easyJet

[kraktoa]

Although they are closing the hubs at STN, SEN, NCL they will still be flying routes from those airports.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Although they are closing the hubs at STN, SEN, NCL they will still be flying routes from those airports.

But they haven't said how many. A lot of the BRS-NCL route flights are operated by NCL-based aircraft. It's highly unlikely that this route would cease so that would mean a change in published timings if all the flights were operated by BRS-based aircraft for the coming winter.

Staying with NCL, they only have 14 easyJet routes some of which are seasonal. The only UK routes are BRS and BFS. To operate those European routes where there is no base at the European end would would mean flying w-diagrams from other existing bases. That might not be practical with a number of the routes.

 

[Jerry]

I think about 4 of NCL European routes have bases.

 

[kfs]

Their track record at BRS suggests that the airline recognises it as an important base serving as it does one of the most economically vibrant areas of the country, which is also home to a large reservoir of often comfortably-off leisure travellers who have the means and will to travel.

When flying on Easyjet holiday routes from Bristol (outside school holidays) I have noticed that a high percentage of passengers are in the older age range. Will these passengers be more wary about travel after Covid? They seem to be cautious about resuming other actvities outside the house, and may also be unwilling to resume flying.

 

[rollo]

I think that you have a point there about older folk we were planning a big year travel wise as being a bit of a tight bottom (polite option) my free worldwide travel insurance expire in 14 months time, it's an excuse really to make the most of life.

We will not travel anywhere abroad this year although my brother in law will put us up as he lives in Torraviecio south of Alicante we don't want risk the flight. We will review in a few months but at present it a definite no at our age and there must be millions thinking the same and it's the grey pound that keeps the travel industry going out of peak periods.

The airline industry is in the deep stuff.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

When flying on Easyjet holiday routes from Bristol (outside school holidays) I have noticed that a high percentage of passengers are in the older age range. Will these passengers be more wary about travel after Covid? They seem to be cautious about resuming other actvities outside the house, and may also be unwilling to resume flying.

Probably, or at least some will not want to travel and I'm sure that type of passenger is not confined to BRS, which is no doubt one of the many reasons why airlines believe it will take 2-3 years for the industry to return to pre-pandemic levels of passenger traffic.

Not all elderly people seem bothered though. Almost from the outset of restrictions, my wife and I have been astonished at the number of elderly people who have been walking past our house regularly to visit the shops at the end of our road. There are also several houses near us that have younger occupants and all have seen frequent visits into the houses from parents and grandparents over the past three months.

Pictures of crowded beaches and marches/demonstrations don't show only younger people either.

 

[Marko1]

I note that frequencies on many sun routes have been increased in the last day for flights in August - pmi and fao for example. Second weekly lpa has also been re introduced

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I note that frequencies on many sun routes have been increased in the last day for flights in August - pmi and fao for example. Second weekly lpa has also been re introduced

I've just updated the Movements thread for today and included in the post that a random check of the easyJet seat selector (the 186-seat A320 seems to be the type being used) suggests that the sun routes and BFS are seeing 70-80% occupancy this week but that GLA and EDI are much lower. Obviously the seat selector can only be a rough guide.

 

[superking]

I did see some where that Easyjet will use only the A320 aircraft,so that means the A321 and A319 will be parked for the time being. Weather this will remain very long who knows.

 

[Seasider]

When flying on Easyjet holiday routes from Bristol (outside school holidays) I have noticed that a high percentage of passengers are in the older age range. Will these passengers be more wary about travel after Covid? They seem to be cautious about resuming other actvities outside the house, and may also be unwilling to resume flying.

I belong in the "older age range" and I can't wait to fly again. Trips booked in September and October and if I get chance of a short "airport" break I will be off like a shot.
I want to enjoy my life whilst I am here.

 

[Marko1]

Me too - I’m in the ‘ middle aged bracket ‘ and I’m desperate for a holiday this year - I’ve had 3 cancelled so far - but prices are steep !!

 

[Marko1]

More destinations being re added for August - kos , Isle of Man and hurghada have all been added today

 

[Marko1]

Seville. , Nantes and La Rochelle all back in August

 

[Marko1]

All the above now removed again - weird because people were booking them

 

[TheLocalYokel]

More destinations being re added for August - kos , Isle of Man and hurghada have all been added today

Seville. , Nantes and La Rochelle all back in August

All the above now removed again - weird because people were booking them

Seville, Isle of Man and Hurghada are bookable from early September. easyJet seems more cautious than Ryanair as already shown with far fewer flights restarting at the moment and with Ryanair's Seville route from BRS already operating.

Nantes and La Rochelle seem to have been removed completely from the dropdown list of BRS easyJet destinations. Nantes is still shown flying to Gatwick and Luton (the only other UK destinations) although not yet, and La Rochelle which easyJet only operated to LGW, BRS and NCE remains in the dropdown list for the other two.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I've been informed by easyJet today that the refund for my cancelled flights that should have taken place in March has now been actioned and returned to my credit card. I applied for the refund on 23 April so although it's taken longer than their target of 28 days it's well within the 90 day 'backstop' that they mentioned when they confirmed receipt of my refund application.

I am still awaiting a refund for cancelled flights that should have operated at the end of last month but I'm not expecting anyting there for a a couple of months.

On 5 July easyJet refunded the money for my outstanding flights. I applied for this refund on 24 May. So they took 56 days from the date of my claim for the refund of my first booking and 42 days for the second. I accept that they were operating under a huge amount of pressure under unprecedented citcumstances.

 

[BRSregular]

I wonder if anyone on here knows the answer to my question? I have tried contacting easyJet in every way imaginable but they never answer.

