Hi Darren.
It appears that my flight to Barbados 23/01/15 from Manchester is TCX254. looking at the section 'what aircraft' it seems that this is going to be a A330. is this the ex BMI.?

screwy,

Is this a cruise charter or a package holiday? There are no flights listed for 23/01/15 so I can only assume it's a cruise charter? Regular flights (TCX 816/7 & 854/5) are scheduled to be operated by TCX Airbus A330-200, not the ex-Bmi. Cruise charter aircraft could be any of the fleet subject to what is asked for.

Darren

Hi Darren.
Yes its P&O cruise charter.

New Thomas Cook routes from Manchester to New York JFK and Miami commencing 2nd May 2015 using Airbus A330-200;

Mon, Thurs, Sat:
MAN 13:20 JFK 15:40 TCX848 JFK 18:30 MAN 05:55 TCX849

Fri, Sun
MAN 10:15 MIA 12:40 TCX830 MIA 14:10 MAN 06:00 TCX831

Darren

Hi everyone,

I'm flying on Thomas Cook TCX2514 flight in September and wondered if I could ask some advice.

The plane is a 767-300 and I'm currently booked in seat 15F (exit row, window). This seat isn't cheap at £25 each way. I have seen that 2F is available at a cost of only £9.50 each way. According to Seat Guru and another similar seat, it appears that there is no seat in front of 2F. So while 2F is just a standard seat, it is effectively extra legroom. I'm worried that 15F is going to have a slide encroaching into my legroom room space and that 2F would be the better seat?

Can anyone confirm?

Many thanks!

whitenoise,

Welcome onboard
MAN-HRG-MAN (TCX2514/5) are indeed operated by Boeing 767-300.ER. You'll find extensive aircraft information on our What Aircraft? guide (link below). There's a full row of seat on row 1. Row 2 are standard seats, not extra legroom hence they are £9.50 to choose them rather than £25.00. Extra legroom seats located at rows 1, 13 A/B, 15 G/H and 31. I assume F was a typo? F is an isle seat, not a window. Row 15 doesn't have a slide as it's behind a bulkhead (toilet), it's not actually at a door.

Darren

Hi,

I have booked a holiday to Cuba for Feb 2015. I understand we will be flying on the new refitted airbus A330 we have paid for extra leg room seats; row 11 seats a and c and have paid £40 each. I have read on the internet that some people have said they upgraded with TC and ended up with the inflatable emergency slide being stored in their seat well and hence ending up with less leg room. I wonder if anyone could advise if this is the same on the new refitted flights (if so there are still other extra leg room seats available so I can change!)

Thanks,
Sarah

Sarahg112,

Welcome onboard
This aircraft doesn't have those type of slides. While they protrude in to the cabin a small amount, it doesn't restrict legroom. They offer more legroom than standard seats. You'll be fine.

Darren

Thank you, much appreciated

Hi Darren,

I had noticed on SeatGuru that seat 2F was marked as a 'green seat', and thus one they would recommend. This is because apparently according to their map while seat 2F is a standard seat (and so £9.50), there is actually no seat (1F) in front of it, meaning it was actually extra legroom, and thus a bargain.

A quick google search to just double check this brought me to this forum where I think possibly yourself mentioned that this was not the case, and that seat 1F did indeed 'exist', thus making 2F a normal seat (if that makes sense?)

Thanks for the clarification about the slide though. I did read a review on Seatplans however that said:

Exit seats are poor due to the fact that the box containing the emergency slide is very large on a 767, so people were having to sit diagonally.

I'd hate to think that this was indeed the case. While I have sat in a similar seat before, it's fine it was free. However it wouldn't be good if you did have the slide and you paid £29.50 each way for the privilege! If you think that row 15 (and especially 15H where I would be sitting) doesn't have a slide, then I shall stay where I am.

Thanks.

Hi guys,

We've just booked our holiday for June 2015 to Cancun. We're flying MAN-CUN (MT162) on 10th June. I just have a couple of quick questions.

We've booked through Hays Travel, but it's a Thomas Cook holiday. When I asked the Hays Travel rep what happens with pre-booking seats she wasn't sure at all. Can seats be pre-booked, and when? If so roughly what is the cost? When seats are pre-booked can you choose the seat you want to sit in or is it just a guarantee the whole party will be seated together?

Also, I know it's probably too early to tell but how likely is it we will get the ex-BMI 2-4-2 configuration A330? As a family of 3 we'd much prefer one of the 3-3-3 configuration planes.

Ok so that's probably more than a couple of questions!

jac_789,

MAN-CUN-MAN (TCX148/9) are operated by regular TCX Airbus A330-200 with 3-3-3 seating in economy, not the ex-Bmi. You'll have to wait for advice from Hayes Travel regarding seat selection. They should be able to choose the seats for you or provide you with a booking reference to choose actual seats.

Darren

Brilliant, thanks a lot Darren.

Hi Darren,

I'm off to Holguin, Cuba on May 6th flying from Gatwick on TCX134. Can you please tell me where the aircraft is flying in from. Much appreciated.

songbid,

It'll either be Punta Cana or Cancun.

Darren

Hi,
We're travelling on TCX352 on Fri 27 June Manchester to Varadero.
Could you kindly tell me where the plane will be arriving from and, if possible, whether there is much of a gap between its landing and our departure?
Thanks,
Paul

paulbos,

There's plenty of time for the turnaround, normally 3 hours. The aircraft should be inbound from either Orlando or Cancun.

Darren

Darren,
Many thanks.
The seating configuration suggests that it is scheduled to be the ex-BMI plane.

Many thanks Darren. I suppose because it will be the first week of the changeover from winter to summer schedules it makes it difficult to predict.