Does anyone know how Easyjet are collecting API for Turkey. We are travelling in August . Can't find anything on thier web site and the booking does not ask for it like it does for Spain.
Thanks Marg

Might I ask why you think that API is required for Turkey? I've not heard a thing about this, and I do keep informed on this type of thing, so please educate me! You WILL need to pay £10 per person for a tourist visa when you land. Please make sure that this note is clean and not scruffy. The Turkish authorities do not give change!!! So make sure that you get a good £10 note for every member of your party! And have a great time!!

Came in for Turkey on March 4th 2009. Just google API Turkey.

................. which I promise you I did, and got a load of odd results about API maps; Christmas Turkey and people on face book ................... none of which got me any further with this thread. I'll try again and if I'm the one doing something wrong, I apologise profusely in advance.

Well I tried again, and entered Advance Passenger Information Turkey rather than the acronym you quoted. And lo and behold, a couple of references from OAG and BA.

This is from the BA website - mods I hope you will forgive this ............

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http://www.britishairways.com/travel/lcnews/public/en_tr

Now I suspect that most of the information can be gained from interpreting your booking details with Easyjet, especially if you check in onllne, or can be collected by the luggage drop or check in desk when you arrive at the airport, before travel. Unlike the US, there is no time limit before departure being quoted for the airline to pass on this information. And not all this info is necessary - note the contact information.

I hope that this helps a bit - and that this information can be easily obtained from your passport at the check in desk and will not take a long time to type into Easyjet's computer system, which again will appear on the information submitted to the UK Government. Anyone know why it's the UK government taking such an interest in people's movements because it also applies to flights to Malta. Usually it's the destination's government who are interested in who's entering the country. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

We are travelling to Turkey in August and we have been asked for it. I haven't given the information yet as I am waiting for my daughter's new passport but we have up unil 48 hours before we fly to do it.

For information on adding API to an Easyjet booking, please click here.

David

Thanks David for sorting out my post with the link! I'm not that good at the techie stuff and am most grateful for your help! xxx

that 2 people can pay for one bag and fill it to the 32kg safe lifting limit

without wishing to be too picky ... but it doesn't actually say 'paying for one bag' it says 'taking one bag'.

However, having done some research ie making a 'booking' for 2 people but changing the baggage selection from 2 to 1 it does then say 1 piece of hold luggage up to a maximum of 32kg. Well done that man !!!!

Regards, Chris

Had to email my details to Easyjet and they have confirmed they have added them. They are advising if you want to add it at the airport which they don't recommend you need to be there two hours before take off.

Re API to Turkey
Had to send details via e mail and they have confirmed that they have received them. they do not advise waiting until check in but if you decide to do this you have to be there two hours before. They do not have the facility to scan in it has to be filled in. When you consider that many people are not aware of this there could be a large number of people filling in the info. Like times and tides Easyjet wait for no man or women.
Marg

Can anyone help?

I am trying to find out more about a cancelled Easyjet flight, details below
Flight 6065 from Bristol to Valencia.
on 7th February 2009
departure time 17.15

On the day in question, I was told by two different members of the Easyjet staff that the plane was cancelled due to 'staff running out of hours'. Now, having spent many weeks and have sent many emails trying to obtain compensation from Easyjet but now they are telling me that the problem was due to ´de-icing´and I am not entitled to any compensation.

I have asked them to support this statement by answering the following questions:-

1) WHERE THE PLANE WAS WHEN THE DE-ICING PROBLEM OCURRED (BRISTOL?)
2) DETAILS OF WHEN THE PLANE WAS NEXT USED (DATES, TIMES, POINT OF ORIGEN AND
DESTINATION)

But they responded with :-

I am sorry you are unhappy with our previous response, however, as you have been
previously advised we are not obliged to disclose such sensible information.

As the previous agent advised, we are only able to provide the official documents sent
by the airports only following the requests of the aviation authorities, who would be
dealing with this issue on your behalf, therefore as soon as you will obtain proper
documentation, it will enable us to continue investigating your claim.

I have sent an email to the AUC but they are taking 10 weeks before they will reply.


