Evening - I'm off on a Thomson Sport package on Friday 14 October to fly to Majorca to run the Palma Half Marathon on the Sunday (16th October) . I'm booked on TOM4540 from Gatwick to Palma (leaves Gatwick at 6.15am) and wondered if this would be a 767 or 757? Last couple of Fridays it seems to have been a 767, but I wondered if it went down to a 757 for the winter?

Assuming I make it all the way round I'm due back on Monday 17 Oct on TOM4733.

Thanks

thomasjason,

Welcome onboard
LGW-PMI-LGW (TOM4540/4733) are operated by a Boeing 767-304/ER (short haul / winglets) / Boeing 757-200 respectively. The winter schedule doesn't start until November.

Darren

Darren - thanks very much.

Never been on a 767 before, so a new type for me, and the winglets will be the icing on the cake

Many thanks for the prompt reply Darren. Looking forward to the approach into Funchal as it is supposed to be rather `challenging`

Hi all
Flying to Rhodes from Man 7.00am flight on wed 5th oct, just found out national strike in greece all airports closed on the 5th just wondering if anybody else been in this situation, any advice what to do?

ihin wrote:

any advice what to do?

There's not a lot you can do other than check Thomsons website for updates or give them a call to find out what they are doing.

Darren

Hi All,

Just booked Manchester-Cancun, TOM122 on 1st November, will it be a FC or TOM aircraft & where does the aircraft arrive from prior to the Man-Can leg.

Many thanks
gc

gc,

Ex-FCA and it comes in from Aruba (TOM156/7) or Cancun (TOM174/5).

Darren

Hi Darren,

We are flying to Cancun on 6th November from Gatwick on Tom022. Could you please let me know where the aircraft comes in from ?

Thanks very much

garrydan,

I haven't got the winter schedule as yet.

Darren

Darren,

Ok i will have to wait then.

Thanks

It will be TOM047 SFB-LGW operated by an ex Thomsonfly 767.

As it seems you already have the winter schedule, any chance you can tell me the same for TOM148 LGW-CUN on 4th Jan 2012 ?

Many thanks in advance !

Julmops

Thanks Darren,

Just booked my seats, interestingly the return leg appears to be Thomsonfly aircraft with 2-4-2 configuration.

All the best
gc

Hi

We are flying from Glasgow to Cancun on 16th October TOM352 and would like to know where this flight comes in from just so that we can keep an eye on it.

I am right in thinking that the aircraft will be a Thomsonfly 767 as there were only 5 rows of premium seats when we booked our seats.

Many thanks

paula2203,

GLA-CUN-GLA (TOM352/3) are operated by a former Thomsonfly Boeing 767-304/ER (long haul / winglets). Expect G-OBYD to be operating the flight. The aircraft operates a fortnightly rotation on the flight before yours between Puerto Plata (TOM642/2) and Punta Cana (TOM742/3). On your dates of travel, the aircraft will be coming in from Punta Cana (TOM742/3).

Darren

Darren

Thanks for the info.

UK's first biofuel passenger flight to launch tomorrow

Thomson Airways is planning to fly customers from Birmingham to Lanzarote on a mixture of fat and conventional jet fuel on Thursday.

Confirmation of the service, which was due to start last July, will be given once the operator has completed the stringent testing process and final safety clearance has been received. The sustainable cocktail of fuel will see one engine topped up with 50% Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids and 50% jet A1 fuel.

Thomson claims sustainable biofuel has the potential to reduce aviation emissions by up to 80% in the long-term.

Thomson Airways managing director Chris Browne said: "Sustainable biofuels offer us the opportunity to improve our own individual environmental performance as well as contributing to the UK's carbon reduction target."

The airline plans to expand its use of sustainable biofuels across its fleet over the next three years."¨"¨

With permission from Travelmole

hi,

I thought TOM022 on 6/11/11 from Lgw to Cun was operated byt ex-fca not ex-thomsonfly ? If it's ex-thomsonfly will it be the 1 longhaul version ? Also how about Tom093 Cun-Lgw 17/11/11 ? I am booked in premium both journeys.

Many thanks.