easyJet Plus – get £22-£37 off via Amex and now bring two bags into the cabin

easyJet Plus is the nearest thing that easyJet has to a loyalty scheme – ie not very near at all.

The scheme has been around for a while and offers a number of benefits:

Free seat selection – this is a genuine cash saving given the usual fees of up to £15.99 per flight. This ONLY applies to the member and NOT to other people travelling on the same booking.

Speedy boarding – a cash saving, although less important if you have a seat selected

Fast track security – whilst not a stated benefit this appears to work at certain airports based on previous feedback from HfP readers

Access to ‘fast bag drop’ desks

Able to bring a larger bag into the cabin – you are allowed to bring on a 56cm x 45cm x 25cm item.  Other passengers, on busy flights, will be asked to check in bags which exceed 50cm x 40cm x 20cm.

From March 19th, easyJet Plus members (as well as anyone travelling on a FLEXI fare or who has paid for an exit row or upfront seat) will be able to take two bags into the cabin.

I imagine that this is especially beneficial for female travellers, who previously had their handbag counted as their ‘piece of cabin baggage’ and were forced to check in any other item.

Full details can be found on the easyJet website press pages here.

The fee to join easyJet Plus is £149 per year.  This can easily be recouped from the saving on seat selection fees.

American Express is currently running a special offer on easyJet Plus membership.

You can save 15% if you enter the code EASYAMEX whilst signing up. The price will drop to £126.65.  This deal is valid until February 28th.  In theory you need to pay with an American Express card but this does not seem to be enforced.

Looking at the comments below, some people have a more generous offer sitting in their American Express online account – especially Platinum charge card holders.  Have a look online before applying to see if you have been targeted for something more generous than the mainstream deal. 

Full details and the sign-up form can be found on their website here.  The small print of the Amex discount can be found on the cardmemberoffers website (search for easyJet).

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How to maximise your miles when paying for flights (May 2025)

Some UK credit cards offer special bonuses when used for buying flights. If you spend a lot on airline tickets, using one of these cards could sharply increase the credit card points you earn.

Booking flights on any airline?

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold earns double points (2 Membership Rewards points per £1) when used to buy flights directly from an airline website.

The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 20,000 Membership Rewards points. These would convert to 20,000 Avios or various other airline or hotel programmes. The standard earning rate is 1 point per £1.

You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

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Buying flights on British Airways?

The British Airways American Express Premium Plus credit card earns double Avios (3 Avios per £1) when used at ba.com.

The card comes with a sign-up bonus of 30,000 Avios. The standard earning rate is 1.5 Avios per £1.

You do not earn bonus Avios if you pay for BA flights on the free British Airways American Express credit card or either of the Barclaycard Avios Mastercards.

You can apply here.

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30,000 Avios and the famous annual Companion Voucher voucher Read our full review

Buying flights on Virgin Atlantic?

Both the free Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard and the annual fee Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard earn double Virgin Points when used at fly.virgin.com.

This means 1.5 Virgin Points per £1 on the free card and 3 Virgin Points per £1 on the paid card.

There is a sign-up bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points on the free card and 18,000 Virgin Points on the paid card.

You can apply for either of the cards here.

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

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Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review