Cagsy
I'm going to Rhodes with Thomson in 2 weeks so will see what happens. If they start weighing bags at gate then imagine the delays/chaos that would cause. As long as you are within weight/size limit at check-in then buy airside, no problems. Had bag weighed once at Heathrow for Cyprus Airways flight at check-in. It was within size/weight limit but I was subjected to the comment "you're not going to put anything else in are you?" One of those pointless remarks made to sensible people by some check-in staff!
Very glad that most fellow travellers have stopped taking numerous supermarket carrier bags for their hand luggage. Not keen on Monarch's 10kgs (ZB flights) as that means small trolley cases which take up most of the overhead space, but appreciate they are needed when travelling with young children..
Perhaps it's all those pointless comments by check-in staff about not putting anything else in your hand baggage etc after it's been weighed and checked that have resulted in people becoming more sensible about how and in what they pack their hand baggage?
I don't see that it's any more pointless than always asking the usual questions about your checked in baggage , 'Have you packed it yourself?' etc. Regular travellers might get bored with being asked them every time but it just needs one naive newbie who has unwittingly agreed to pack a parcel in the case for an acquaintance to potentially blow-up a plane. I see no reason to object to check-in staff asking routine questions that remind travellers what the rules and regulations are etc.
SM
I don't see that it's any more pointless than always asking the usual questions about your checked in baggage , 'Have you packed it yourself?' etc. Regular travellers might get bored with being asked them every time but it just needs one naive newbie who has unwittingly agreed to pack a parcel in the case for an acquaintance to potentially blow-up a plane. I see no reason to object to check-in staff asking routine questions that remind travellers what the rules and regulations are etc.
SM
Thanks Darren,
I thought that might have been the case. It was far less squashed in row 10 and we didn't even pay to prebook seats. I asked at Check-in at Rhodes airport if it was possible to get seated 3 and 1 across the aisle. The girl telephoned through to somebody and then kept us waiting for at least 10 minutes before weighing in the cases, explaining she was awaiting a call back on the seats. Anyway, the wait was well worth it as she secured the extra leg room seats for us. Don't you normally have to pay extra for them?
I thought that might have been the case. It was far less squashed in row 10 and we didn't even pay to prebook seats. I asked at Check-in at Rhodes airport if it was possible to get seated 3 and 1 across the aisle. The girl telephoned through to somebody and then kept us waiting for at least 10 minutes before weighing in the cases, explaining she was awaiting a call back on the seats. Anyway, the wait was well worth it as she secured the extra leg room seats for us. Don't you normally have to pay extra for them?
shirley h,
You do, yes but if no one pays for them and the flight is full, someone has to sit in them. It was your lucky day!
Darren
You do, yes but if no one pays for them and the flight is full, someone has to sit in them. It was your lucky day!
Darren
Seems as though it was 
No wonder she kept us hanging around. She did say the flight was full so maybe they were the only row left with a 3-1 availability and she wanted to make sure that nobody had purchased them before giving us the nod Happy days!
No wonder she kept us hanging around. She did say the flight was full so maybe they were the only row left with a 3-1 availability and she wanted to make sure that nobody had purchased them before giving us the nod
Happy days!
Hi there,
Was driving past Glasgow Prestwick airport on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Unusually I noticed a Thomson Airways aircraft on the air field. The aircraft was in dreamliner livery however I wasn't close enough to be able to tell the aircraft type. Does anyone know what aircraft type it was and indeed what it was doing there at Prestwick?
Many thanks.
Was driving past Glasgow Prestwick airport on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Unusually I noticed a Thomson Airways aircraft on the air field. The aircraft was in dreamliner livery however I wasn't close enough to be able to tell the aircraft type. Does anyone know what aircraft type it was and indeed what it was doing there at Prestwick?
Many thanks.
Hi dazbo,
Do you have the Oct Long haul IFE as yet, were flying premium on Dreamliner 18th oct,
Do you have the Oct Long haul IFE as yet, were flying premium on Dreamliner 18th oct,
Thanks poshgirl, I'm actually flying out myself tomorrow morning so will find out then and will let you know!
We're just wondering about the food on longhaul in economy - it's MAN-CUN 10.5 hours - do you get just one meal served for the duration, and some snacks? Also, do you get a choice of mains and a drink included with your meal?
We are just wondering whether to get a Boots meal deal each in case we get peckish as 10.5 hours is a long time!!
Thanks.
We're just wondering about the food on longhaul in economy - it's MAN-CUN 10.5 hours - do you get just one meal served for the duration, and some snacks? Also, do you get a choice of mains and a drink included with your meal?
We are just wondering whether to get a Boots meal deal each in case we get peckish as 10.5 hours is a long time!!
Thanks.
cagzy,
You'll get a full meal approximately 2 hours in to the flight followed by a pre-landing snack 90 minute before landing. You can purchase snacks in between. Details are on our What Aircraft? guide (link below). You'll have a choice of meals on the first one along with tea or coffee, not a drink from the bar.
Darren
You'll get a full meal approximately 2 hours in to the flight followed by a pre-landing snack 90 minute before landing. You can purchase snacks in between. Details are on our What Aircraft? guide (link below). You'll have a choice of meals on the first one along with tea or coffee, not a drink from the bar.
Darren
danielle0216uk,
I update our What Aircraft? guide with the latest IFE information as and when I get it.
Darren
I update our What Aircraft? guide with the latest IFE information as and when I get it.
Darren
oblong_91,
There are Boeing 737-800, 757-200, 767-300 and of course the 787-800 in the Dreamliner livery so it could have been any of those. Most likely, it would have been a 737-800 or 757-200.
Darren
There are Boeing 737-800, 757-200, 767-300 and of course the 787-800 in the Dreamliner livery so it could have been any of those. Most likely, it would have been a 737-800 or 757-200.
Darren
Thanks Darren!
It would have probably been a 787-8, (G-TUID) the pilots are using it to do training circuits at the moment and Prestwick was used when Thomson initially got the dream liners- there's even a video on YouTube of a take off from Prestwick.
I have just booked TOM078/079 LGW=>CUN CUN=>LGW flying February 2014. Have you any idea what type of plane this will be this far out.
Thanks
Simon
Thanks
Simon
SJBeadle,
LGW-CUN-LGW (TOM078/9, Tuesday flight) should be operated by former First Choice Boeing 767-300/ER. It's not currently listed as one of the Boeing 787-8 flights.
Darren
LGW-CUN-LGW (TOM078/9, Tuesday flight) should be operated by former First Choice Boeing 767-300/ER. It's not currently listed as one of the Boeing 787-8 flights.
Darren
Are you sure Darren? There is no 767 longhaul from
gatwick after the end of November from Gatwick apart from a few weeks in feb and that's to Jamaica.
gatwick after the end of November from Gatwick apart from a few weeks in feb and that's to Jamaica.
The Tuesday and Wednesday flights LGW-CUN aren't showing as a Dreamliner on Thomsons website.
BY-TOM-AMM-FCA,
The Tuesday / Wednesday flights next Feb are the only LGW-CUN flights that aren't showing as a 787-8 on the paperwork I have.
Darren
The Tuesday / Wednesday flights next Feb are the only LGW-CUN flights that aren't showing as a 787-8 on the paperwork I have.
Darren
hi. can anyone tell me the reason TOM 2468 manchester to arricefe was delayed 22 august please
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