Originally Posted by
mad_rich
Good point. The time hanging around at the easyJet gate is dead time.
That said, I'd be much happier turning up at the easyJet gate 10 minutes late (98.4% chance of success) than turn up at T5 conformance 10 minutes late (98.4% chance of failure).
As an American, I don't fly Easyjet that often, but I still remember my experience from a couple of years ago flying between CDG and MAD and there was absolutely no furniture in the gate area. You had to stand or sit on the floor. So waiting around at the gate WAS actually somewhat of a hardship! (The flight was late, of course).
This time, I'm flying from LGW to Germany. No crazy security back-ups at 6:15 am at LGW, right?