure, the two go through to the gate to board passengers, usually meaning the gate is set up 20/25 minutes before departure time.
The passengers who have made the effort to get to the airport early should be rewarded by having a low boarding pass number to get onboard first. This is the whole point of the open seating policy. Passengers who decide to use online-check-in, so that they can get to the airport as late as possible bypassing the airport hassle, will board last, but will not have to get to the airport early. So take your pick early & first aboard, or late & last. It's fair & will be easier to handle. I'm dreading to see the Ryanair terms & conditions for OLCI. |
Anyone know when/if OLCI will be available with easyJet from NEMA?
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Originally Posted by phil_2405
Anyone know when/if OLCI will be available with easyJet from NEMA?
Online check in is now available on: - All flights from Edinburgh - All flights from London Stansted - All flights from London Gatwick - All flights from Glasgow to London Stansted - All flights from Bristol to Edinburgh - All flights from Nottingham East Midlands to Prague - All flights from Nottingham East Midlands to Geneva from 23 February - All flights from Amsterdam to Edinburgh (from 21 February |
EasyJet
RTE WEBSITE: 1st March 2006
British low-cost airline easyJet said that it will start flying to Africa for the first time with a new route to Marrakesh in Morocco from July. Wonder will Ryanair follow suit ? http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0301/easyjet.html |
Istanbul and Rijeka both look very interesting as well!
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From the mouth of the orange horse:
Another first as new markets beckon for easyJet easyJet, Europe's leading low-fares airline, today announced an expansion into three new markets – all outside the EU. From this summer, easyJet will be taking its familiar brand and famously low-fares to new customers in the bustling cities of Marrakech, Istanbul and to Rijeka, Croatia’s third-largest city. Over the last 10 years easyJet has brought low-fares to 18 countries in Europe and expects to carry in the region of 35 million passengers this year. Today about one-third of Europe’s population live within one hour of an easyJet airport. All three destinations should prove popular with passengers travelling for both business and leisure reasons that, until now, have had to put up with the high fares charged by the traditional airlines. easyJet becomes the first major European low-fares airline to start services from London to the most vibrant cities of Turkey and Morocco and, in doing so, expands its operations into these wholly-new markets that are increasing their business links with Europe. Andrew Harrison, easyJet Chief Executive, said: “This is probably our most significant expansion since the start of our new routes to Central and Eastern Europe in May 2004. easyJet continues to seize opportunities and to stay ahead of the industry – both geographically and technically, as highlighted by our recent introduction of on-line check-in. Croatia, Turkey and Morocco are forging an ever-closer relationship with the UK and Europe. As a consequence, the demand for low-fares to these countries is growing quickly, and easyJet will be in a unique position to benefit from this development. Wherever we go low fares speak their own language and we look forward to bringing our unique combination of low-costs with care and convenience to the long-suffering passengers to Istanbul, Marrakech and to Rijeka who have had to put up with high fares for too long.” easyJet will launch the following four routes this summer: London Gatwick to Marrakech 4 July Daily London Luton to Istanbul 29 June Daily London Luton to Rijeka 30 June Four times weekly: mon, wed, fri, sat Basel to Istanbul 29 May Four times weekly: Outbound - mon, thu, fri, sun Inbound – tue, fri, sat, mon Note the Basel-Instanbul schedules... will this be the first time a scheduled Easyjet crew has overnighted? *j* |
Easyjet expanding out of Europe
To Africa and Asia http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060301/af...120746eco.html
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jamesbrownontheroad
Great news from EZY, but have they not considered the ramifications of excluding STN from their expansion plans. Because the result will be their loss to another airline, i.e. like the ATH service .
Stanstedeye |
Originally Posted by jamesbrownontheroad
From the mouth of the orange horse:
Note the Basel-Instanbul schedules... will this be the first time a scheduled Easyjet crew has overnighted? *j* Personally, I think this is great that we are now expanding outside of Europe. Hopefully this is just the first of lots of new non-EU routes :ok: |
Easyjet
Wonder will other low cost operators be starting new routes to Africa and the East like Easyjet ? ?
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Originally Posted by Stanstedeye
Great news from EZY, but have they not considered the ramifications of excluding STN from their expansion plans. Because the result will be their loss to another airline, i.e. like the ATH service .
Stanstedeye That same airline tried to take them on EDI and GLA too, but didnt seem to work for them. Plus, ATH was announced to start in May and the first flight currently available is now 24 June 2006. Not the strongest message about their sales. Flying STNEDI and STNGLA on 40% loads is one thing, but flying ATH on 40% loads is another!!! Sanjo |
sanjo
Loadings on STN-ATH with the present schedule was always going to be difficult, as GO found to their cost with a similar STN-TFS schedule.
Saying that you must give them credit for giving it a try. EZY chose not to, and in my opinion to their cost, for like it or not STN is a major airport now & where a business opportunity arises if EZY decides in a negative way, others will take the lead. Stanstedeye |
Originally Posted by Stanstedeye
Great news from EZY, but have they not considered the ramifications of excluding STN from their expansion plans. Because the result will be their loss to another airline, i.e. like the ATH service .
