Thomas Cook

[alasdair1]

ema base and leases

Ema based today is tcdz &tcdb
Does anyone know why zapx is opps for tcx also ec-hds opp brs-cfu

[MILEHIGHBOY]

EC-HDS is Privilege Style.

I presume G-POWD is the Titan ops BRS-IBZ-PMI-BRS for yesterday mornings Pax.

[JonnyH]

I thought G-ZAPX had been operating for Jet2 in recent weeks? Might be wrong though.

[FFHKG]

G-ZAPX

G-ZAPX has operated as LS273 for Jet2 from LBA to ALC this afternoon

[Grahamy]

Back from our holidays yesterday NCL-KGS-NCL outbound on G-TCDD inbound on G-TCDF, outbound we departed on time and arrived early and inbound we departed nearly 15 mins early and arrived 45 mins early . in flight meals are much improved and the legroom , well last time i used TC my knees were hitting the seat in front and this time i had nearly 2 inches of space. The new A321 also have in flight entertainment , which is a bonus, as i hated flights without it.
So overall a much improved experience from Thomas Cook .

[crewmeal]

Certainly not TC's week.

Holidaymakers stranded at Bristol airport for 36 HOURS after Thomas Cook delays flights due to 'crew shortages' | Mail Online

[MILEHIGHBOY]

Brace yourselves for yet another day of TCX chaos tomorrow! Aircraft from EMA & STN are stuck in CHQ as unable to land @ HER due high winds! Pax being bussed inbetween.

[TSR2]

Brace yourselves for yet another day of TCX chaos tomorrow! Aircraft from EMA & STN are stuck in CHQ as unable to land @ HER due high winds! Pax being bussed inbetween.

The TCX flight from HER is due in EMA 20mins late.

[sam1993]

Hardly the chaos you speak of MILEHIGHBOY; both flights due back within an hour of their original arrival times!

[alasdair1]

tcx glasgow

Hi folks g-tcbb just positioned up with lj in dlm around 4hrs late

Any one aware of what caused the delay of tcx3714gla-dlm ??

[Orion Man]

Lack of A321 pilots qualified early enough for the start of the summer my mate at TCX tells me due to conversions from the Boeing.

Regards

Orion Man

[MILEHIGHBOY]

Was merely a Heads Up! Calm down pickle.

[JonnyH]

EC-HDS has positioned into NCL to do the TFS rotation for TCX. Any reason? Doesn't seem like any issues tech wise for the A321. Crew shortage again?

[SFCC]

Desperate crew shortage. Something in the order of 70 pilots down starting the summer.
Allegedly

[alasdair1]

What airports are effected by the shortages?
Finally is glasgow planned to be a airbus base in or after 2016?

[SCANDIC]

Anyone know where FCLD is heading for next.

[LiamNCL]

EC-HDS Privilege Style was working out of NCL again today for TCX on the Larnaca rotation , Anyone know how long its here for

[SWBKCB]

TCX at NCL

Departed back to MAD in the early hours, G-ZAPX arrived last night using a TCX call sign and op the TCX NBE this morning.

Appears to be the same pilot shortage as elsewhere as both based 321's where flying yesterday and the day before. Anybody confirm?

[JonnyH]

It must be a pilot shortage as one of the A321s was still at the airport when we arrived early Saturday morning and the other one was en route.

Personally, I find it ridiculous to order these new aircraft and not have enough crew to operate them!! BRS also has seen delays again in recent days.

[TSR2]

Are TCX addressing the apparent problem of crew shortage?