Thomson Airways

[EK77WNCL]

La Palma (SPC) Flights

Hi all

Sorry to keep asking these sort of questions, but does anyone know what aircraft Thomson use on their Manchester and Gatwick to La Palma (SPC) flights in winter, specifically December (13th and 20th) if you have any information.

Thanks a lot
Martin

[BlueTui]

It's usually 737. Can't see it being a 757

[VickersVicount]

Thomas cook group certainly send 757's and 767's s so theres no restriction size wise. Whether theres demand is another matter and more in keeping with 737

[LadyL2013]

Thanks Oldbalboy and Benji, that makes sense. Still a 6 hour flight is pushing it a bit with no IFE, but I guess once BVC is expanded, bigger and therefore more IFE laden aircraft will be able to fly there. As I understand it the 757-200 is the biggest they can have there. I did ask Thomson but they said they didn't know!

We will be able to select our seats soon and I always like to sit just behind the wings so I can see the flaps in motion, so I think on the 757-200 that's about rows 24-29. What rows don't have windows as I want to avoid these. Again I asked Thomson and they said they didn't know!

[EK77WNCL]

Yeah, size shouldn't matter, as you say, Condor send A320's, 753's and 763's just about every day and Air Berlin used to send their A333's down there every week. I've seen pictures of both Thomson's 737's and 757's there but the pictures of the 757's were taken on the same Tuesday and the 737's on the same Friday but now it is only 1 weekly on Fridays from both (in the winter at least) so it would make sense if the schedule has been reduced to round 1 738 and 1 752 per week up to 1 752 per week, also with the short (7200ft) runway the 757 would make more sense.

Sorry if that's hard to follow haha, if anyone knows for sure I would be very grateful, either that or if it gets booked I'm assuming you can select seats and look at the seat map so I could report back to here on what it ends up being.

[G-TYNE]

Both MAN and LGW were 738 this winter on the Friday flights. I suspect this will be the same this winter given there are more 738s and less 752s.

[EK77WNCL]

Ah right, bit disappointing but thanks a lot for the info though

Martin

[VC10man]

LadyL, why don't you read a book on a long flight? I much prefer to read than watch an old episode of Terry and June.

[LadyL2013]

Oh don't get me wrong, I love reading, but I'm a quick reader so can quite easily get through a whole book and a few magazines on a 5-6 hour flight. Having IFE would mean I have to lug less books around in hand luggage and more more room in my suitcase.

Oh well, good for the muscles!

[chrisy08]

Ah all First Choice.... Not good. Short hauls bad enough on a first choice aircraft happen to know what one is going to be flying out on12th July? Or is it to soon to say....

[MUFC_fan]

LadyL,

There's a problem if it takes 5-6 hours to get to SPC! You're looking more in the region of 3:30-4:15...

[VC10man]

LadyL, I've recently been converted to a kindle. I've got a paperwhite, it is brilliant, it holds thousands of books and is really easy to read.
Please don't say you like the feel of a book. that's what I used to say!

[nclops]

MUFCfan - I think LadyL will have bigger problems if she ends up in SPC! As far as I can see she said she was going to BVC!

[aiuk]

Dreamliner MAN movements

Hi All,

Can someone possibly tell me what the TOM 788's will be doing over the week-end of 27/28 July? I know of a Cancun departure on the Sunday morning but would be grateful for more info. I am going on a photo shoot that weekend!!

Thanks.

[Pilot non flying]

aiuk:
Only flights in that weekend from MAN are TUIA, doing CUN, same time both days, 8:50 departure.
TUIB is flying shorthaul out of LGW, and TUIC will be going to GLA and fly longhaul from there.

[aiuk]

Pilot non flying - thats great!! Really appreciate the info

[NEastMidlands]

its 9:50 departure to CUN from MAN

[KLOS]

Thomsons to Arrecife

Do they use B737?

Thanks

[LadyL2013]

I wonder if they'll name the rest of the dreamliners?

Maybe use the rest of the finalist names in the NameOurPlane competition?

[oldbalboy]

The plan is to name them all , the cabin Manager in the welcome PA gives the name of the aircraft they are travelling on!