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Well, the only problem is that EasyJet hardly goes anywhere---mostly to/from UK. Too bad there's no real competition with RyanAir. I'm looking forward (joke) to using the pay toilets this summer if this is really happening. I don't think such a policy would fly in US (just like Spirit Airlines may not get to implement the carry-on bag fee).

Huh? Quite the contrary. I just spent the last few days trying to book EasyJet---not possible on many/most intra Europe flights. EasyJet is quite limited, and I'm sure about it.

They appear to have blocked new bookings for the next couple of weeks on routes affected by the volcanic ash issue. This is presumably so those with existing bookings can rebook, and so they aren't selling a service they may not be able to deliver.

Push the dates out to May and there should be better availability.

To call them limited is a bit silly. They are the largest UK owned airline, and operate routes all over Europe.

Though it does seem Ryanair are doing rather better in the information stakes at the moment. The following link gives you all the info you would need to know about the current disruptions and is being kept up to date. Easyjet and BA aren't doing quite as well with theirs.

http://www.ryanair.com/en/notices/go...ICELAND_ASH-GB

Neil

You missed the news then about most of Western European airspace being closed to all aircraft

In any case if you look at their routemap it is clear that many of their flights don't touch UK soil

Granted, EasyJet (43 million passengers/year) is substantial. I'm just frustrated (pissed) because EasyJet doesn't have as many routes/frequencies as RyanAir (58 million passengers/year) with flights within Italy itself and to/from Italy from southern France. So now, I will get to experience first hand RyanAir's legendary (joke) customer treatment. Already, just from the tone of the RyanAir email confirmations, I can see how this airline seeems to view customers as, say, an elementary teacher views misbehaving students.

Sounds like you should think about hiring a private jet. I hate it when planes don't go exactly where I want at the time I want them to go. :D

Private jet? No, I'll take the Ryan Air flight---at least it goes there. I can make adjustments for the schedule. :)

For your peace of mind do check your actual airport location ... some folk have found themselves a heck of a long way away from where they thought they were going to land et Bologna = Forli, Milan = Bergamo, Frankfurt-Hahn = in the middle of (very pretty) nowhere. And as for Stockholm Skavasta ...... I'm still trying to find it on a map. Advice welcomed!

Oh, that old chestnut. Of course, if they booked without reading, checking and confirming the details, that could be true. On the other hand, most folk have found that FR took them precisely where they thought they were going.

FR fly to more 'normal' airports than legacy airlines. Just take a look at http://www.ryanair.com/en/cheap-flight-destinations

And for the record, Bologna = Bologna (BLQ). ;)

Old chestnuts are sometimes more in evidence than you might think ... and if MOL has managed to sweet-talk BLQ into hosting him, well good on him! I think you STILL need to check that the airport is where you think it is, after all, from many inflight tracking screens I've seen on aircraft, Stansted is actually somewhere in Kent!;)

And I believe that there is an airport - without much commercial traffic - called LONDON Oxford! ^

[Sorry, duplicate.]

It is, but it's not STN. It's the other one. Have you ever been to Newport? ;)Make that a :td:. And neither EZ nor FR uses it, so I'm not sure why it's mentioned in this thread.

WHICH Newport Roger !!!!! I simply included London Oxford because I know where IT is and further proof that locations can be misleading!

OK enough banter! Now let's get back to serious business!