easyJet gives up seating free-for-all

Airline easyJet is to give up the 'no reserved seats' format it pioneered after customers said they would rather avoid the scramble traditionally associated with boarding a low cost flight.

Airline easyJet is to give up the 'no reserved seats' format it pioneered after customers said they would rather avoid the scramble traditionally associated with boarding a low cost flight.

From November passengers will be allocated seats after a trial showed 70% of people on trial routes thought allocated seating was better than easyJet's current system due to the improved boarding experience.

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