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hey bluemoon i did the same as you only for lanzarote, on friday there flights where £150 at christmas they are now 2 days later an extra £100 each but still cheap considering every other airline wants at least £350-400 per flight for the same dates.

just wished i had booked friday when i first looked. :(
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Sigh ......................

EZY 8532 BSL-LGW has gone techie again (twice at least in just over 2 weeks). One holiday up the creek - originally I thought a MCI of 4 hours would do, but NO. :que

There's nothing to claim, and the coffee and pastry offered has the bitter taste of disappointment.
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Easyjet to launch Israel flights

EasyJet plans to expand to Israel this winter with the launch of a new six times weekly service between London Luton and Tel Aviv.

It will be the first low-cost airline to operate between London and Tel Aviv.

Starting on November 2, flights will operate every day except Fridays.

With prices from £71.98 one way, the airline claimed the fare is half that of traditional airlines operating on the route.

In addition, the airline will further expand its operations in Morocco with a new twice weekly service between London Gatwick and Agadir on November 3.

Flights will operate on Wednesdays and Sundays with one-way inclusive fares from £34.90.


With permission from Travelmole
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Reading easyjets baggage conditions it says.Passengers are allowed 20kgs hold baggage each.
Myself and my wife have paid for 2 hold bags.In addition it says our weight allowance can be spread over 8 hold bags.As I might have to take an additional item of hold baggage other than what was booked at initial booking.Am I right in assuming, if I turn up at the airport and the total of the three items does not exceed 40kgs I wont have to pay any extra?
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No you're not!

Scroll back a few pages and it's all explained with a link to the easyjet page which explains it in plain English not lawyer-speak.
You will be charged for handling the extra bag and I think they charge more at checkin than if you prebook it.
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Normally everyone just rushes up to the door to get on the buses when the gate is opened for other airlines so I can't quite see how they would do it. has anyone any experience of this at bodrum or any other airport like Bodrum?
I have only just found this site, so apologies if this information is a bit late!

I fly 3-4 times a year with eJ out of Heraklion which uses buses to/from the planes. They have always bussed the Speedy Boarders & Special Assistance passengers out before group A. When there were only a few SB/SA's the A's were taken out on the same bus but held back until the SB/SA's had climbed up the loading steps.

For anyone who wonders how Speedy Boarding can be justified with a bus, if you look at the eJ website it says
http://easyjet.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/easyjet.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=456&p_created=1163065842&p_sid=mvM_WxDj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MzEsMzEmcF9wcm9kcz0mcF9jYXRzPSZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MSZwX3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PXNwZWVkeSBib2FyZGluZw**&p_li=&p_topview=1

Hope that helps.
Pete
  • Edited by David 2009-07-23 10:14:09
    Post edited for copyright reasons. Weblink inserted to replace quoted text.
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EasyJet releases seats earlier

EasyJet is changing the way in which it releases its seats for the coming seasons, making it possible to book earlier.

The airline today released its schedules for Spring 2010 from its bases across the UK regions, which means it is now possible to book flights from Belfast, Bristol, East Midlands, Liverpool and Newcastle up to the end of June 2010.

Flights from London and Scotland will go on sale within the next few weeks.

Seats for Summer 2010 are expected to go on sale next month.

Previously the airline launched its schedules in two six month blocks, winter and summer timetables.

It says the new process will enable passengers to better plan ahead and take advantage for the airline's fantastic lowest fares.

With permission from Travelmole
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Hi David, I noticed this yesterday also and booked my easter flights, but I also noticed on some flights particularly in April the speedy boarding part was blocked out it looks as though you have to go back in to manage bookings and then change to SB .they are trying to get people to subscribe to EasyJet Plus which is automatic for SB and SB PLUS.On another note with booking so far in advance you are supposed to get the cheapest price as the fares go up as time progresses, just lately I have caught them out several times by checking on a regular basis the prices, so I challenged them on their price protection promise and was told "congratulations you are quite right" and I finished up with £240.00 worth of credits against future flights !!!
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do people recommend the speedy booking ? or does it not really make that much difference?
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catslovelycats,

You'll find lots of opinions on this thread. If you aren't bothered where you sit and are happy to take whatever seats are left, then speed boarding isn't a must. If you are travelling as a group or want to specific seat, then it's a useful addition.

Darren
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Have I missed something or are Easyjet pre-empting a change in Portugal's immigration requirements?
I've just booked flights to Faro for next April and, at the end of the booking stage, got a pop-up saying that advance passenger details were needed before flying; a window then opened for name, passport number and expiry date to be completed. I know that this is current practice for Spain but have never had to do it for travel to Portugal before. Is it already in force or about to be implemented ?
If already in force, what's the position regarding next month's flights to Faro, because I wasn't asked for advance passport details when booking that.
  • Edited by Sagres 2009-07-27 06:58:38
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Sagres,

API has been a requirement for a few countries in addition to Spain for a while (including the UK) and is being rolled out throughout the year to several other countries on a route by route basis. If you've been asked to enter your details, it's now a requirement for that route.

Darren
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I don't think that the UK requires API from passengers from European countries, maybe I'm wrong but I haven't been asked for it as yet.
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Cheers, Darren - I've just googled it and am a little wiser now. I've gone into my booking for next month and added the API details to that.
I imagine that there's going to be some fun at check in next month with those folks who have booked a while back and know nothing about it - 'cos Easyjet certainly haven't notified me of the new requirement -I only found out about it because I've just booked another flight.
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Sagres,

It shouldn't be much of a problem, the information can be given at the airport as well although it should strictly speaking be given in advance (>5 hours before the flight departs). For example, it's given at check-in for my flights to Turkey later this year (I'm not travelling with EZY). API is nothing new, it's just being rolled out across europe and many other destinations around the world for security reasons.

Darren
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Lets just say "Big Brother" is watching and if API is requested completion is required.

The wonders of travel in 2009 within the European Community!

Nivsy
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Judith

the UK is looking at it! The relevant Parliamentary committee has been taking evidence from interested parties (obviously not travellers). Eurostar claim it's illegal to collect the info in advance in Europe (not sure how accurate that claim is and which bits of Europe they were thining of given their restricted network!) and that doing it at check-in would increase check-in time and undermine their business advantage. Probably just a coincedence they mention that at a time when the Government is trying to privatise the UK part of Eurostar!!
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