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Summer 2010
Good news for TUI Travel as a whole, and in-turn Thomson Airways...
Tui Travel summer sales rise 10% - Travel Trade Gazette
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Tui Travel summer sales rise 10% - Travel Trade Gazette
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Tom @ CWL
Rumours have been going around at CWL that there maybe some longhaul flights in S10. (more cruise flights split load with LGW)
I have tried fishing around but can't find anything to back this up.
Could somone confirm or deny and if it is correct how many flights are we looking at?
I have tried fishing around but can't find anything to back this up.
Could somone confirm or deny and if it is correct how many flights are we looking at?
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Any long haul cruise flights will be in the winter season with the odd few finishing and ending in April and October (summer season) usually the Princess cruises, rather than P&O or Ocean Village.
Whilst plans change I have seen preliminary S11 brochures and there isn't any great changes in the long haul plans for then either that include CWL.
CWL long haul was always full when I operated it, so it is surprising it doesn't return although we don't know what yields they were getting on those flights and people(majority) will travel if they really want to fly long haul I had a family from near Cardiff on my Gatwick-Cancun the other week when they had the option of BHX, so it does proove that yes there is a market in CWL for long haul but the people will travel.
Whilst plans change I have seen preliminary S11 brochures and there isn't any great changes in the long haul plans for then either that include CWL.
CWL long haul was always full when I operated it, so it is surprising it doesn't return although we don't know what yields they were getting on those flights and people(majority) will travel if they really want to fly long haul I had a family from near Cardiff on my Gatwick-Cancun the other week when they had the option of BHX, so it does proove that yes there is a market in CWL for long haul but the people will travel.
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TOM long haul BRS/CWL
Can someone in the know at TOM pour light on the logic around this recurring debate on CWL and BRS threads as well as here?
TOM previously had successful long haul to SFB and CUN direct from CWL.This was pulled incidentally after the TOM/FCA merger.
Post merger -SFB and CUN are now operated from BRS where direct operations are restricted and invaraibly involve a fuel stop at MAN outbound.
If the fuel stop at MAN is unpredictable and depends on a good run off the short strip at BRS (non technical- apologies!) then the case for profitable cargo pick up at MAN cannot be a factor as previously hinted on previous posts.
Surely a guaranteed direct flight from nearby CWL with the same catchment area is the more sensible option with reduced costs of unnecessary stops? The recent very succesful Winter ad hoc 'cruise long haul flights' from CWL show that the S.W population will cross the bridge.
So why not operate your SFB/CUN direct from CWL instead of BRS?
TOM previously had successful long haul to SFB and CUN direct from CWL.This was pulled incidentally after the TOM/FCA merger.
Post merger -SFB and CUN are now operated from BRS where direct operations are restricted and invaraibly involve a fuel stop at MAN outbound.
If the fuel stop at MAN is unpredictable and depends on a good run off the short strip at BRS (non technical- apologies!) then the case for profitable cargo pick up at MAN cannot be a factor as previously hinted on previous posts.
Surely a guaranteed direct flight from nearby CWL with the same catchment area is the more sensible option with reduced costs of unnecessary stops? The recent very succesful Winter ad hoc 'cruise long haul flights' from CWL show that the S.W population will cross the bridge.
So why not operate your SFB/CUN direct from CWL instead of BRS?
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the load factors ex cwl were not as good as those from BRS involving a lot of discounting to sell the seats therefore making them un economic for the airline and tour operators, also they are building on a bigger catchment area around BRS , the first 787's are due in 2012 with plans to operate non stop from BRS to sfb and cun by 2013.
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I see Thomson have acquired two B752, ex Air Berlin, both built in 2000... Where will these be based for the summer, as I believe they had enough aircraft for the whole summer with one spare?
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I am guessing these aircraft are going to be used to replace the 2 x A320 aircraft that were to come from Skyservice on the Canadian register... I'm going to also guess that where these A320 aircraft were going to be based (I believe one in BFS), they will swap them with a UK registered A320 and operate the 757 at the airports they are taking them from (most likely MAN & LGW). These however may not be directly operate an ex A320 route and a B73H will probably be put on it. That may all sound a little complicated, but as the larger airports have a more mixed crew base team it will be easier to get Boeing type rated Flight deck crew.
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I think there is a A320 at LGW and MAN, so they will just replace them with B73H, and then replace the B73H which is replacing the A320 with a B752, and move the two A320 to BFS and DUB
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If the two new 757's are to replace older, this obviously will not be able to continue in the longer term so what are Thomsons's plans in the future as a replacement for the 757? Say in like 10 years or so? I personally think it would make sense to keep the ex FCA A321's and source additional A321's/ place an order. But would there be any current routes Thomson operate the 757's which the A321 would not be able to reach?
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If the two new 757's are to replace older, this obviously will not be able to continue in the longer term so what are Thomsons's plans in the future as a replacement for the 757? Say in like 10 years or so? I personally think it would make sense to keep the ex FCA A321's and source additional A321's/ place an order. But would there be any current routes Thomson operate the 757's which the A321 would not be able to reach?
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What will be replacing the A320/1 as no new aircraft have been ordered?