Bits: last day for Avios / LEGO deal, interesting new information on LEVEL

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• Genghis says:

  20 Mar20 March 04:25

  All these little costs will start to add up. It’d be interesting to see what you get for your €35 food package. For some reason I think I’d be disappointed. Packed lunch anyone?

  • Mike says:

    20 Mar20 March 06:15

    That’s what I was thinking. This, so called, cheap flight is getting expensive by the minute. No way will I be flying level

    • Catalan says:

      20 Mar20 March 06:45

      But you’d fly Norwegian Air Shuttle for the very same reason?
      Sounds like people here are just being ‘anti-LEVEL’ because 1) it’s owned by IAG, 2) they think they ought to!

      • Genghis says:

        20 Mar20 March 06:52

        I like Norwegian for SH. Efficient airline though I’ve heard some horror stories from a colleague. LH I prefer to travel in a bit of comfort these days

      • Ro says:

        20 Mar20 March 07:08

        Norwegian’s charges arent as extortionate as Level’s. Also their premium class is significantly better than level’s… and you can get it for a lot cheaper

        • Craig Strickland says:

          20 Mar20 March 07:13

          £50 each way for food, one suitcase and seat selection.

        • Ro says:

          20 Mar20 March 07:55

          That 50 each way total for all 3?

        • Craig Strickland says:

          20 Mar20 March 09:14

          Last time I looked, yes.

      • Alan says:

        20 Mar20 March 08:03

        I’m mainly anti them because of the slimline seats they’re using! Just about OK for a 2h European flight, no way I’d want to sit in one for long haul (plus presumably has the usual small legroom pitch too).

• zsalya says:

  20 Mar20 March 05:04

  I thought the idea of making IFE free was to pacify restless passengers, therefore reducing stress for cabin crew and other passengers.
  A diversion or two due to an unruly passenger would soon outweigh the extra revenue.

  And given that it runs on PCs which are not exactly reliable, there will be occasions when it crashes, there will be the cost of processing refunds.

• Louise says:

  20 Mar20 March 06:47

  Not too worried about the lack of IFEs… More importantly do they have plug sockets for my home-made IFE? 🙂

  • Von Schmallhausen says:

    20 Mar20 March 08:20

    Probably at a cost

• Von Schmallhausen says:

  20 Mar20 March 07:26

  Not interested. If they’re as bad as Vueling or worse I’ll never set foot on their planes, and they sound just as as crap so far…

• Brian says:

  20 Mar20 March 07:50

  Off topic, but there is an Amex offer for Monarch on my Gold card.

• Alan says:

  20 Mar20 March 07:58

  It clearly has some appeal – apparently 52k tickets sold in first 48h! (see link to their Tweet I posted in comments on original article last night). Not for me though. Surprisingly pricey in-flight food price given the likely quality too.

• Tina says:

  20 Mar20 March 08:12

  Luggage checked to final destination: even on separate PNRs??

  • Rob says:

    20 Mar20 March 08:47

    Obviously not 🙂

    And, because you need to be on an Iberia codeshare ticket to get them on the same PNR, adding a Vueling flight (for example) will be considerably more expensive than buying it separately. This is because the Iberia codeshare tickets do not cover Vueling’s cheapest fares.

• Hardy says:

  20 Mar20 March 08:54

  So this is the reason why I think this is a bad deal. Unfortunately IAG has been a follower in everything, and they are bad followers. This so called LOWCOST ticket, will add up, will still give you the crappy experience most IAG brands currently give you. Norwegian atleast offers free WiFi, and this is something IAG does not. Infact on a recent Iberia Biz class flight they gave 4MB complimentary wifi that got over in 50 secs. The whole thing is poorly thought of. The booking, the lack of details, the lack of additional costs detailed before booking etc. And the bottom line is with the IAG legacy costs (Iberia) they will never be a long term success. People will buy the cheap tickets, fly once and then realise a FULL carrier is roughly as expensive.
  So here is the way I think they should’ve done it.
  1. Increased the leg space in economy and been the ONLY LCC to offer a 33″ pitch in economy.
  2. Allowed for all BA, Iberia and Vueling status holders to get the same benefits ( earning only status miles/tier points and not Avios, but redeeming lounge etc)
  3. Provided free wifi for Facebook, and Free IFE streaming to device (LATAM have such an amazing product)
  4. Provided a child free cabin area
  5. Provided A policy where premium cabins would ALWAYS be full with an auction system letting people upgrade/bid for a premium seat (to be confirmed at checkin)
  6. Allow SKYTEAM and Star Alliance members to redeem same status once per year (a way of poaching them over without status matching)
  7. Status allowing for free food and drink on flights.
  I am sure if people sat together (did some UX)and tried to find the differentiating factors of the offering, you could come up with many more innovative things. I hate it when IAG runs a half thought follower idea (and thinks it is executing it well) and then makes it really really bad.

  • Craig Strickland says:

    20 Mar20 March 09:15

    It’s the race to the bottom and for once IAG are leading the way!

  • Callum says:

    22 Mar22 March 05:41

    So basically, your plan to make a success of a BUDGET airline is to offer the premium services found elsewhere for free?

    You clearly don’t have the slightest idea what you’re talking about! You seem to have fallen into the trap that many people do on here where you project your own feelings onto budget travellers. Budget travellers don’t demand extra Legroom or free food, as evidenced by the huge number of tickets they’ve already sold. Sometimes it’s as if many people in this hobby (FT is just as bad) live in some kind of bubble and have no idea what life is like for the majority of the planet out in the real world!

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