Easyjet BRS-GLA out Tues 9/3 early am,back next day late pm £38.98 all in for 406 miles each way.
Westjet same dates out 14.30,back 14.15 Toronto-Montreal £112.07 for 313.45 miles each way!!!!
Thats hardly a fair comparison in my opinion seeing as you’ve chosen to compare two completely different types of routes with a rather large difference in mileage travelled.
Granted, Bristol is a city, however, I would not consider it be a “major” city if you are trying to compare it to the likes of Toronto and/or Montreal (apologises to all those who live/work in Bristol!).
I personally think London to Edinburgh would have been a far better comparison in terms of city choices, which when I did it I chose flying from Gatwick on the same dates as you have chosen in your example above…however I added on the extra fees that Easyjet charge, so I added two checked-in bags and Speedy Boarding in order to replicate the seat choice (even though with EZY this is still done as you board the aircraft and not online!)…and the total cost comes out at £113.98rtn.
Now, compared to Westjet for the same dates and as near same times to make it as fair as possible…they’re total price is CAN$288, which when converted into GBP’s is approx £171rtn, but you have to bear in mind the fact that you do not get the same amount of legroom, and you do not get the seatback TV and/or the free snacks and drinks when travelling with Easyjet, hence why Westjet’s fare is approx £57 more expensive!
[i]Easyjet vs Westjet[/i]
We will not charge you for call centre bookings. (Easyjet do charge!)
We will not charge you to change or cancel your flight for 24 hours after you book. (Easyjet do charge!)
We will not overbook your flight.
We will not charge you for two checked bags. (Easyjet do charge!)
We will have the lowest change, cancel and pre-reserved seating fees in Canada.
We will accommodate you if your flight is delayed – even if it’s Mother Nature’s fault.
We will fly you in the youngest all-jet fleet in North America.
We will provide live seatback TV on our flights. (Easyjet don’t)
We will give you ample legroom and overhead bin space. (Seat pitch comparison…Easyjet = 29in; Westjet = 32-34in!)
We will publish our on-time, lost baggage and cancellation rates.
We will always let you know how we’re doing as a company.
We will offer free online seat selection 24 hours before departure. (Easyjet don’t!)
We will allow you to transfer your credit files to friends or family for free. (Easyjet don’t!)
We will give you free snacks and refreshments on your flight. (Easyjet don’t!)
The problem is, in the cut-throat European market no-one would pay the level of fares that WJ can command as the only real loco in a sparsely populated country.
I would gladly pay the fare that WJ charge because you actually get ‘value for money’ because you get a far better level of service.
I think what this proves (and has already been proven on many occasions already, but still fun to do none the less!) is that it really depends on who you are as a person in general (not just you black kettle!) as to which airline you travel with…if you simply fly to get from A to B, then price is going to be far more of an issue to you compared to the service you recieve, whereas if your someone like me (and I like my frills…lol!), then I take everything from the price, service and general reputation of the airline into account before choosing who I fly with.
(Have I just created the longest post in KP forum history for one the most simplest of answers?!…:o)
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