Easyjet allocated seating

[LotusOmega375D]

they've introduced this now: so why would anyone pay extra for speedy boarding if you know where you're going to sit anyway?

[Ultuous]

Surely they won't be offering speedy boarding under the new regime?... Infact I thought if anything they'd look to increase margins by 'upselling' the popular seats?

ETA: (You've piqued my curiosity! ) Indeed it would appear they are charging more for extra legroom etc. and speedy boarding still appears to exist in some ways, but is no longer a seperate option!

Edited by Ultuous on Saturday 17th November 10:19

[LotusOmega375D]

They're doing that too but for 3 quid you can select one of about 80% of the seats if you want to.

[Ultuous]

I have to say that I'm feeling rather deflated by all of this:

For the best part of the last decade, I've enjoyed the expectation of finding a space by the prettiest, cleanest and most petite woman to slide myself into that comes with no fixed seating arrangement...

In future, I can't help but think that even IF I do hand over the extra 8 pounds of my hard-earned, I'm only going to find myself squashed between the two huge, noxious smelling people that have beaten me to reserving the window and aisle seats!