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EasyJet First-Timer
We're flying EasyJet for the first time next month. Out of Gatwick to
Rome and then a couple of weeks later out of Napoli to Stansted. From what I've gathered, from friends & the internet: 1. Get to the airport early. 2. Don't bring a lot of baggage. 3. Delays are normal. 4. Relax, we're on vacation. Questions: Is there decent food at Gatwick or should we pick something up in London to bring with us before we take the train out? With the tube ride, the Express and the waiting, we're going to get hungry before landing at Rome. Is baggage retrieval prompt? Is there anything else I should know? Mark |
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 19:20:46 -0600, Mark wrote:
We're flying EasyJet for the first time next month. Out of Gatwick to Rome and then a couple of weeks later out of Napoli to Stansted. From what I've gathered, from friends & the internet: Just my experience 1. Get to the airport early. Yes 2. Don't bring a lot of baggage. No - EasyJet don't have a particularly restrictive baggage policy and I've taken a *lot* of baggage on EasyJet without being charged excess 3. Delays are normal. Not particularly; however EasyJet operate on tight turnrounds at the airports away from London, so if they are delayed on the flight out of London they won't be able to recoup time before they fly back from Italy 4. Relax, we're on vacation. Questions: Is there decent food at Gatwick or should we pick something up in London to bring with us before we take the train out? With the tube ride, the Express and the waiting, we're going to get hungry before landing at Rome. The last time I was in the south terminal the food was particularly ghastly at Gatwick. On the whole Stansted's been better but maybe I've just been more successful at finding decent food there Is baggage retrieval prompt? Usually very slow when I've been at Gatwick (for all airlines, not just EasyJet). Faster at Stansted Martin |
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"Mark" kirjoitti ... We're flying EasyJet for the first time next month. Out of Gatwick to Rome and then a couple of weeks later out of Napoli to Stansted. From what I've gathered, from friends & the internet: 1. Get to the airport early. 2. Don't bring a lot of baggage. 3. Delays are normal. 4. Relax, we're on vacation. That's the same with all airlines. Lauri Questions: Is there decent food at Gatwick or should we pick something up in London to bring with us before we take the train out? With the tube ride, the Express and the waiting, we're going to get hungry before landing at Rome. Is baggage retrieval prompt? Is there anything else I should know? Mark |
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"Mark" wrote in message ... We're flying EasyJet for the first time next month. Out of Gatwick to Rome and then a couple of weeks later out of Napoli to Stansted. From what I've gathered, from friends & the internet: 1. Get to the airport early. Only if you want to be in the first boarding group and get first choice of seats, otherwise no real need to (but don't be late) 2. Don't bring a lot of baggage. Easyjet allow unlimited weight of hand luggage, as long as you dont exceed the size restrictions 3. Delays are normal. No more than other airlines 4. Relax, we're on vacation. Relax, you're on holiday Questions: Is there decent food at Gatwick or should we pick something up in London to bring with us before we take the train out? With the tube ride, the Express and the waiting, we're going to get hungry before landing at Rome. That depends on how you define decent - there is a lot of choice. |
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In message , Mark
writes We're flying EasyJet for the first time next month. Out of Gatwick to Rome and then a couple of weeks later out of Napoli to Stansted. From what I've gathered, from friends & the internet: 1. Get to the airport early. I try to arrive 1.5 to 2 h before the flight time. I hate the thought of being turned away at the check in because I missed the deadline by two minutes (and I have come very close a couple of times when unforeseen traffic delays held me up). 2. Don't bring a lot of baggage. I've seen people take a huge amount of luggage and appear not to be penalised. Awkward stuff and some sports equipment (eg, tennis racquets) if not packed has to be checked in separately at another desk. If you want to take lots of baggage, and everyone else does, too, then be prepared to wait while the handlers hump it all out of the hold at the other end. Hand luggage is 'unlimited' - but up to a point. There used to be a 5kg limit, but no longer - at least at Luton. Now all your hand luggage needs to be able to fit in a space less than 50x40x20 cm. All this is probably on the Easy jet website. If you can pack really lightly and don't need to take sharp objects (eg, Swiss Army knife, corkscrew, nail scissors, nail file), you could potentially not check any luggage in, which will cut out your baggage retrieval time. 3. Delays are normal. Yes, in my recent experience. Also, Easyjet sometimes operates a coach service from the gate to the plane or vice versa, which adds delay. Is there decent food at Gatwick or should we pick something up in London to bring with us before we take the train out? There are lots of restaurants in Gatwick so unless you have especially restrictive dietary requirements, want to spend less than 1GBP or can only subsist on Michelin starred fare, you'll find something to eat no problem. The plane will have some refreshments on board, and maybe even sandwiches, but they aren't free of charge. Is baggage retrieval prompt? Usually yes, but this depends on how much all the passengers take. Something to think about? Is there anything else I should know? Try to remember it's a no frills service for which you presumably paid a low fare and you won't go far wrong. Last night on my return flight from Barcelona, a fellow passenger asked the cabin crew if there was somewhere in the plane he could hang up his formal jacket, which he was carrying on a hanger. The attendant told him that if he didn't want to put it in the overhead locker, he could hang it from the folding tray at an empty seat. He tried this on the seat next to me, but the hanger was too large for the hook. The attendant said he'd have to take it off the hanger, at which point the passenger said 'forget about it', and returned to his seat. -- congokid Good restaurants in London? Number one on Google http://congokid.com |
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Martin Rich wrote:
[] The last time I was in the south terminal the food was particularly ghastly at Gatwick. It's improved quite a bit. There's an Est Est Est, Pizza Express and Caviar House there now, in addition to the other usual suspects. It's not too bad a choice really, and frankly luxurious compared to a lot of airports. -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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