среда, 10 октября 2012 г.
I travelled recently for the first time with Easy Jet and I was very impressed with the service. We
Which? analysed 1,174 September flights for one person with one piece of checked-in luggage, flying out from three London cheap hotel rooms bangkok airports to three European destinations: Dublin, Barcelona, and Alicante, cheap hotel rooms bangkok according to the Daily Mail .
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It will come as no surprise to discover that Ryanair are often the most expensive: a Kit Kat, a sandwich, a bottle cheap hotel rooms bangkok of water, cup of tea and a glass of wine add up to 18.07, which is more expensive than a one-way ticket to Genoa, Warsaw or Paris, which costs 18.
Paying for paying Is it just us, or is there something seriously nut so about the concept of paying for the privilege of paying? It's a crazy, mixed-up world when you have to pay pound;10 to use a debit card which costs the airline around 20p to process. Of course, you could apply for one of the cards which are 'free' to use, but they change all the time and take hours to apply for. If we thought about it too hard we'd only ever sit at home and cry. /p
/p Clashing colours My dear, the garishness! Bright orange, purple, lurid yellow... it's enough to make anyone long for the days of a discreet livery of navy, red and perhaps a touch of silver. If you weren't feeling queasy before you got onboard, cheap hotel rooms bangkok the combination of lime green uniforms and a pound;10 gin and tonic should do the job. Pass the sick bag ndash; oh no, that's right, there aren't any. /p
/p Arriving at random airports cheap hotel rooms bangkok It's all very well paying pound;3.99 for your flight to Stockholm, but you won't be feeling so clever when you land in a field in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by lakes and forests, with no capital city in sight. Add on the taxes, extra charges and an hour and a half taxi ride into town and suddenly the national carrier flying to the main airport is looking like a pretty good deal. Especially when you factor in the professional service and free prawn sandwich you would have got... /p Bonkers booking cheap hotel rooms bangkok Ah, the joys of the online no-frills airline booking procedure... First off, let's assume you've got access to the internet (if you don't, cheap hotel rooms bangkok you're pretty much stuffed, because the chances of finding a real live human to book with are about as high you being able to travel on one of the special offer days). You've then got to navigate the site without accidentally hiring a car, paying for golf clubs or adopting a small child. By the time you remember to print out your boarding pass within the correct time period, you're in serious need of a holiday... /p Full-fare food and drink The recent story about a certain airline which gave a man a sandwich and a drink after he suffered a cardiac arrest ndash; and then charged him for it ndash; just about sums up the no-frills airline cheap hotel rooms bangkok attitude to catering. It's all about the money, cheap hotel rooms bangkok money, money. So, three letters for you: B.Y.O. /p
/p Speedy boarding Seriously, what is up with people who pay for speedy boarding? You haven't spent enough on extra taxes, credit card charges, cheap hotel rooms bangkok baggage fees? Sure, whack on another hefty charge while you're at it, just so you can stand in the front of the queue and feel superior. The plane's not going anywhere until the povs at the back of the queue are on too, so save the twenty quid ndash; cheap hotel rooms bangkok you'll need it to pay for your cheese sandwich on board. /div Baggage restrictions No, no, we don't really need to take anything with us on our holiday, honestly. We may be going to Norway for two weeks in January, but a toothbrush, t-shirt and a pair of flip-flops will do us just fine. The book, nappies, wet wipes and baby food ? No problem, they'll slip right into the one bag too, that's fine, don't need them at all, yes stick them in the overhead locker miles away from my seat, too. Marvellous. /p No seat pocket Remember in the old days when the seat in front of you had a pocket cheap hotel rooms bangkok you could stow your bits and pieces, magazines, bottle of water etc, instead of having to strew them all over the floor? They might be saving cheap hotel rooms bangkok space and weight, cheap hotel rooms bangkok but when your three-year-old starts projectile vomiting and the seat belt sign's on, suddenly a seat pocket full of sick bags makes a lot of sense. Ah, sweet revenge... /p Lousy legroom Jeez, there's nothing like 29 quot; legroom pitch and a non-reclining seat back to force you to practice your yoga moves. Like human origami, we fold our limbs into unnatural cheap hotel rooms bangkok shapes and wonder why we can't feel our feet by the end of the flight. And we're relatively normal! What it's like for a 6ft 7 quot; man, or a 7 month pregnant cheap hotel rooms bangkok woman with a 20 month old on her 'lap' doesn't bear thinking about... /p Surly service OK, when you're paying more for your beer than your air fare, you can't expect silver service, but would a smile hurt? We feel for the cabin crew dealing with leery stag weekenders and bitter businessmen whose companies won't cough up for a proper airline, but it would be nice to be treated slightly more like a human being, less like a walking wallet from whom to extract as much cash as possible in a two hour period. Scratch card, perfume, magazine, pound;2.50 bottle of water, anyone? /p
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I've flown with EJ around 20 times, and except for one late flight I've never had a problem. It is what it is - you're cheap hotel rooms bangkok not paying for luxury - you're getting a budget priced journey that get's you from A to B. Excellent value and I'm looking forward to Tallinn cheap hotel rooms bangkok in October: 3 nights, cheap hotel rooms bangkok return flights, accommodation and breakfast..... 95 (through EJ) - bring it on! :0)
I travelled recently for the first time with Easy Jet and I was very impressed with the service. We checked cheap hotel rooms bangkok ourselves in on line, downloaded the boarding passes and whizzed through Gatwick. Alas the same cannot be said for the return journey but it wasn't Easy Jet that was the problem it was Crete's airport setup - nightmare.
I have travelled BA, Easyjet, Eva Air, Virgin and I have to say that Easyjet are not that bad. In fact, I've always had good service from them, flights on time,etc, but that was only to Europe. cheap hotel rooms bangkok You get what you pay for, and although the comfort is a little less, I would be only too willing to travel on Easyjet again.
What a surprise, the day after the start of most peoples working week is the cheapest to fly out and the day before the start of most peoples working week is the most expensive to fly back. Which morons pay the morons who do the pointless research?
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