Is Easy Jet worth trying?
 

Have any of you flown on the low cost Euro airline Easy Jet? How was your experience? Their prices look pretty good, but I was wondering how much I would suffer on their longer routes, such as London to Athens.
Thanks!
Jaas

Think Southwest and you won't be too far off. We've flown on it as well as a number of other European discounters for shorter flights, and we found them all to be quite satisfactory - new equipment, comfortable seats, competent crews, and great prices.

Whether it's worth it to spend more bucks for a more refined experience on a longer flight is a decision for your own spending priorities. If the price was right, we wouldn't hesitate to fly them on a longer flight.

I took an EasyJet flight between LGW & AMS. Since it was a short flight it wasn't a problem, but I believe the seat pitch is 29".

their prices are fantastic, especially if you book far enough in advance. I flew London to AMS for 25 bucks! Most of the price advantage disappears as the date of travel gets near. The comparison to SW is appropriate. You may need to bring your own snacks/beverges - I don't remember.

Also, sometimes they use suburban airports. You have to do some homework to figure out how to get to those airports. For example, a cab ride to London Luton airport will devour your savings, but there is a resonably priced train from Victoria. Their website has a lot of useful info.

Get to the airport early to ckin early, make sure you're at the front of the line for boarding, and you often can get exit-row seating.

Sat 'first-class' easyJet STN-CDG because I was in the exit row that didn't have a seat in front of me. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Please continue to follow this thread in "Travel"Buzz, as it is not pure mileage collection oriented.

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