Does “Speedy” with Easy really work?
In this increasingly competitive world, businesses everywhere are constantly looking for ways to improve their customer offerings. And so Easyjet have introduced Speedy Boarding - still no allocated seats, but giving you the option to purchase the right to board the aircraft first thus getting your preferred choice of seat.
Prices for buying Speedy range from airport to airport - the last route I flew was Liverpool-Nice where the charge was £7.50 per leg. Or you can buy an annual card giving unlimited Speedy upgrades for around £100 a year.
Is it worth it? Well, if you have hand luggage only, it does mean you can sit near the front of the plane, so you’ll get off quicker, be at the front of the passport queue on arrival and be first at car hire (if you’re using it). If you’re concerned about noisy engines, then being at the front of the plane is probably an advantage too. Oh, and if you want to be guaranteed an early coffee or a warm bacon bloomer (more cash needed though!) then sitting near the front is the best idea!
Any downsides apart from the additional cost? Of course there are! Don’t think you’ll be the only ones trying this out - I must have counted 20+ other passengers who had also decided to give it a go - and we all know what airports can be like for bringing out the worst behaviour in people (especially if money is involved!) - so we ended up in row 6 (so no extra leg room), and presumably £15 worse off than the couple on the row behind who hadn’t upgraded! But we did get a coffee (and wine) within a few minutes of being in the air, and Phil grabbed the last bloomer!
Worth it? We’ll give it another go as long as we’re not checking in bags, but I do think having the option to upgrade to pre-selected seats is a better option (Jet2 do this and it works well) - interested to read what anyone else thinks!
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Post added by Catherine Crone, Managing Director.