EasyJet and Ryanair Aren't Being Fair
Two of the European low cost carriers we like to complain about most, EasyJet and Ryanair, have apparently been the subject of complaints from others, too. Since neither of them have allocated seating, they both have programs where passengers can pay extra to be one of the first to board. But there's trouble in boarding paradise.
Britain's Trading Standards Office has been looking into a few complaints about priority boarding, particularly that passengers who've paid extra end up on a bus out to the plane with those who haven't, and don't get any boarding advantage at all. Unless they're really good at shoving and pushing, that is.
The Trading Standards people say this is all verging on fraud, and have put the airlines on notice that they're being watched. So are we.
Related Stories:
· Priority Boarding Charges Verge on Fraud [UK Times]
· Ryanair Finds More Ways to Earn a Quid [Jaunted]
· EasyJet Gives You an Expensive Reason to Be Loyal [Jaunted]
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