Seats can be Pre booked by the passenger. Failure to do that results in the system allocating a seat when the boarding card is issued, either online or the check in desk. So yes it is first come first served in a way

At booking you can pre select your seat or seats if a group booking at a cost, cost depends on location you choose in the cabin.
If you do not pre book at check in you will be allocated a seat, if you have made a booking and have not pre selected your seat and have other people ie your family under your booking you will get allocated seats together at check in as long as your party is booked under one name.

Not necessarily. It will depend on the number of seats already pre-selected.

[B]you will [B] get seats allocated at check in as the system dies not allow people to leave middle seat empty if travelling alone. And most of the ore paid seats are upfront ones anyway. Very few paid seats are the £3 seats.

What I am trying to discover is the approximate algorithm which EJ use when allocating seats, ie do they start at the back or at the front and is it in order of booking, or of check-in,etc.

For example, the last airline I used started at the back, and allocated seats as customers checked-in. This means that the first passengers to check in get lousy seats, which seems a bit unfair and might even put some people off flying at all.

occasional

How did you find out that the last airline you used started at the back and allocated seats as customers checked-in? Not everyone regards seats towards the back as lousy. I don't; I like to see what is going on in the cabin during a flight and a seat towards the back allows me to do that.

I don't think any of us is going to discover what method EZY uses to allocate unpaid for seats; at least not until lots of us have booked lots of flights with unpaid for seats and can perhaps get a feel for how they may be doing it.

Its says during the booking process on the website that reseving seats allows you to be guaranteed to sit with your group and to pick your favourite seats.

It says if you do not choose to reserve a seat, it will be allocated at check-in and will try their very best to sit all of your group together, although not guaranteed. So if you are a family travelling with young or even primary school age children, you are probably best to reserve seats just to be certain.

Dunno as know some people who will gladly put it to chance and tell SWMBO that its all airlines fault he is at the front and she with the kids at the back. :E

So easyjet are due to announce seasonal NQY - LPL & SEN tomorrow, great news for NQY.

Any chance in seeing some more EZY routes to NQY announced for next year ? EDI would certainly seem the obvious extra route, it's previously been served by BE for the last x years but seems dropped next year.



cs

How did you find out that the last airline you used started at the back and allocated seats as customers checked-in?

Checked in and was offered 31F or equivalent in the last row next to the loo. As I didnt like the seat, I didnt proceed with the check-in and simply went through the check-in procedure at intervals watching how the seats were allocated. Eventually they reached a seat which suited my particular preferences.

I dont think the last row of seats is normally a popular choice (although it may be ideal for some people) so it seemed a little unfair on those who checked-in first.

Well, if you were to get the last row of a easy 320 you'd actually find yourself with a lot more leg room ... :)

No you wouldn't. The last row is actually quite tight and is the 29" seat pitch which is banded around whilst the rows further forward have considerably more leg room. But many pax still seem to like the row and generally speaking there is an even split between those who prefer the front and who prefer the rear. I prefer the rear.

Back row on the right has plenty of room. It's the left that's cramped

Yes, last row RHS A320 has got more legroom.

Just wondered, but are easyJet still "proudly" selling and serving Starbuck's coffee on flights?

Yes they still flog Starbucks Tea (3 types), Coffee (2 types) and Cocoa

UNICEF livery
 

Don't know if its been noted but easyJet have painted an A319 (G-EZIO) in a UNICEF livery, fair play easyJet! :D Photo Search Results | Airliners.net

fair play to the crew who have raised over £700,000

Jack1985

Actually there are two a/c in the UNICEF colour scheme so double the chance to see it !!!

new routes from summer:

new daily FCO-HAM and FCO-CPH from 8th April

4th March MXP-LUX 4 weekly
MXP-LCA 2 weekly, MXP-SSH 3 weekly
(EZY to cancel MXP-OPO, MXP-SKG and MXP-LYS)

LIS-BIO 4 weekly + LIS-VLC 3 weekly

new flights to Newquay from LPL and SEN (each 3 weekly); LPL-NTE 2 weekly