Excellent trip report. Thanks for sharing. Bummer on the equipment swap out. Coach TATL is bad enough but on a 757. Yikes!
I've never flown EasyJet, but am contemplating flying them next month RAK-LYS only because of the convenient timing. I'd pay extra for premium seating or an exit row, but it sounds like that's not an option... just hope to be the first few to board.