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easyJet Flights: Are easyJet any better than Ryanair?

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easyJet flights - better than Ryanair?

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This is a full review of the service provided by easyJet. Some aspects of easyJet's service are similar on any budget airline, but many are unique to easyJet.

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easyJet's Destinations in Spain

easyJet flies to 10 destinations in mainland Spain, as well as three destinations in the Balearics and three in Portugal.

They are: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Málaga, La Coruña, Asturias (Oviedo), Alicante, Murcia, Almeria, Ibiza, Palma and Mahon (plus Faro, Lisbon and Porto in Portugal).

Importantly, easyJet fly to Barcelona airport itself, and not to lesser airports like Girona and Barcelona, which are actually 100km away.

How do compare easyJetto Ryanair? Read Ryanair & easyJet Destination Comparison.

easyJet's Prices

At the time of writing (September 2007), easyJet flights to Spain cost about 40€, including taxes and mandatory charges.

Payment Charges easyJet have the following payment charges:

  • Visa Electron: FREE
  • Debit card: 2€
  • Credit card: 1.95% (minimum 7.50€)

Optional extras include:

  • Speedy boarding for 3.75€. Oddly, this fee doubles if you are flying from the UK.
  • 3€ per bag checked into the hold. Extra baggage can be added but the weight allowance does NOT go up (see below for baggage allowance)
  • Sports equipment (such as skis) are charged at 22.50€ per item.

In addition:

  • Personal travel insurance is added automatically, though you can remove it.

More: Ryanair vs easyJet Price Comparison

easyJet's Checked Baggage & Hand Luggage Policy

  • 20kg (44lbs) of checked baggage.
  • Unlimited hand luggage (one piece only).
easyJet do not allow laptops as a 'free' piece of hand luggage, as many other airlines do. It must fit into your one piece of hand luggage.

Punctuality & Reliability

According to flightontime.com, easyJet is the fourth most punctual budget airline in the United Kingdom.

User Reviews

 2 out of 5
Anger at officious attitude., Member DURATHROR

I have used EasyJet often, to fly to Germany. It is cramped, dirty and the staff are generally unpleasant little chavs. They claim they have a refund policy at £30+ per ticket per journey, so if you wish to cancel in 24hrs you will be charged pretty much what you paid, so don't bother. The very fact they call this a refund is an insult. Other companies have a better refund policy such as Delta; United; Continental and Virgin America. One occasion with EasyJet, the flight was cancelled and there was barely an explanation, a woman became very upset and was dismissed out of hand by a very rude and camp member of staff. I had to eventually lay a hand on his shoulder to get his attention when I asked him for his name and manager, he hysterically accused me of assault and I only avoided arrest by remaining very calm myself. It is always worth paying a little more if you can, this is a horrid little company.

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