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Palmair voted 2nd best airline for service by Holiday Which!
Article taken from Bournemouth Echo
OTHER bigger airlines may claim to be the world's favourite and take more care of you, but Bournemouth-based Palmair really is and does.
Despite being knocked off its number one perch by Singapore Airlines, the Palmair subsidiary of the Bath Travel empire is still flying high in the annual passenger poll conducted by Holiday Which?
With just two aircraft taking around 70,000 passengers a year to a dozen destinations from the Canaries to Corfu, Palmair was voted second favourite in the Consumer Association's bi-annual airline satisfaction survey.
And with Jet2, the budget airline arm of Channel Express, which will be launching a Belfast service from Hurn later this month, placed third in the poll, Bournemouth can claim two of the top three smoothest operators.
Nearly 20,000 passengers were canvassed for their thoughts on a range of comfort criteria from checking in to cabin cleanliness, in-flight service and meals.
The Holiday Which? report enthused: "Pocket dynamo Palmair continues to punch above its weight. Once up in the air, cabin crew on Singapore and Palmair were in a class of their own," added the report, which also found that only Air New Zealand gave more leg room to its passengers than Palmair.
Company chairman Peter Bath, whose personal meeting and greeting of passengers boarding at Bournemouth has long been a Palmair trademark, said the Holiday Which? results showed small was beautiful when it came to giving friendly service.
"Once you get to be number one you can't go any higher, but we are very pleased to get second," said Mr Bath.
Ian Doubtfire, managing director of Jet2 said: "We treat our passengers well, have smart cabin crew and leather interiors.
"We'll be flying on time every day with low fares when our Belfast service launches."
First published: March 1
Article taken from Bournemouth Echo
OTHER bigger airlines may claim to be the world's favourite and take more care of you, but Bournemouth-based Palmair really is and does.
Despite being knocked off its number one perch by Singapore Airlines, the Palmair subsidiary of the Bath Travel empire is still flying high in the annual passenger poll conducted by Holiday Which?
With just two aircraft taking around 70,000 passengers a year to a dozen destinations from the Canaries to Corfu, Palmair was voted second favourite in the Consumer Association's bi-annual airline satisfaction survey.
And with Jet2, the budget airline arm of Channel Express, which will be launching a Belfast service from Hurn later this month, placed third in the poll, Bournemouth can claim two of the top three smoothest operators.
Nearly 20,000 passengers were canvassed for their thoughts on a range of comfort criteria from checking in to cabin cleanliness, in-flight service and meals.
The Holiday Which? report enthused: "Pocket dynamo Palmair continues to punch above its weight. Once up in the air, cabin crew on Singapore and Palmair were in a class of their own," added the report, which also found that only Air New Zealand gave more leg room to its passengers than Palmair.
Company chairman Peter Bath, whose personal meeting and greeting of passengers boarding at Bournemouth has long been a Palmair trademark, said the Holiday Which? results showed small was beautiful when it came to giving friendly service.
"Once you get to be number one you can't go any higher, but we are very pleased to get second," said Mr Bath.
Ian Doubtfire, managing director of Jet2 said: "We treat our passengers well, have smart cabin crew and leather interiors.
"We'll be flying on time every day with low fares when our Belfast service launches."
First published: March 1
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Theres a rumour going around that TOM will base a third 737 at BOH in time for the summer. TOM are said to be taking on 2 ex easy planes. Anyone heard anymore???
I wonder what routes a third airframe would operate.........
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TOM001 Coventry Bournemouth 22:10 Expected 23:36
TOM005 Coventry Bournemouth 22:55 On time 22:54
Latest info from Thomsonfly.com
I also wondered how they can know estimated arrival times so far in advance, even for 2mw!
Good luck Thomsonfly @ BOH!!
TOM005 Coventry Bournemouth 22:55 On time 22:54
Latest info from Thomsonfly.com
I also wondered how they can know estimated arrival times so far in advance, even for 2mw!
Good luck Thomsonfly @ BOH!!
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Thomsonfly.com has taken off from Bournemouth
22.03.2005
The first Thomsonfly.com low fares flight took off from Bournemouth Airport early this morning.
The first flight was bound for Valencia in Spain at 6.45am. Each one of the 148 seats on the Boeing 737-300 aircraft was occupied with people from Bournemouth and the surrounding area keen to take the opportunity to fly from their local airport at low prices. As predicted the flights have been selling rapidly since they went on sale at the beginning of December last year; bookings are fast approaching 150,000 sector passengers.
