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Thomas Cook are using an Airbus A321 for all its flights from Belfast except Mahon which is a 757 and Tunisia which is an A320 in July and what seems to be the same for rest of year.

I work for Cooks and have got this from the inhouse system.

Hi, going on Thomas Cook A321 and have booked exit row 26, does anybody know if these seats have a window? as some airlines dont?
Thanks.

mickyf,

Row 26, door 3 area, don't have a window.

Darren

Thanks for that, need the extra leg room so ipod it will be then lol

Thomas cook to increase fuel charge, it was bound to happen, and I guess it wont be long tillthe other airlines follow suit

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hlNXYASmWaXvJVXTTNlM6Rt6c6Iw?docId=N0243731299054808487A

HI Darren,
hope you can help. booked holiday with thomas cook and went onto their site to have a look at seats and ow realised that we are on the A330-300 with only 29 inch seats and no backseat ife. nightmare! as flying to florida with 6foot 4 hubbie a small child and a 23 infant who will be on my lap. the kind people on thedibb directed me over here. it's on our confirmation but i didn't notice and our travel agent didn't tell us.
am now trying to book the best seats and would welcome your advice. am probably going to go for row 13 as i understand the first few rows where the seat configuration is 3-3-3 are 32 pitch seats. do you know if there is a wall behind these seats which will affect being able to recline them. thinking that there is a little space next to these seats where my infant will be able to walk. also, thinking maybe to have 2 seats in this row and then my hubbie can sit in the emergency exit seat in row 14 just behind us. do you know how far away he would then be? ie can we pass things to each other.
any advice really welcome, thanks

rapunzel,

Welcome onboard
It's difficult to give seat recommendations as it's personal preference. All seats are basically the same in terms of seat pitch and facilities so it really makes no difference where you are sat. The exception are the extra legroom seats that are available at extra cost, bearing in mind the restrictions for sitting at exit rows. As the A333 is an all economy aircraft, the forward cabin has a little extra seat pitch (32") over the centre and rear cabins, you may want to enquire about those seats. As far as I'm aware, the rear row in the forward cabin has recline. There is a bulkhead behind that row so you won't be able to pass things to those in row 14, you will have to get up and walk behind to row14. You can view the 3D seating plan for the aircraft here.

Darren

great thanks for coming back to me so quickly darren. can i ask a really dumb question, what is a bulkhead, is is a wall so i guess that area that looks open plan next to the doors isn't open plan then.

Hi - First timer, so I hope this is in the right place!

We are flying on TCX368 11/4/11 - TCX369 25/4/11, in premium economy - would you be able to tell me what to expect in flight entertainment wise, and any extras as I am aware this facility is only available for a limited period. Is there any way I can find out which films to expect also.

Thanks in anticipation.

jeb27,

A bulkhead, by definition is a wall within the hull of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, or container. It may or may not be structural.

Darren

jeb27,

Welcome onboard
You'll find extensive aircraft information including a link to Thomas Cooks inflight magazine where the current IFE is listed. You'll need to register with Ink Publishing to view it (just follow the links). IFE is via seat back screens. Did you not look at what you are paying for when upgrading to Premium Economy?

Darren

Hi
Thanks for that - I will have a look.

I did look initially, but we booked a while ago! I just know that there isn't much info around as it is stopping soon,

Thank you anyway

jeb27,

There's plenty of information around while the premium cabin is currently active (until end of April). There have been no changes since you booked.

Darren

thanks for your advice darren. 1 last question, do you know if the last row of seats in the front cabin (rows 12 and 13 in the middle) are fully reclinable or is the builkhead directly behind meaning they only recline slightly
thanks

rapunzel,

I'm not sure if it's full recline, but there is some recline.

Darren

thanks darren, i just called thomas cook to see what they said and they said that those seats aren't reclinable so will give those ones a miss. also said that all the seats were 29 inches, but she wasn't sure, but a couple of diffferent places have confirmed those front ones have a tiny bit more legspace, do you know if this is true. i know it sounds pedantic, biut with a tall hubbie and an infant on my lap, every inch counts., thanks

rapunzel,

Yes, it's true (confirmation here from MikeBravo who works for TCX). The front cabin has a little extra seat pitch on the A333. The aircraft is on lease for the summer from sister airline, Thomas Cook Scandanavia.

Darren

that is wonderful, i am going to pre-book those seats now. Ikeep saying I won't pester you anymore and then I think of another question. do you know what are the chances of me getting moved to alternative seats when we actually go to check in. i know if the plane is different this may happen, but if the plane is the same, i would be pretty gutted if we arrive and they tell us, we have been moved, are still together, but are now in row 33 for example.

rapunzel,

Unless the aircraft is changed for some reason, for example a technical issue, you'll get the seats you book. There's only 1x A333 in the fleet as it's leased for summer so it's highly unlikely flights will change. That's the whole point in being able to pre-select seating, you get the seats you want while it raises extra revenue for the airline. If seating is changed, you'll get a refund for the sector you don't get your selection.

Darren