Splash and Dash,
Very gracious of Air Transat !
Their first summer brochure had all our flights till Oct as A330s, about right as the planes were 98% full last year in both economy and for what its worth their premium economy.
Then 8 weeks later they knocked it down to an A310. I phoned up Canadian Affair who said it wasn't their fault. TS provide them with an a/c type and they try and fill it. TS had decided to increase capacity further at MAN, so we were knocked down to an A310.
Was a pain in the backside for Canadian Affair as well, they said as some already booked on an A330 , had to be moved to MAN when the plane type was changed..yes sold that fast they said.
So whats happening now..the A310 is overbooked Im told and passengers are being coached to MAN.
To be fair to Air Transat their other 2 English airports MAN,LGW, both have TS crew bases and operate at least 3 destinations, YYZ, YVC and Calgary..with LGW offering more destinations.
Therefore BHX is a bolt on service with just 1 flt and no base,so we are lucky to have them.
Was hoping for a Vancouver or Calgary next year with the runway extension, but at present they are just offering YYZ on an A310 in 2014..
We plod on.
Nigel