Easyjet is extending its trial of allocated seating.
As reported on Business Traveller.com (see online news 27 March 2012) the airline introduced the trial as a result of customer feedback saying that the existing method of unallocated seating caused extra stress to the flying experience.
Easyjet's CEO Carolyn McCall said that research had shown that the process of unallocated seating was acting as a deterrent to some passengers.
The new routes include
- Luton – Sharm el Sheikh – Luton
- Luton – Malaga – Luton
- Luton – Istanbul – Luton
- Luton – Alicante – Luton
- Glasgow – Alicante – Glasgow
- Charles de Gaulle – Marrakesh – Charles de Gaulle
- Charles de Gaulle – Malaga – Charles de Gaulle
- Glasgow – Malaga – Glasgow
- Charles de Gaulle – Luton – Charles de Gaulle
- Glasgow – Amsterdam – Glasgow
- Glasgow – Charles de Gaulle – Glasgow
- Fiumicino – Palermo – Fiumicino
- Fiumicino – Amsterdam – Fiumicino
- Luton – Amsterdam – Luton
- Luton – Glasgow – Luton
- Luton – Zurich – Luton
All flights (in both directions) on all days of the week on these routes, will have allocated seating.
There are three bands of pricing, dependent on the seat selected.
£12 for extra leg room (front row and exit seats)
£8 for up front seats (rows 2-5 on the A319 or 2-6 on an A320)
£3 for any other seat
If passengers do not pay to select their seat, then one will be allocated for them. Below is a screen grab (provided by Easyjet) of what passengers will see when choosing between the three paid-for allocated seating options.
Easyjet Plus card holders can find more details here
For more on Easyjet's allocated seating, click here
Tom Otley
