Holidaymakers can ‘skip queues’ at the airport when travelling with easyJet thanks to a ‘little-known’ service. Airline passengers can benefit from the service at select destinations, according to the easyJet website.
The travel firm explains that passengers flying from London Gatwick or Geneva Airport can book “Airportr’s” baggage service for smoother journeys. When using the service, passengers don’t have to worry about carrying their luggage or queueing for bag drop. Instead, they can go straight to security while tracking their bags on their phones.
easyJet says: “If you’re flying from London Gatwick or Geneva Airport, you can now get your baggage collected and checked in by our friends at Airportr. This service allows you to travel suitcase-free to the airport, skip the Bag Drop queues and head straight to security. You can also track your bags digitally throughout your journey.
“Customers landing in Geneva can also get their luggage delivered straight to their hotel, home or office. This means anyone flying from London Gatwick to Geneva has the option of travelling entirely luggage-free, door-to-door.”
The service could be especially helpful for passengers who don’t want the hassle of transporting bulky items such as pushchairs and sports equipment. easyJet says: “Airportr will be able to transport and check-in sports equipment such as golf clubs, ski equipment, or bicycles at no additional charge.
View 3 ImagesThe service helps passengers skip the queue (stock photo)(Image: Getty)
“If you’re travelling with children, you can also check-in items such as pushchairs or car seats. Airportr considers things such as buggies and pushchairs as normal items of baggage, so they must they be included in the number of bags on your booking.”
Airportr has an ‘excellent’ rating on Trustpilot, with an overall score of 4.7 out of five. One reviewer wrote: “This is our 2nd year using Airportr to take two cases to Gatwick Airport and arrange loading onto our plane so that we next saw the cases at the destination airport.
“We had a three-hour collection slot, but on the day, we were given a shorter time slot, and the collector arrived within the allotted time. Passports, air tickets, etc were checked and off went the luggage.
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View 3 ImagesPassengers shared praise for the service (Image: Getty)
“We were free to go to the airport with just hand luggage. We did not have to queue for ages at the airline but just went on to security. Excellent.”
Others said they wished they had known about the service sooner. For example, a customer said: “I wish I’d known about this service before, was a fantastic start to our holiday not having to check cases in and we could arrive at the airport in a leisurely manner and start our holiday feeling relaxed rather than stressed as normal!!” A commenter agreed: “Wish I’d known about this service ages ago, honestly.”