Is there anyway that you can help me find out the answers to my questions?

Philip

Sorry to hear of your problem. I`m presuming here, that you were at Valencia when the flight was cancelled. Been doing some digging and that was the time the UK copped for some very heavy snow, Bristol being very badly affected. According to reports on Pprune the runways were closed on the 6th/7th Feb and again on the 9th, with crews struggling to keep them open in between. The De icing rigs would have been at full pelt and almost certainly unable to de ice on demand thereby causing delays. This may well have had a knock on effect on crew hours, especially if your aircraft could `nt have got to and from Valencia before they went out of hours. There may also have been issues with snow clearance on the runways at this time. Hence the two stories you have been given, may well be correct.

In these circumstances, all airlines, tend to cancel flights and I`m afraid all you would be entitled to would be a refund of your ticket. No airline will pay any knock on costs I`m afraid.

They are also not obliged to give you answers to the questions you have posed, although a more accurate and detailed response would have been appropriate in your case. Sorry I cant help further but there may be others that can..

Does anybody know when the Easyjet Gatwick flights are released for October/November? You can book Bristol but not Gatwick for some reason. Looking through the question/answers section I can't see a named release date. Any ideas?

Laurence

Laurence,

If Will Be Fairly Soon

Gower

Great thanks for that Gower.

Easyjet have just released winter flights from Gatwick, just booked

Cancelled Flight 6065 from Bristol to Valencia.
on 7th February 2009
departure time 17.15

Dear Paully

Thanks for the reply. I wanted to send you a PM but couldn't "¦..don't know why, the service wouldn't let me.

Actually I was in Bristol waiting for the flight to Valencia.

You are right, the weather in the UK had been really bad, but the day of my flight it had been sunny all day (strange for the UK) and as I said before , my flight was scheduled to leave at 17.15.

When I checked in, about 2pm, I was told that the flight was on time and this was confirmed by several staff in the departure lounge. I asked for confirmation because there was one other Easyjet flight delayed (but only one) ,that was going to to Barcelona . That had been delayed for several hours but other Easyjet flights were leaving Bristol with no problems.

We were called for boarding at 17.00, but 20 minutes later we were told the flight was dealyed, but the plane was 'on it's in bound journey'. Then we were told it would be delayed by 2 hours. Just before our flight was cancelled, about 8pm, the delayed Barcelona flight was called for boarding and subsequently left.

Myself and other passengers were suspicious as up to the point it was cancelled, we were always being told that the flight was on it's way in and we would be definitely leaving.
We had our suspicions that our flight had been used for the delayed Barcelona flight, which made sense because our flight was the last Easyjet flight scheduled from Bristol .

Also, I was told on two separate occasions at the airport that the cause was 'crew running out of hours' not the reason that was given to me 10 days later by their customer help department.

This is why I would like to know what plan was actually scheduled for my trip and when/where it was next used. I appreciate that this will probably be impossible!!!

But thanks again for taking time in looking into this.

Regards.
Martin

philip123,

Its Difficult To Find As It Was Quite A While Ago (When You Consider The 100's Of Flights Easyjet Have A Day)

I Think The Flight Was Due To Be Operated By G-EZEP, As It Fits The Pattern For Every Other Flight (EZY6065) Operated After The Incomming (EZY6104),

As Far As I Can See This Flight Did Not Operate To Barcelona That Night, (But With Out The Barcelona Flight Code, It Is Impossible To Tell What Did Operate It),

The Next Recorded Flight I Then Have For G-EZEP Is The Following Morning Operating To Grenoble-Isere Airport, France and then Operating A Later Flight To Geneva (08/02/2009),

The Fact That There Was Much Snow Accross Northen Europe Would Have Meant That Aircraft Were Probably Not At The Right Places Which Then Causes Problems With Crew Hours.
Airlines Normally Then Try To Operated Flights They Can With The Crew They Have To The Places The Aircraft Are Needed.

Sorry To Hear You Had A Bad Experince With Them (Mine Have Always Been So Good, Lets Hope It Stays Like That For The Next One)

Gower