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Old March 16th, 2004, 09:49 PM
elise
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Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just =
booked flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live =
in the Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead =
as it was only =A3504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra =A390.
In the end I offered to pay the extra on top of my share of the costs =
because I REALLY don't want to fly with Easyjet.

My argument was that BA offer seat allocation, meal(small I know), more =
legroom, I get more BA miles and there's better shopping at LHR.

Was I just being snobbish or would you do the same?
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Old March 16th, 2004, 10:04 PM
Not the Karl Orff
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In article ,
"elise" wrote:

Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just booked
flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live in the
Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead as it was
only £504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra £90.
In the end I offered to pay the extra on top of my share of the costs because
I REALLY don't want to fly with Easyjet.

My argument was that BA offer seat allocation, meal(small I know), more
legroom, I get more BA miles and there's better shopping at LHR.


You'd be lucky to get 500 BA miles each for the whole trip.

Was I just being snobbish or would you do the same?



Depends on how convenient getting to/from STN and LHR is from where you
live
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Old March 16th, 2004, 11:21 PM
Traveller
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"elise" wrote in message
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Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just booked

flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live in the
Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead as it was
only £504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra £90.
In the end I offered to pay the extra on top of my share of the costs

because I REALLY don't want to fly with Easyjet.

My argument was that BA offer seat allocation, meal(small I know), more

legroom, I get more BA miles and there's better shopping at LHR.

Was I just being snobbish or would you do the same?


Number of factors I would consider:

- ease of access from where you live to STN and LHR
- cost of parking or travel to/from each airport - LHR is scary money for
parking, I know STN isn't cheap but probably a bit cheaper
- comfort of journey - BA are *definitely* better when you're travelling
with kids. Boarding with a child on EZY (and I have done it many times) can
be a nightmare, as they call for parents with babies, wait 5 seconds, and
then call the rest of the pax. Depends what age the kids are of course.
- timeliness - your BA service from LHR is much more likely to be late

Why do you dislike EasyJet so?


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Old March 17th, 2004, 12:17 AM
Matt
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Do people really consider the quality of shopping at an airport when making
a decision what airport to fly from?? That is a scary thought.

Matt


"elise" wrote in message
...
Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just booked
flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live in the
Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead as it was
only £504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra £90.
In the end I offered to pay the extra on top of my share of the costs
because I REALLY don't want to fly with Easyjet.

My argument was that BA offer seat allocation, meal(small I know), more
legroom, I get more BA miles and there's better shopping at LHR.

Was I just being snobbish or would you do the same?
--
Elise
http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/elisebutt


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Old March 17th, 2004, 12:21 AM
elise
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"Traveller" wrote in message =
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"elise" wrote in message
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Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just =

booked
flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live in the
Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead as it =

was
only =A3504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra =A390.

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Number of factors I would consider:
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- ease of access from where you live to STN and LHR
- cost of parking or travel to/from each airport - LHR is scary money =

for
parking, I know STN isn't cheap but probably a bit cheaper
- comfort of journey - BA are *definitely* better when you're =

travelling
with kids. Boarding with a child on EZY (and I have done it many =

times) can
be a nightmare, as they call for parents with babies, wait 5 seconds, =

and
then call the rest of the pax. Depends what age the kids are of =

course.
- timeliness - your BA service from LHR is much more likely to be late
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Why do you dislike EasyJet so?
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It;'s just as easy to get to LHR as it is to STN - maybe 20 mins in it =
and I got a voucher for parking at BAA car parks so that evens it out.
We'll have a 4yr old, 9yr old and 13 yr old with us and like you pointed =
out - don't fancy the mad stampede to all sit together.Don't care too =
much about flight being on time as there is plenty to do at LHR.
I don't dislike Easyjet so much as prefer BA - Fear of the unknown I =
guess, as have never had a problem with BA in the past.


