Think it may work out ok in the end... The old parents have stepped in...

I've flown with easy jet many times but don't think I've attempted to do on-line check-in with luggage. Then again, something tells me I have To save me trawling through pages of the easy jet forum can somebody tell me if it's possible to check-in on line with Easy jet with luggage. The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that the old policy of on-line check in for hand luggage only changed some time ago and that I actually checked in with hold luggage when we went to Prague a couple of years ago.

The reason I ask is that I checked my easy jet booking yesterday and there was a section to print out boarding cards which I tried to do but for some reason it wouldn't let me although yesterday was 29 days from departure and the rule is that on-line check in opens from 30 days. It got me thinking that the reason I couldn't do it was because I've booked a suitcase. Can anyone shed some light on it please? My flight's from Bristol to malaga.

You can check in online with luggage, with Easy Jet it seems to be one desk fits all for wherever your flying, anyway that has been the case for us to Tenerife both from Gatwick and Manchester.

shirley h,

It is posible, yes. Just check-in online then go to the Easyjet desk at the airport to check bags in. It's not always a time saver though as you still have to queue.

Darren

Wow, that's what I call a fast reply thanks both.

I was convinced I'd done it from Bristol to Prague. I'll have to give it another go, maybe it was a technical hitch on the part of their site yesterday. thanks!

It seemed to be a problem with IE as son managed to download the passes for me on his laptop- he uses firefox. He then tried to see why I couldn't get them to download on my laptop and succeeded by going through Chrome although he failed with IE (as I did)

They've been saved now so I'll print them off soon.

Some winter flights are out now.

If you still have to queue, rather than just drop luggage off, is there any benefit to checking in online, especially with Easy Jet as there's no seat allocation?

yep check in on-line and then go to "bag drop" shirley which happens to be the same queue as those checking in . Well it was at Gatwick .

If you still have to queue, rather than just drop luggage off, is there any benefit to checking in online, especially with Easy Jet as there's no seat allocation?

Not that I saw Helen

Thanks Lyn - I don't think I'll bother then. We're always at the airport early anyway.

I've already checked in on line and printed out our boarding passes for Easter. Sometimes there is less of a queue at the bag drop than the ordinary check-in desks. They are different desks in Bristol and in Prague when we did it a couple of years ago, the bag drop was the same desk as speedy boarding.

when we checked in on line a couple of years ago at Bristol there was more of a queue at the bag drop desk than the normal check-ins but in Prague we went right to the front whilst the normal desk had a massive queue waiting for it to open.

At least, if you've checked in on line you'll get a choice of going to whichever one has the shortest queue and it doesn't cost anything so nothing to lose anyway.

I must have been lucky and not had to queue at bag drop at Gatwick, unlike easys check in desk that seems to be one long queue for multipule fight numbers.

Manchester to tenerife next winter = no flights on a Tuesday. Hope Gatwick will still operate every day. Does anyone know please?

Info re: Easyjet prices for extra legroom seats and prebooking seating now published. Only available on selected routes during this trial period.

£3 to choose seats, exit / front row seats - with extra legroom - will cost an additional £9 (£12 in total) , and those towards the front an extra £5 (£8 in total).

If no preselection options taken seat allocation will be advised at the time of booking and families, groups etc will be seated together if possible.

Whilst not mentioned speedy boarding no longer availalble as it will not be required due to everyone having allocated seating ! - this costs £9.50 per flight. However, speedy boarding did offer sppedy bagdrop etc

As Ryanairs extra legroom option is 'only' £10 - will they now see an opportunity to raise their fees to match Easyjets ?

Regards Chris

Further to Chris's post:

EasyJet to charge for pre-allocated seats

EasyJet will start charging passengers for the privilege of reserving specific seats for the first time, but the airline insists the move is to take the stress out of boarding rather than to raise more money.

The airline will charge £8 to reserve seats in rows two to eight, £12 for seats with extra legroom and £3 for all the others.

The carrier, which yesterday announced it would lose less money this winter than previously anticipated, said it will trial pre-allocated seating on several routes next month.

Chief executive Carolyn McCall told The Times the airline had spent £5m on a new computer system for seat reservations to "take the stress out of boarding", which she admitted was a barrier to people travelling with the airline.

She went on to say that she didn't expect the vast majority of passengers to pay to reserve seats and she insisted those who chose not to pay would still be able to sit with their flight companions.

The first destinations to offer the service include Sharm-el-Sheikh, Istanbul, Malaga and Alicante. The airline will email passengers booked on flights to these destinations to give them to option of paying for pre-allocated seating from April.

EasyJet announced yesterday that it expects half-year losses to the end of March of £110m to £120m, compared to a £153m loss in the same period last year.

It had earlier forecast a loss of £140m to £160m but it said the milder winter, which resulted in less disruption and lower de-icing costs, reduced competition and better than expected yields had cut its losses.

The carrier said rising fuel prices would add £145m to its costs in the second half of the year.

EasyJet today launched its first service to Iceland, which will operate three times a week all year from London Luton Airport to Reykjavik.

With permission from Travelmole

Speedy Boarding for our Christmas 2012 flights to Portugal are costing £43 (2x £21.50), so the new system, if adopted after the trial run, will save me money on future trips. As this outcome very rarely happens, expect an announcement sometime from EJ that they're abandoning the new system and reverting to the status quo.

sagres,

Of course if you head for the extra legroom seats the new system will cost you £48. However, for such a short flight I guess it probably isn't worth paying this given Easyjets fairly generous legroom in standard seating.

£3 to choose an standard seat and not to have the queuing process we now see would be ok with me. However, how long will it take to push all the fees up from £12, £8 and £3 - my guess is 2 years (max) and it will be £15, £10 and £5 ! and free allocation will go.

Chris

Completely agree, Chris. I'll be happy (and not a little surprised ) if I save money in 2013 but, like you, am fairly certain that EJ's accountants will have rectified the situation in their favour by Christmas 2013.
... As the saying goes - you win one, you lose the rest.

Had a text from my sis earlier, saying there were huge queues at the Easyjet check in in Bristol this morning, and she was glad she'd checked in online. I've just tried to do the same, for my flight from Gatwick, but it says you can check in online if you have hand luggage. I know for a fact that she had one case to go in the hold. Can anyone help please?