Hello and welcome to my fourth trip report.

The trip was from Bristol to Prague with Easyjet for a 3-day break. I hope you enjoy!

Despite having been located in Bristol for university for almost 3 years, it was my first time at Bristol Airport.


Date: 9 March 2012
Airline: Easyjet
Flight: EZY6265
Route: BRS - PRG
Aircraft: Airbus A319





Easyjet check-in counters are very empty at the time. I have already checked in online but went to the counter to drop my bag. The check-in lady seemed surprise to see my Thailand Passport. After consulting her colleague and a telephone call, my visa was looked at and I got given another boarding pass with a 'ppc' written on it, indicating that my visa was checked.



Security check took around 5 minutes. Before entering duty free shops.





Quite busy departure hall on Friday afternoon







A very long queue for Easyjet flight to Newcastle





On the way to the boarding gate: gate 16





At the gate entrance, there was one member of the ground team who checked the boarding pass and passport. Then we were directed to queue to board the aircraft.





Pictures from the boarding gate.





Boarding the aircraft



Most people boarded using the stair at the front. I was the among the first to use the rear door.





Leg room was rather tight





A very full flight. It is very nice to see friendly cabin crew who helped almost everyone put their bags in the overhead compartments. When the aircraft door was closed, the captain made a welcome announcement. Saying that the flight departs slightly behind schedule due to the long time it took us, the passengers, to board the aircraft. But the flight would land on time. Flight time would be 1:45 minutes.







Taxied to the runway







Took off













Then the crew came to sell refreshments. Here is some of items on the menu





Before landing, the crew made an announcement asking each of us to look around and into our seat pockets for any rubbish as they would be passing around with their bin bags. This would help them for a very quick turnaround in Prague airport. The plane landed at PRG on time. once we got to the parking slot, I was surprised to see how efficient the ground team was. Before the aircraft door was opened, the aircraft was already been refueling and the baggage unloading.



My seat



Disembarking the plane



The captain came out of the flight deck thanked everyone at the front. He was so kind to allowed me to go inside the flight deck and take pictures. First officer offered to take a picture of me seating in the captain seat. I was very excited and my hand was quite shaky, hence the blurry image. I am sorry for that



Before exiting the plane



At this point, I realised that I held up a bus full of passengers! Once we arrived at the passport control, it was not too busy. It took less than 10 minutes to get passport stamped. My bag was already on the belt when I got to it.



Arrival Prague Airport terminal 1



Then was picked up for the airport - hotel transfer



Arrived at my hotel room





Here are some pictures taken in Prague during my visit





















Some Czech cuisine










Arriving Prague Airport Terminal 1 for the return flight, around 5 hours before my flight as I traveled with my brother and his flight departed for LHR at 6:20 pm, and my flight at 9:20pm

Date: 12 March 2012
Airline: Easyjet
Flight: EZY6266
Route: PRG - BRS
Aircraft: Airbus A319



Easyjet check-in counters: still closed










BA check-in counters



Some pictures around the airport





Arrival zone



Korean Air crew for a flight to Seoul



Check-in counters opened 2 hours before the flight. 2 counters are for flight to Bristol, 1 counter for speedy boarding and the other counter for all other passengers



Once again, the check-in agent was surprised to see my Thailand Passport. She called her colleague on the next counter and made a phone call. Then her supervisor came to check my passport and I was given an all clear.



Passport check was very swift. Took only a few minutes. Some airport pictures post passport control









When the gate number was displayed on screen, passengers rushed to queue at the entrance of the boarding gate. The security screening was done at the gate.







Then at 8:45pm, the plane arrived







When boarding commenced, passenger who required special assistance were boarded first then those who have speedy boarding. Then I joined the ordinary line. Once again, very friendly cabin crews welcomed passengers at the aircraft door. However, on this full flight, the crew didn't offer passengers their help with overhead bags as was on the BRS-PRG sector.









Took off





In flight magazine, with an old boarding pass. This aircraft went from Bristol to Geneva earlier in the day



Crew came around and I bought a sparkling water for 2 EUR (1.50 GBP)





The plane landed at 10:30pm, in a foggy condition





Taxied to parking







Disembarking the aircraft







Exit seats



Once again, the captain who came out of the cockpit to greeted passengers allowed me to take a photo in the flight deck.









Immigration control at Bristol Airport was very busy due to the faulty bio-metric machine . Luckily I was the only person at the time who holds a Non-EU passport, so I bypassed this queue and went to the All Passport counter.



My bag was already on the belt





Overall, the travel experience with Easyjet was good. There was nothing to complain. Both flights were quite full and both arrived on time. The crew on the outbound sector was particularly nice and helpful. I am surprised to see the captain on both flights greeted passengers off the airplane. This was the first time I have seen such thing.

Thanks for reading! All comments/feedback/suggestions are very welcomed and appreciated.

Win

My previous trip reports:
A Trip To Munich With Lufthansa A319 (by win1290 Mar 1 2012 in Trip Reports)
A Trip To Madrid With Iberia And British Airways (by win1290 Feb 16 2012 in Trip Reports)
THAI's A346 Smooth As Silk To London (by win1290 Jan 20 2012 in Trip Reports)