Cheap and cheerful (easyJet)

Member Name: dfranklin1

Product:	easyJet
Date:	24/07/09 (25 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Price, being able to board first if you get there first, quick turnaround times

Disadvantages: Hidden extras - don't go over the weight limit for your checked luggage.

Of the two main budget airlines in the UK, I'd take the orange one any day over R**nair. Cheap and cheerful - OK, the flights do often seem to be at stupid O'clock in the mornings but I guess that's the price you pay. Not particularly cheap when you book near the time, but I've always taken advantage of sales offers and booked several months in advance. The best I did was Barcelona once for about, if I remember rightly, £23 all in return, from Gatwick. I really like their simplistic approach to air travel - it cuts out a lot of the unnessecary checking in times and queueing by doing it online. The staff are quick but polite and if you're an early bird like me and arrive first, you get to board first. I also like travelling light so enjoy being able to get on the plane, sit up front with my hand luggage only then jog off as soon as the plane lands. All of which leads to quicker turnaround times for the planes, and I've always found them the most punctual of all the airlines I've used.

Summary: Does what it says on the tin.