Seating is personal preference. The seats on 15/16 are the same but as you say, 15 don't recline as it would impede the exit from row 16.

I’m sorry but I’d like to take Darren to task.
Several times he’s said that seating is just a personal preference.
I really don’t think that is true. If anyone has ever been stuck in the non-recline seats just in front of the emergency exits I’m sure they will agree.
These truly are the “seats from hell” – if you end up with an unthinking “maximum recliner” in front of you for the whole flight duration, (and there are lots of these people), you will NOT enjoy your flight.
You will have the doubtful pleasure of someones head a couple of inches from your nose for many hours, you will breathe their dandruff, you will lose the use of any seatback IFE, and your seat table will be useless.
You will not enjoy a meal – if in fact you can even manage to eat it. And drinking is virtually impossible and downright dangerous with hot drinks.
These seats need to be flagged up for every plane type, and completely AVOIDED by all folks reading HT.

Hear hear ukbill, I once sat on one of these seats, not on Thomson and the bloke in front reclined. You can't even read a book or the paper. It spoilt my flight.

On short routes seats should not recline. I admire Ryanair for that, everyone has the same space.

On long haul there should be an announcement saying when reclining is allowed. As for row 15, well they should get extra legroom if they can't recline.

Hi

Could you please tell me the type of aircraft flying from Manchester to Punta Cana on March 5th, flight number TOM142,

thank you

Peter

Merged with existing topic. Dazbo HT Mod

A 767 according to Thomson website.

Yesterday my son and his family flew from Manchester to Montego Bay. He assured me he was going on a 787, but I thought it would be the First Choice 767.

I found out that it was the 767 and e-mailed him to ask how his dreamliner flight was! He replied that it was the worst flight he'd ever had. He said the plane was full of drunken Gipsies going to a wedding in Jamaica.

Passengers should be made to behave on flights, or prosecuted and not allowed to fly again.

Just come back from barbados on tom109 which was a first choice 767 - awful plane, freezing cold with wet carpets where air conditioning had leaked all over! No tv for 9 hours and paid extra for this miserable plane for the premium seats!

Hi

Please could you advise on the aircraft for the following Gatwick to Dubrovnik

Depart 11 June TOM4422 6:00
Return 21 June TOM4765 11:45

Thanks in advance

LAX2000,

LGW-DBV-LGW (TOM4422/4765) are operated by Boeing 757-200.

Darren

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georgep1311,

LGW-SSH-LGW (TOM626/7) are operated by Boeing 737-800. You'll find extensive aircraft information on our What Aircraft? guide (link below).

Darren

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We fly Newcastle to paphos on 26th august TOM1364 , please can you tell me what type of aircraft is usually used?

Hi Darren - a friend is flying from Manchester to Puerto Plata on March 9th. Can you confirm that the plane will be the Dreamliner please?

b4ley78,

NCL-PFO-NCL (TOM1364/5) are operated by Boeing 737-800.

Darren

Helen T,

Assuming the flight numbers are TOM156/7, then yes, they're operated by Boeing 787-8.

Darren

I think the last First Choice 767 OOBM has been retired. She flew from Manchester to Luton on Feb 9th and hasn't flown since.

My son's flight from Montego Bay to Manchester was on the 787 TUIG, the new one. I hope he enjoyed it after his poor flight on OOBM, although it wasn't the plane's fault.

Thanks Darren

Further to my post about removed flying to a wedding in Jamaica.

On the outbound flight they were milling around the cabin and generally misbehaving. One person was smoking in a lavatory and put the nub end into the waist paper bin. The pilot came on the tannoy and said if the smoking didn't stop they would land at the nearest airport and also that he had let the police in Jamaica know. He also said that the one thing that frightened him on a plane was fire. A man was arrested when they landed.

What sort of people smoke in the lavs and put a fag end in a paper bin?

My son said that the cabin staff were scared to do anything to stop the bad behaviour. This sort of stuff should not be allowed at all. What are Thomson going to do about it?

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Qman,

I think your post needs to be sent to Thomson rather than posting it on here, and probably from your son who was on the flight and experienced it rather than yourself. While I share your concerns about passengers behaving in this way, of which there is no excuse, what would you propose the airline did? Once you're 7 miles above the Atlantic, there's not a lot you can do other than keep the peace and ensure the safety of the aircraft and it's passengers is maintained. Upon landing, it can then be dealt with by local police as it seems was the case here.

Darren