Originally Posted by
kac2138
I have never flown a budget airline before and I wanted to put some kudos out into the universe. I flew easyjet round trip from Amsterdam to Berlin this week. Both flights boarded and departed on time and with little hassle. I think my bag may have been slightly too large for the bin but no one said anything. The flight attendants were cordial. The plane was in good condition. SXF was a fine airport. Could have used more seating but LMAO I had Burger King for the first time in 15 years.
If I had any observations: speedy boarding should really be called “earlier” boarding since it’s the same speed and convenience as regular boarding. There is really no way to tell who has it once they’ve let everyone into the pen area preboarding so I know some people were taking advantage.
The one bag policy is silly. I ended up stuffing my backpack into my carryon. It was about to burst but it closed. Is that really better than just allowing two bags each of appropriate size?
Anyway I know it can be fun to gripe but it can also be fun to praise. Great job on this and I enjoyed Berlin tremendously!
Budget airlines tend to want to optimise anything they can. One vs two bags per person may not feel much of a difference for one person but for a plane load of pax it may shave off a couple of minutes during boarding and offboarding. Not to mention small savings in fuel costs. And every once in a while the couple minutes saved may be the difference between no compensation and EU261 for everyone. Strict rules also enable extra charges for additional bags. Budget airlines certainly rely much more on such revenue streams than traditional airlines. So I understand why the policies are what they are. OTOH because of this I only fly with budget airlines if that is the only available option.