Stanstedeye |
Cork LGW
Anyone know why EZY Are reducing their frequency on LGW ORK from 3 per day to 2 per day from late July to early September before reverting once more to 3 per day. Seems strange to take out a flight for the busiest six weeks of the year on UK- Irish market.
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new routes
anything new on the horizon for bristol, e.jet gone a little quiet as of late ?
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Originally Posted by Stanstedeye
Loadings on STN-ATH with the present schedule was always going to be difficult, as GO found to their cost with a similar STN-TFS schedule.
Saying that you must give them credit for giving it a try. EZY chose not to, and in my opinion to their cost, for like it or not STN is a major airport now & where a business opportunity arises if EZY decides in a negative way, others will take the lead. Stanstedeye |
Wonder will Ryanair follow suit ? Easy have had a base in Switzerland, outside the EU, since their early days, so are more used to this. Regarding which of their 3 London bases Easy use to serve new destinations, it seems to be an absolute lottery at the moment. There probably is some logic, but I can't see it. |
This weeks TTG is reporting that more destinations are going to be announced next week.
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Lets hope there are a few new routes out of ncl then.
lets see if ncl get there 7th aircraft? Madrid? Venice? |
Originally Posted by jamesbrownontheroad
From the mouth of the orange horse:
Note the Basel-Instanbul schedules... will this be the first time a scheduled Easyjet crew has overnighted? *j* |
Easyjet beginning seat allocation??
Flybe were crowing about Easyjet copying their business model and they said on the website....
Flybe understands the needs of the business traveller and offers pre-assigned seating as an added complimentary benefit when travelling on Economy Plus unlike Easyjet who seek to charge for this service. So does anyone know anything about this?? I guess if they are going to charge people to pre-allocate seats, everyone is going to have to be given a seat at check in otherwise there will be a right fiasco, someone sat in 3A when you've paid to reserve it! |
easyJet are trialing a service where you pay £5 and get to board the aircraft first aren't they? so they are not allocating seats but are giving some people the chance to choose their seats first.
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Oh right I wasn't aware of that
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phil 2405
any idea of what will happen if everyone pays £5 to get first dibs on the best seats (again it will be a nightmare) the only way i see this happening is that they assign seats on check in and tuff if you don't get a good seat (IE window seat or exit seats) Craig |
My sentiments exactly! If 50% of passengers opt for the £5 enhancement its not really going to be that special and will still result in utter chaos
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This has been ongoing for some time and easyJet only make the service available to 30 pax per flight, not more. You effectively get the chance to pay extra for a boarding card in the 1-30 group called for boarding first.
Now if they only took the extra six seats out of the 319s, reduced to 150 and put the first five rows at higher 34-35 inch seat pitch, they could charge even more for this product and cut costs by removing the fourth cabin crew member from the flight. I'm sure the revenue from selling these seats on every flight would outweigh the revenue loss from the 10-15% of A319 flights where the last six seats are occupied. |
I always thought that this should be an option on loco's. You could actually choose your seat online (at cost) double for an emergency or bulkhed. Then print it off on line for example a large 12A printed on your confirmation.
Obviously flight number and date of travel match. Passengers in possesion of one of these would be allowed to board first, then the rugby scrum would start. If you turn up late you lose your seat and join the scrum. |
Do pre-boards still board ahead of those paying this premium? Some flights can have 20+ pre-boards.
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Originally Posted by symphonyangel
Do pre-boards still board ahead of those paying this premium? Some flights can have 20+ pre-boards.
Yes thats why they are called pre-boards |
As a result of serious disruption to the flying programme as a result of extraordinary circumstances, easyJet regrets having to cancel the following flights:
Any ideas what the serious disruption is? |
Originally Posted by phil_2405
[I]Any ideas what the serious disruption is?
What´s the one thing all those cancelled flights have in common? Yup: FRANCE. Guess who is on strike today? French ATC ring a bell? :hmm: |
I was just looking for the reason! I saw it was all French flights yea but I didn't realise they were on strike today.
Thanks for the reply. |
No worries mate! :)
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New Routes
Heard that Easyjet will also announce another new route from LGW later this week ? Any ideas .
Seems stange that they did not announce them all together ? |
EZY-NEW ROUTES
New routes are:
BRISTOL to: KRAKOW, LA ROCHELLE, MARSAILLE, RIJEKA, TOULOUSE LONDON GATWICK to: SPLIT LONDON LUTON to: BORDEAUX, RIMINI EDINBURGH TO: ALICANTE PARIS ORY to: AJACCIO Enjoy, more to come soon :ok: |
Wonder if there will be any for East Midlands Airport
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EZY EMA
Does seem strange that EMA has been forgotten about, may be the presence of BMi.
Fingers crossed ................... |
and LPL, as easyJet said they would not be outdone by Ryanair who now have 20 destinations to easys 17.
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