Easyjet Speedy Board

[EdmundD]

Has anyone paid for Easyjet Speedy Board only to find it doesn't exist as you understand it? Last week my wife and I were flying back from Budapest and at the gate there was a call for Speedy Board passengers to go through. We did so and boarded a bus. We sat there for several minutes and then the bus began to fill up with the rest of the passengers and eventually moved off to the aircraft where we all got off the bus and boarded the plane. When I asked the Easyjet Cabin Manager what happened to the Speedy Board the response was that 1. We were on the bus first and 2. We had pre-allocated seats. We felt we had been conned. has anyone else had this type of experience?

[jrtv]

Normally you get on the bus first and get off first, the rest of the passengers should be partitioned off and are not allowed of the bus until all the speedy boarders have got off, if it didn't work like that then it was the local staff to blame.

[diddlydo]

Quite why anyone pays extra for Easyjet's Speedy Boarding remains a complete mystery to me.

[ChillDoubt]

Never understood the mad rush to get on a plane. As long as you're there with the initial throng, it's not gonna take off without you!

[ubasses]

We left the gate and walked to the plane and were seated before the others followed. For our next flight we have prebooked our seats and not bothered with speedy booking.

[malagabob]

Speedy boarders if transferred by bus are told to stand by a particular door. Only that door opens. Theoretically allowing only the speedy boarders to get off first.
But it always amazes me why everyone seems to head for the front steps of the aircraft.
We always head for the back steps, found our chosen seat at the rear, hand luggage stowed, and sat down watching passengers at the front holding up others getting on.
Normally there are steps at the rear on arrival, so we are getting off at the same time as people who think sitting at the front will get off sooner.

[piggynose]

easyjet now give you a seat number, so whats the point of a speedy boarding pass?

[EdmundD]

Good point Piggynose.

[jno]

I'm told at some airports they hold people on the bus while speedy boarders get on the plane first. But it doesn't seem to work everywhere.

I think EasyJet now allocate all seats. So not much point in paying the premium.