Thank you just going to show the kids a picture of the plane now xx

Hey guys, I have a question. I'm looking at flying LGW - Antalya on 1st November next year and returning two weeks later. I'm wondering which plane operates this years flight so I get an idea of what to expect. Sorry for not having flight numbers. Hopefully it will be a testing route for the 787 next year, boeing are really getting on my nerves with these delays, wouldn't surprise me if even the a350 came into service first! Thanks

alexbthomson,

I haven't got the Winter 11 aircraft schedule as yet let alone the Winter 2012!, but it's normally an Airbus A320-200 on the LGW-AYT-LGW. It won't be a testing route as the 787 will be put in to long haul service commening November 2012, assuming there are no further deals. The first is expected in June 2012 and will be used on medium haul sectors such as Canaries to begin with for crew familarity, but all that is yet to be decided.

alexbthomson wrote:

boeing are really getting on my nerves with these delays

Not as much as the airlines that have been expecting them for over 3 years! It's also costing Boeing a fortune in compensation packages, for example Thomson Airways are getting $45 million, aircraft maintenance (c-checks), refurbishments, winglets and the possibility of a couple of replacement 767's to cover the ones with persistant technical issues, if they can be sourced.

Darren

Hi Darren

We are off to Faro again in September on Tom2446, can you confirm it's a 737? and where is it coming from before our flight in the afternoon.
Thanks very much.

Lainie 09,

MAN-FAO-MAN (TOM2446/7) are operated by a Boeing 737-800 (winglets). It'll be inbound from one of TOM2420/1 (Mytilene, Lesbos), TOM2426/7 (Palma) or TOM2436/7 (Sami).

Darren

Thanks again

ife for may /june longhaul took this from another site hope its correct....
http://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=6220766&postcount=22

What about short haul ife. Are thomson still doin it? Flying from birmingham to menorca on25th may.

care bear,

Short / medium haul flights are expected to have IFE until the end of the current summer season, then stopped on flights operated by narrow bodied aircraft in line with Thomas Cook.

Darren

I don't understand the reasoning behind removing IFE on short haul flights. A money making exercise perhaps?
Thomson always took pride in how different they were to other companies. This is certainly the case with the package holidays side of the company as they expand products such as Sensatori, Gold, Platinum etc.
This seems to be different with the airline. They are changing the product to make it 'in line' with Thomas Cook. I.e. reducing baggage allowances...in line with Thomas Cook and now removing IFE...again in line with Thomas Cook.
While doing this they are making a much inferior product which doesn't seem to make sense to me. It was always the case that Thomson offered a superior product (certainly in the Britannia Airways days) to their rivals but it now appears there is little, if no difference between them and the others.

so why are they stopping IFE on flights, it cant cost that much to put a dvd on, and dont companies pay to advertize, this is one of the reasons i am not fling with thomas cook this year

jmac / Grahamy,

Please note nothing is confirmed yet, it's just expected from November. I don't have the definitive answer, but it's partly due to cost and passengers aren't watching IFE as much as they used to on the shorter flights. With low cost carriers not offering IFE and the high cost of showing films, it's the way things are going. It's a very competative market. If Thomson advertise a price of say £70 for a flight and a low cost carrier advertises the same for £50, which are you going to choose? Same with holidays, the price of flights is reflected in the overall cost of the holiday and the demand is for cheaper holidays so something has to give in order to maintain competitiveness. I agree with you that offing IFE and greater baggage allowance would be something I would look at when boking a holiday and would pay that little extra for, but that's not the way things are going in the mass market.

Darren

Hi Darren.
Flying from Gatwick to Heraklion 9-19 June. Flight Number TOM 4470 outward and return flight TOM 4707.
Please could you tell me the aircraft we will be flying on.
Many thanks once again
Sue

sue136,

LGW-HER-LGW (TOM4470/4707) are operated by a Boeing 757-200. You'll find further aircraft information on our What Aircraft? guide (link below).

Darren

Thanks darren

Hi, I'm flying on TOM118 from Manchester on 14th May and although I know it will be an ex-first choice plane I was wondering if you could tell me specifically which plane will be operating this flight please.

Also, I've had a look at the Spring 2011 inflight magazine - will this still be the one that is issued on the planes this weekend?

Hi,
I know this might be too early, but does anyone know what inflight movies are showing on Thomson Longhaul in July this year? Thanks

Thanks Darren

chloe_wrench

July movies won't be released until the end of June.