qatarman wrote:

Darren I would do willingly however if Thomson Holidays are the only company that you can book a particular hotel with then you are snookered.
Trying to persuade the better half to go elsewhere is a none starter.
So its a like it or lump it situation.
I know that they do not delay on purpose but this particular flight seems it get more than its share of delays out of Manchester.

qatarman
I see where you are coming from regarding the regular delays to your Thomson flight from Manchester to Larnaca. The stats seem to backup what you say.
However, a couple of weeks ago I flew with Thomson Manchester to Paphos on the Wednesday TOM2336 flight – and we ended up with nearly 90 minutes delay before takeoff.

So.... Thomson again....Cyprus again.... Manchester again....

In our case the problem was – according to the pilot – that the plane was parked a long way from the terminal requiring passengers to be bussed out, and people were late, and catering was late, and, as he put it,...
“Everyone and their cousins are flying to Cyprus today, resulting in air traffic slot issues, this situation doesn’t really work”.

There actually probably is some sort of systemic problem here.

But so long as EU compensation rules don’t kick in with long delays, and folk just shrug their shoulders and accept it, and people keep buying the holidays, it probably won’t change.
Go enjoy your holiday
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I’ve already booked again for next year, same hotel again, July again, Thomson again, Manchester again, Cyprus again.
I probably will never learn either!!