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Pay more to get on first

No-frills airlines have been a wonderful invention.

Ten years ago, you had to pay £500 to go to the Continent – now it’s often a tenth of the price on a budget carrier.

Who needs a free sandwich and coffee? I’ll happily pay for them at that price and often do use Ryanair, easyJet and the like.

But it is rather tiresome how they keep finding new ways to charge extra for their (rather minimal) service.

easyJet has just upped the price for getting on their airline ahead of everyone else.

‘Speedy Boarding’ cost between £2.50 and £7.50 and used to be the quickest way to get on board. Now ‘Speedy Boarding Plus’ takes priority and costs between £5.50 to £9 per flight. It is available on a first-come-first-served basis to the first 30 passengers who sign up and pay at the time of booking.

But it begs the question: why would you want to get on first? Exactly what advantage is there?

The plane is going nowhere until everyone is boarded. There is often more space sitting in the lounge than on the aircraft.

Some people like to get near to the door, presumably so they can get off first. If you’ve checked in luggage, you’ll still have to wait for it at the other end.

Ok, if you’ve only got hand luggage, maybe you can take up a position by the door and then leg it the second you flight lands, so that you can get to your meeting/ski slope before anyone else.

Life’s too short. I’m sorry easyJet. I love your service, but I just can’t see the point of Speedy Boarding Plus.

Guest Article by Jeremy Skidmore