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Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS ... Q&As

Irene67

2012-10-17 07:05:08

Hi Darren,

It's the pest again

Managed to reserve our seats at long last, Thomson were very slow letting me in to book them, anyway, the seats from 16 on were all booked and I don't like the back of the plane it's always a bit noisy for me, I booked 19F & 19G, other than the wing is there anyting about these seats not to like.

Thanks

Irene

Irene67 wrote:
Hi there,

Due to fly Manchester to Cancun 1st Jan TOM122 returning 15th Jan TOM123, We are in economy, Darren has already told me that it should be an ex First Choice 767-300ER we are on and he also told me that rows 16 forward and rows 29 back would avoid the wing, I know Darren is on holiday but could anyone else let me know if any seats on these rows don't have windows, my hubby is not a great traveller and finds that being able to look out the window helps him.

Thanks

Irene

Dazbo HT Mod

2012-10-17 07:16:49

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Irene67,

I've sat in that row on a 14 hour flight. They are as good as any others in the economy section. All seats have the same facilities, other than extra legrom, so it's just personal preference. It's towards the rear half of the wing so you'll still have a partial view of the ground. You'll be on a V2 aircraft so have the overwing exits behind you so you can recline your seat without impacting on those behind.

Darren

Irene67

2012-10-17 08:10:03

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Thanks Darren,

Great help as usual, I'll just look forward to my holiday now, can't wait :cheers

Irene

milliemeg

2012-10-17 18:05:22

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Thanks for that Darren,much appreciated.

HuddersfieldTourist

2012-10-18 12:17:29

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"The flights should be operated by Boeing 767-300/ER, certainly the return is"

The return flight is now on flightextras but it is shown as 42 rows of 8 seats being 336 seats - all 42 rows have 8 seats - no variations - any idea which this plane is please ? seats are 2 -4-2 . Flight TOM0079 on 23rd Dec - BGI to Gatwick - thanks. I thought there would be some premium seats and it does not show which are emergency exit or bulkhead seats.

Bizarrely the outbound flight which they are selling still is shown as no seats left to reserve and I have not reserved mine !. This is TOM4794 going to Lisbon from Gatwick for the Thomson Dream package cruise.

BY-TOM-AMM-FCA

2012-10-18 13:24:48

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The outbound is a 757, the inbound an Arkefly 767, it will be one of their own aircraft not the ex-tfly aircraft they are currently leasing. so the seat layout is slightly different. It wont have 336 seats,but 265 I think its all economy but 2-3-2 throughout.

HuddersfieldTourist

2012-10-18 20:21:11

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http://www.arkefly.nl/BaseSites/ArkeFly/Content/Files/images/seatplan_767.png

Thanks - I got this seating plan so it looks like on of these ! Thanks for taking the trouble to answer.

As the flights are cruise only - the outbound if it is full will be 233 seats so the return flight will have about 30 empty seats as a minimum !

BY-TOM-AMM-FCA

2012-10-19 19:28:50

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It doesn't usually work out that way, maybe some customers fly from an alternative uk airport or they put a second flight on so it will be the outbound flight that is half empty. Ive been on the first inbound flight before and its been chocka block

racegirl3075

2012-10-21 09:27:07

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Hi Dazbo. Been tracking Tom022 from LGW-CUN as I will be on it 5 weeks today! :-)
See its being operated by G-00AN today. Just wondering when you will be posting up the IFE for Nov/Dec AND any idea what the good Thomson people will be feeding me! We have 33-34-35 AB for our party! Can't wait! :-)

Dazbo HT Mod

2012-10-21 10:14:32

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racegirl3075,

IFE is released at the beginning of the month when it's changed (every 2 months) so I'll update the link on our What Aircraft? guide (link below) at the beginning of November. Meals are normally a choice of chicken or beef.

Darren

chelle_375

2012-10-21 10:16:11

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Hiya!

Just booked our holiday for next year, off to Mexico!!

We're flying MAN-CUN, 26th feb-12th march TOM 122/3. Just wondering if we will be on an ex FCA or TOM?

Also booked premium, can you let us know which seats don't have windows so we know not to book them?

Thanks!

noooooobs

2012-10-21 10:39:32

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I googled the IFE over a week ago and found this on TA.

Thomsons IFE November/December

OUTBOUND

The Dark Knight Rises*

Rock of Ages*

Total Recall*

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

The Watch

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Inkheart

INBOUND

The Amazing Spider-man*

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter*

Ted*

Madagascar 3: Europeâ€™s Most Wanted

Thunderstruck

My Life in Ruins

The Prestige

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

FILMS AVAILABLE ON OUTBOUND AND INBOUND FLIGHTS

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel*

Fracture*

This Means War*

Rocknrolla*

Films marked with an asterisk (*) are premium cabin upgrade. Economy cabin can upgrade for £5 each way and will receive video on demand.

Looks about right to me.

James

noooooobs

2012-10-21 10:41:12

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Also how do you track the flights to see what planes are operating the routes?

James

brewerdave

2012-10-21 11:02:41

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I use flightradar24.com

Dazbo HT Mod

2012-10-21 12:11:41

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chelle_375,

MAN-CUN-MAN (TOM 122/3) are operated by former First Choice Boeing 767-300/ER. Row 9 doesn't have a window in premium. You'll find extensive aircraft information on our what Aircraft? guide (link below).

Darren

fairynuff

2012-10-21 14:08:19

tom286 gatwick - antalya

hi am off to turkey on tuesday 23rd wondered how i can find out which aircraft we will be travelling on as me and the better half are having a dissagreement as to which it is flight number tom286 from gatwick many thanks

Dazbo HT Mod

2012-10-21 14:14:40

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fairynuff,

Welcome onboard :tup

LGW-AYT-LGW (TOM286/7) are scheduled to be operated by Boeing 767-300/ER (short haul) until 30th October, although the flight on the 16th October was operated by Boeing 737-800 for some reason. You'll find extensive aircraft information on our What Aircraft? guide (link below).

Darren

racegirl3075

2012-10-21 15:03:30

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I use Flight Radar and Plane Finder. :-)