I kinda thought I was hooped here, but I wasn't sure if I was reading everything properly. Next 2 hour delay, I'm gonna search high and low for that FAX machine!
Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
Easyjet wouldn't delay a flight for strategic reasons. I can't see the point in them doing that. In fact they would be busting a gut to get flights away with as little delay as possible because of the knock on effects and issues such as crew rest onto the next flight(s)
I didn't mean that it was strategic in the reason for the delay. What I mean is in the past I've never had a delay so perfectly calculated. My flight was showing approx 2:30 delay from the minute I got to the airport, which was like 3 hours before sked time. If they thought it was gonna be any more than 3, they would've done everything they could to get out of it. I wouldn't put it past Easyjet to delay multiple flights by a couple hours to avoid having one be 3+ hours. I also wouldn't be surprised if I had been given some BS weather excuse or something. Whereas in my experience with UA/SK/LH none have ever put up a fight in my EU261 claims, in fact SK just lets you fill it out online and direct deposited it to my bank account in a couple days, couldn't have been easier.
In any case, they did really well knowing their delay in advance, this is just part of travel, but I'm just pissed I got stuck with that cab ride in the end because we arrived so late. C'est la vie I guess.