According to Thomsons it's got wider aisles and wider seats

I read this sunaddict - but it is completely mathematically impossible in Thomson economy class where the majority of seats are located. 767 is 4.72m wide, 787 is 5.49m wide.
(Unless Thomson have somehow managed to fit some seats into an alternate dimension or have built a Tardis!).
Maybe they are talking Premium - which is 2-3-2- it is probably possible there.
The interior dimensions of 787 and 767 plans are easily available on the net - try wikipedia for example or Boeings own site. Dividing by 7 or dividing by 9 gives the obvious results.

For folk who travel economy I am now convinced that Thomson advertising are being economical with the truth. Those people who use economy class on Thomson First Choice 767 planes MUST have a reduction in either seat width, or aisle width - or more probably BOTH - when they switch to the 787 Dreamliner.
And I believe it's wrong of Thomson to suggest otherwise.

This is a photo of Air India's economy section of their newly delivered Boeing 787-8 to give you an idea of the cabin configuration with 3-3-3 seating. It doesn't look too bad or the seats too narrow.

Darren

Looking at that photo Darren,seems to me that the aisle is narrower,not much clearance for that "small" steward?

Flying to Cancun 18Oct on Tom 374 from bhx. can you advise me if this flight still lands at Manchester as my travel agent is suggesting it has not recently?

Many thanks

sabeda,

BHX-CUN-BHX (TOM374/5) operates non-stop using a former First Choice Boeing 767-300/ER.

Darren

Many thanks for your super quick reply

hi there i am looking at flying to Djerba next year june 13 can any one tell me what plane it will be

thanks petey

petey,

From which airport? It'll probably be a Boeing 737-800 but I'll need more information.

Darren

from london gatwick

petey,

Should be as above then but i'll be able to confirm it closer to the time.

Darren

Just phoned up Thomson to upgrade our seats to premium for our trip to Mexico in the dreamlimer and they quoted £435 per person!!! I was willing to pay £260-£300 each but that is ridiculous. Anybody else paid that price?

James

I've seen them higher than that for next year. £560 in May and £580 in July!

Sunaddict wrote:

I've seen them higher than that for next year. £560 in May and £580 in July!

I woulda rather fly on the old 767's if they are going to hike their prices like this when they will be making savings own running costs. Although I guess they will want to offset the original cost of the planes.

thanks darren

We are flying from Manchester to Marsa Alam on 6th of November, Flight TOM472 returning 13th Nov on TOM473.

Can anyone advise what aircraft type it will be and recommend seats with extra leg room?

Cheers,

Slatz

Slatz,

Welcome onboard
MAN-RMF-MAN (TOM472/3) should be operated by Boeing 757-200. You'll find extensive aircraft information on our What Aircraft? guide (link below) with a link to the seating plan where extra legroom seats are indicated. There are no 'best' seats, it's personal preference. All seats offer the same seat pitch other than extra legroom seats on exit rows (available for an additional fee). Row 12 are good if you're travelling as a couple otherwise row 32.

Darren

Hi there,

We're flying with Thomsons from Manchester to Cancun on 1st January, I've got a couple of questions about checking in the day before, because it is New Years Eve will the check in still be opened that day and because we're going to Mexico they don't issue boarding cards the day before, I wanted to know if we would still have to queue at check in on the day we fly.

Sorry for the long winded post.

Irene

Irene67,

Personally, I don't see the point in day before check-in. You may beet the queue on the day of your flight, but it means you having to go to the airport twice so it's not all that much of a time saver, plus it means you don't have access to your suitcase etc for the night. Just arrive at the airport in good time (before things start to get busy after 7am) and you should be ok. That aside, boarding cards are normally given from the customer services desk if you've checked in the day before. If not, you'll have to queue up again to get them. Check-in is open every day as there are flights departing all year round.

Darren

Thanks Darren for the quick reply as usual. We are staying in the Radisson Blu at the airport, just a short walk to Terminal 2, so I thought it would be handy checking in the day before and then we could take our time over breakfast on the morning of the flight.

We are driving down from Glasgow on the 31st so we will have a small overnight case with us that we will be leaving in the car so we won't need access to our cases, but if we have to go early and queue again on the morning we won't bother checking in early.

Thanks again

Irene