Not good news if you prefer BA to Easyjet

Graham · Post by **Graham** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:20 pm

Not that I would pay for it, but I have noticed that Club Class is always full on BA - not always with the rich but often the older / more infirm travellers.

Unless anyone knows differently I guess that there is no Club Class flight available from the UK to Faro - time for some smaller airline (such as Maxjet) to spot an opportunity?

I just can't see the mega-rich from Vale de Loaded joining the easyjet bunfight!

logicbob · Post by **logicbob** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:33 pm

I think you might find that they are ex employees who get flights a knock down price.

Graham · Post by **Graham** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:04 pm

You might think that but I would disagree - my Father in Law is an ex BA employee entitled to ID90 benefits (i.e. paying only 10% of the price) BUT they have to fly standby - given that BA is very often full this is so risky that in his half a dozen flights a year to Faro he has never actually used it, preferring to pay the proper price for a guaranteed seat!

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:11 pm

Spare a thought for roy4eyes . . . . no more free wine and a slice of pizza for him!

Mike,Chislehurst · Post by **Mike,Chislehurst** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:44 pm

BA have said they will take over some of the routes (we don't know which!) But at a guess Alicante Malaga and possibly Faro. I, like the majority on here do not like Easyjet and from experience it's like flying on a council estate which I have had to do a few times in the recent past. I also experienced one of the stewards on a easyjet flight deliberately burping down the on board PA. All in all it's a corporate deal that benefits the companies and not the passengers...not happy (as you may have guessed)

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:20 pm

I for one have always found Easyjet to offer a good service, operating a modern fleet and offering a resonable prices.

When they took over the ex BA GO routes at Bristol they increased the routes / frequencies and did not over inflate prices.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:24 pm

As you have probably guessed I share your pain Mike ( and we are not talking about the Addicks efforts again although things are looking up down at the Valley). I sincerely hope that BA apply to the CAA for some slots and compete on the route. I would have thought that the route makes money as the planes are nearly always full whatever the season and which proves the point that there people prepared to pay a premium for choice of service.

G

Misty · Post by **Misty** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:53 pm

I guess it must all depend on where your flight is going to or coming from. I have to say I have never flown with any sort of 'council estate' nor had a 'bunfight' to get a seat. But then again my local airport is Faro and I never fly to Gatwick, so this is totally irrelevant to me in any case, except that from my point of view, easyjet is an excellent airline.

roy4eyes · Post by **roy4eyes** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:31 pm

To compensate for the Cranes and their like we will be offering Club class on our Cessna 172 next year to make up for the disappointed BA customers.

We will offer free use of the toilets pre-flight, an extra cushion, choice of Mars or Twix depending on the time of day, improved quality sick bags, priority boarding and post-flight camera retrieval, together with coffee, brandy and vallium post-flight.

All this for only three times the normal cost

Graham · Post by **Graham** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:47 pm

Roy - if you can guarantee that the twit in front will not try to recline on take off despite it being a physical impossibility then count me in! (but I think that in your plane you are probably the 'twit in front' and if you try to recline for a kip then count me out)

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:26 am

Roy is an excellent pilot; it's a pity some of his passengers are such a let down!

roy4eyes · Post by **roy4eyes** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:28 am

No Graham - for this price you can pre-book row 1 for no extra charge

P.S. You need to be a genius not a twit to recline seats on EasyJet - they are fixed

charliegill11 · Post by **charliegill11** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:59 am

I feel that there must be a different standard of employees in the Midlands as the Easy Jet staff are always efficient and polite. We have no complaints and the costs far most realistic than Thomson Fly or Monarch. We have not tried BMI Baby for some time but will be doing at Xmas - so we will be able to compare all airlines. Possibly we are lucky having more choice "North of Watford" than those using Gatwick

Mike,Chislehurst · Post by **Mike,Chislehurst** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:03 am

Roy, you wouldn't by chance be considering a weekly return Biggin Hill to Faro. Very handy for myself and Gazza.

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:17 am

Great idea Mike but I think Roy is a little off on his multiples of standard fare for club class in Europe.. more like 4- 5 times. Now that is a rip off considering the what is offered over and above the normal service.

G