Portugal trip

Off on holiday tomorrow, but this was probably the most stressful thing I've ever done! Should be going to Portugal, but here is a summary of what happen so far:

Booked for Bodrum, Turkey for early May.
Change it to late May owing to the Turkish lockdown.

Easy jet canceled the flights.
Rebooked for a few days later.

Become apparent Turkey was not going to happen, so changed flights to Portugal.
Changed seats to upfront on both flights, which included 2 cabin bags.

Found out I had changed outward bound flight, but not return so have a flight to Portugal and a return from Bodrum.
Changed return flight to Portugal.

Easyjet changed the plane for return flight so seat layout different, had to check.

Next day changed plane on outward flight so seat layout changed. had to check.

It is IMPOSSIBLE on Easyjet to find out what cabin bags you are entitled to without checking in and printed your boarding pass.

Checked in. While 2 cabin bags are allowed on return journey, only one (small one) allowed on outward flight even though we are up front with extra leg room with priority boarding and website clearly states we are allowed 2 cabin bags.

Email Easyjet. Easyjet do not respond to emails except a standard reply not actually replying to the question.

To solve problem I decided to check in 1 bag on outward trip. But no! You can not book a bag one way, only 2 ways.

Email Easyjet again. Still standard automated response.

Phone Easyjet, managed to get through to India.
Customer service rep stated that I should be entitled to 2 bags. He did send me an email to confirm that but could not change my boarding pass which still states one small bag.

So on to Covid. Waited until the NHS showed my vaccination status.
Read somewhere that I didn't need a Covid test if I had both jabs, but not able to confirm. So order PCR test for Portugal.

Read that I must also have proof of test for day 2 of my return, so ordered that a few days later.

Also need a test when you leave Portugal to enter the UK, so had to investigated clinics in Portugal that could do this.

Completed test yesterday, had to drive to Doncaster airport, a 50 mile return trip, to drop results as the testing labs are in Belfast.

Didn't know results until today, both negative.

Let's not forget Portugal's requirements! You must complete an online Passenger Locator Form. Unfortuneately with 10,000 soccer holigains desending on Porto for an English final (!) the web site crashes, but only after you have entered all of the sodding information of course!! Tried for 3 days updating the form each time before it crashes. Printed the forms and filled then in. One last change on day 4, and lo and behold I managed to get form accepted! Printed it out anyway!!

So, with paperwork an inch thick and still unsure of what will happen with my cabin bags we're off to the airport tomorrow. Believe me I NEED this holiday!!!

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