The airline is operating two aircraft from the airport. The first day of flying will see holidaymakers and business travellers flying off to Amsterdam, Pisa, Malaga, Valencia and Paris. Flights start to Palma on Wednesday (23 March) and Faro on Thursday (24 March).
All passengers travelling on Thomsonfly.com flights on the first day will receive a celebratory gift bag containing a number of travel and Thomsonfly.com goodies. Passengers on the first flight were able to toast the new airline with Bucks Fizz.
22.03.2005
The first Thomsonfly.com low fares flight took off from Bournemouth Airport early this morning.
The first flight was bound for Valencia in Spain at 6.45am. Each one of the 148 seats on the Boeing 737-300 aircraft was occupied with people from Bournemouth and the surrounding area keen to take the opportunity to fly from their local airport at low prices. As predicted the flights have been selling rapidly since they went on sale at the beginning of December last year; bookings are fast approaching 150,000 sector passengers.
The airline is operating two aircraft from the airport. The first day of flying will see holidaymakers and business travellers flying off to Amsterdam, Pisa, Malaga, Valencia and Paris. Flights start to Palma on Wednesday (23 March) and Faro on Thursday (24 March).
All passengers travelling on Thomsonfly.com flights on the first day will receive a celebratory gift bag containing a number of travel and Thomsonfly.com goodies. Passengers on the first flight were able to toast the new airline with Bucks Fizz.
Last edited by Hawk; 27th March 2005 at 02:53.
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At the end of a GREAT DAY for Bournemouth
TOM733 Bournemouth Malaga 20:00 On time 20:00
TOM965 Bournemouth Amsterdam 20:25 Expected 20:34
TOM966 Amsterdam Bournemouth 21:55 Expected 22:15
TOM734 Malaga Bournemouth 23:20 On time 22:59
Not bad so far.
TOM733 Bournemouth Malaga 20:00 On time 20:00
TOM965 Bournemouth Amsterdam 20:25 Expected 20:34
TOM966 Amsterdam Bournemouth 21:55 Expected 22:15
TOM734 Malaga Bournemouth 23:20 On time 22:59
Not bad so far.
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Bournemouths New Arrivals Lounge
Well done - This has been a long waited project that has been needed for years. No Longer do you get soaking wet to meet passengers arriving.
The seats have been upgraded from White Garden Chairs at the beginning of the week to School Chairs is a row like the doctors waiting room.
There seems to be a missing opportunity to advertise anybodys flights in there with No banners / Signs / Leaflets only Trueprints.
There is a coke machine in the arrivals - Tonight to cold for Coke but does need a Coffee machine and Vending machine (Bmth Airport Please Note)
The arrivals screen is welcomed as nobody ever new what flights they where meeting in the cold and dark outside.
Well done and so good to see all flights comming and going all day over Bournemouth.
Well done - This has been a long waited project that has been needed for years. No Longer do you get soaking wet to meet passengers arriving.
The seats have been upgraded from White Garden Chairs at the beginning of the week to School Chairs is a row like the doctors waiting room.
There seems to be a missing opportunity to advertise anybodys flights in there with No banners / Signs / Leaflets only Trueprints.
There is a coke machine in the arrivals - Tonight to cold for Coke but does need a Coffee machine and Vending machine (Bmth Airport Please Note)
The arrivals screen is welcomed as nobody ever new what flights they where meeting in the cold and dark outside.
Well done and so good to see all flights comming and going all day over Bournemouth.
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I have read on !!!!!!!!!!!!!! that Thomsonfly may be basing a third a/c at BOH. They currently have 2 aircraft due which are not allocated a base - G-THOJ and G-THOK (both 733's ex-easyJet).
Does anyone have any further info on this?
Does anyone have any further info on this?
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I heard a similar rumour, they were due to add a 3rd aircraft at Bournemouth from early summer 2006, but because bookings and loads have exceeded all expectations, and BOH is no.1 performing base definately 1 more B733 is heading for Bournemouth. Start date is rumoured to be July, can anyone confirm?
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A Thomsonfly (Britannia) B757-200 has arrived at Bournemouth this afternoon to operate some TOM flights - Paris and Amsterdam today I believe.
I have been told Thomsonfly have tech probs with one of their 737's hence why they have been using a B752 at COV and now BOH.
I have been told Thomsonfly have tech probs with one of their 737's hence why they have been using a B752 at COV and now BOH.