I was supposed to be flying to Milan in August from Sunday to Sunday however the flight is now showing as sold out, which I believe to mean they don’t know whether it’s going to operate or not.

Monday to Monday flights are on sale and are cheaper than what I paid for my Sunday to Sunday flights. If I was to book 4 seats now it would cost around £190 whereas I paid £333 last year.

However when I go into My easyJet and go through the ‘change flights’ process the cost of the flight goes up from £20-£32 and it doesn’t give any indication that I will get child prices either. Incredibly the child price for Bristol to Milan is £6.99.

Has anyone had any experience of this? Would I be better off booking new flights and banking on getting a refund in due course on my Sunday to Sunday flights? Why should rescheduling My flights be more expensive than booking new flights?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I wonder if anyone on here knows the answer to my question? I have tried contacting easyJet in every way imaginable but they never answer.

I was supposed to be flying to Milan in August from Sunday to Sunday however the flight is now showing as sold out, which I believe to mean they don’t know whether it’s going to operate or not.

Monday to Monday flights are on sale and are cheaper than what I paid for my Sunday to Sunday flights. If I was to book 4 seats now it would cost around £190 whereas I paid £333 last year.

However when I go into My easyJet and go through the ‘change flights’ process the cost of the flight goes up from £20-£32 and it doesn’t give any indication that I will get child prices either. Incredibly the child price for Bristol to Milan is £6.99.

Has anyone had any experience of this? Would I be better off booking new flights and banking on getting a refund in due course on my Sunday to Sunday flights? Why should rescheduling My flights be more expensive than booking new flights?

The real answer lies in the ability to contact easyJet and receive a meaningful reply. I can't suggest how that can be done, I'm afraid. You've apparently exhausted all obvious avenues.

Looking at the easyjet calendar on BRS-MXP for August they are only showing flights on Mondays and Fridays. A test booking for August for this route shows that the Sunday and Wednesday flights are all shown as 'sold out' (as you point out) with Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays showing 'no flights available' as there never were any for those days.

easyJet has been adopting the practice of showing flights for which some seats had been previously sold but which they subsequently considered unlikely to operate as 'sold out'. Then, a couple of weeks or so before the flight was due to operate, it would be altered to 'no flights available' and an email sent to those customers who had booked prior to the 'sold out' notice telling them it had been cancelled and offering alternatives, with the preferred for easyJet being a switch to another date or a voucher to use in the future. Cash refunds were available too but the path to them on the website is not as clear.

The chances are that your MXP flights will be cancelled but until they are you are obviously in limbo. The easyJet booking calendar shows no flights operating on Sundays (or Wednesdays) in August so no-one else is going to look to book on those days and they couldn't anyway because they are shown as 'sold out'.

I don't know why easyJet has been leaving it so late to cancel flights they must have known would not operate by initially labelling them 'sold out'. Why not cancel them at the point they say they are 'sold out' when no further bookings can be made? I can only think they are doing so to try to spread out the claims for refunds or date switches which seems odd because some people, if given sufficient notice of a cancelled flight, might switch to another date, but when the airline leaves it almost to the last minute to officially cancel a flight some of those people might decide on a cash refund instead, which is not what easyJet wants.

I'm sorry I can't be of any practical help. I sense your intense frustration. I know I would be.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

The real answer lies in the ability to contact easyJet and receive a meaningful reply. I can't suggest how that can be done, I'm afraid. You've apparently exhausted all obvious avenues.

Looking at the easyjet calendar on BRS-MXP for August they are only showing flights on Mondays and Fridays. A test booking for August for this route shows that the Sunday and Wednesday flights are all shown as 'sold out' (as you point out) with Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays showing 'no flights available' as there never were any for those days.

easyJet has been adopting the practice of showing flights for which some seats had been previously sold but which they subsequently considered unlikely to operate as 'sold out'. Then, a couple of weeks or so before the flight was due to operate, it would be altered to 'no flights available' and an email sent to those customers who had booked prior to the 'sold out' notice telling them it had been cancelled and offering alternatives, with the preferred for easyJet being a switch to another date or a voucher to use in the future. Cash refunds were available too but the path to them on the website is not as clear.

The chances are that your MXP flights will be cancelled but until they are you are obviously in limbo. The easyJet booking calendar shows no flights operating on Sundays (or Wednesdays) in August so no-one else is going to look to book on those days and they couldn't anyway because they are shown as 'sold out'.

I don't know why easyJet has been leaving it so late to cancel flights they must have known would not operate by initially labelling them 'sold out'. Why not cancel them at the point they say they are 'sold out' when no further bookings can be made? I can only think they are doing so to try to spread out the claims for refunds or date switches which seems odd because some people, if given sufficient notice of a cancelled flight, might switch to another date, but when the airline leaves it almost to the last minute to officially cancel a flight some of those people might decide on a cash refund instead, which is not what easyJet wants.

I'm sorry I can't be of any practical help. I sense your intense frustration. I know I would be.

Further to my previous post, easyJet now has this note on its booking engine website:

Flights listed as Sold Out
We list a flight as ‘Sold Out’ when it is full, or when no more seats are on sale because we are uncertain if it will operate. An increased number of flights are currently showing as Sold Out because, in light of Covid-19 and evolving travel restrictions, we do not have certainty that some flights will operate. If you have an existing booking on a flight which now shows as ‘Sold Out’, we will be in touch at least 21 days before your departure date to confirm your travel details.

 

[kraktoa]

All of this Sold Out, refund nonsense is going to put a lot of people off. The airline industry is really making a rod for their own backs. Any wonder that the recovery is hitting a wall and Gatwick was practically empty yesterday.