I understood the three 757s were being put on charter work for Thomas Cook. One at Edinburgh, one at Leeds and one at ??? Is this still the case?
I believe the MON 757 is to operate for Thomsons and not Thomas Cook next summer replacing the Astraeus 757 used in 2011.
Thomas Cook only have a small presence in EDI, six routes and some only for the peak season, so it would mean a major expansion which, given the current TC situation, is highly unlikely. It is a shame really as they were much larger and up to 2009 has a based MON aircraft. They then switched to buying capacity from GSM for 2010 and we all know what happened next.
CC - Thomas Cook used their own 757 and BA/BE Embraers last year. Thomson used the AEU 757. There was no Tom B738 but it is used for three days this winter positioning up from Luton.
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