--=20
Elise
http://uk.photos.yahoo.com/elisebutt

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Old March 17th, 2004, 12:44 AM
Traveller
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"Matt" wrote in message
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Do people really consider the quality of shopping at an airport when

making
a decision what airport to fly from?? That is a scary thought.

Matt


Why so? A lot of people like to shop, there's always "dead time" at the
airport because you have to be there x minutes before, etc., and there are
some shops/products at the airport that might not be down the OP's high
street. I wouldn't say it would be a factor for me, but I can think of a
few people who might be influenced by it. For me, it's simply proximity and
likelihood of congestion... but living in Northern Ireland, I don't have
much choice!


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Old March 17th, 2004, 12:47 AM
Traveller
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"elise" wrote in message
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It;'s just as easy to get to LHR as it is to STN - maybe 20 mins in it and

I got a voucher for parking at BAA car parks so that evens it out.
We'll have a 4yr old, 9yr old and 13 yr old with us and like you pointed

out - don't fancy the mad stampede to all sit together.Don't care too much
about flight being on time as there is plenty to do at LHR.
I don't dislike Easyjet so much as prefer BA - Fear of the unknown I guess,

as have never had a problem with BA in the past.

I can understand your reasons. Assigned seating is probably a big deal with
3 kids of those ages. The 4 y.o. will probably want a window! Your
aircraft will most likely be 6 across so I'd suggest you go for either 3 and
2 across the aisle or 3 and 2 behind.

Of course, the online check-in on ba.com might be a plus for you here... get
the seats picked before you leave for the airport.

I don't think you'd have a bad experience with EasyJet but if that's all
that was in the flight prices then no big deal. You did check fares from
airports in the midlands, didn't you?





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Old March 17th, 2004, 03:35 AM
devil
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:17:22 -0800, Matt wrote:

Do people really consider the quality of shopping at an airport when making
a decision what airport to fly from?? That is a scary thought.


I really don't like Stansted.

It's cheap, it smells bad and while I don't shop at airports, I find their
shopping area kind of disgusting.


"elise" wrote in message
...
Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just booked
flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live in the
Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead as it was
only £504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra £90.
In the end I offered to pay the extra on top of my share of the costs
because I REALLY don't want to fly with Easyjet.

My argument was that BA offer seat allocation, meal(small I know), more
legroom, I get more BA miles and there's better shopping at LHR.

Was I just being snobbish or would you do the same?


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Old March 17th, 2004, 07:14 AM
maryanne kehoe
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She's travelling with 3 kids--of course, seat allocation will be a
primary consideration on what airline she will fly.

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Old March 17th, 2004, 12:44 PM
Miss L. Toe
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"elise" wrote in message
...
Had a minor disagreement with the b/f at the weekend as we have just booked
flights to Barcelona for 5 of us - 2 adults and 3 kids. We live in the
Midlands and he thought we should go with Easyjet from Stanstead as it was
only £504.
My position was we should go from LHR with BA for an extra £90.
In the end I offered to pay the extra on top of my share of the costs
because I REALLY don't want to fly with Easyjet.

My argument was that BA offer seat allocation, meal(small I know), more
legroom, I get more BA miles and there's better shopping at LHR.

Was I just being snobbish or would you do the same?

Personally I would be tempted to choose EasyJet over BA.

www.aa.com often has cheaper prices for BA flights.

BA leg room (LGW-CDG-LGW) seemed as small as (or even smaller than) Easyjet.

BA on-line seat allocation doesn't always work as far as choosing you own is
concerned, and when travelling as a family you cant guarantee to get 5 seats
together especially if you book late or use OLCI late. With EasyJet
pre-boarding your are pretty much guaranteed to find 5 together.

The meal - you should factor in the cost of providing your own or buying
stuff at the airport
How fussy are the kids ?

On the cheap tickets you will get 125 miles each way, thats 1% of the
requirement for their minimum free flight, worth about 30-50p each (for the
return trip) assuming you fly enough to collect enough to use.

As for the airport shopping - this comment makes me think you are a troll
:-)



 




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