Re Summer 09 bases
 

Belfast always had 2 A320's based with MyTravel, one all week and one Mon - Fri, season long. This summer it went to 2 units, both week long. However Thomas Cook holidays look to have drastically cut capacity from BFS for summer 09. Can anyone confirm based units, it looks like it could be a lonely A320??? Have most bases seen capacity reduced with the credit crunch/recession looming, or has Belfast been particularly hit.
Summer 08 saw, Corfu, Rhodes, Crete and Zakynthos all seanson long, Summer 09 is down to just Crete!!!

TCX BHX-YYZ
Given the days the flights are operating, this flight is being operated on a W pattern. Although looking at them and the C.Affair timetable i cant figure out where its flying in from on Mondays and Fridays.

Mondays - YYZ/BHX TCX12L 23:40-11:10+
Tuesdays - BHX/YYZ TCX12K 13:05-16:00

Fridays - YYZ/BHX TCX21L 21:10-09:00+
Saturdays - BHX/YYZ TCX21K 10:55-13:40

It won't be a based aircraft as that would be a waste of an ETOPS 757 - as you can see from the timetable, it will be a W pattern from another base, Ie: GLA, MAN, LGW etc...

Im flying on one of Thomas Cooks B757-200s Feb 2009 MAN-HRG. Any chance this would be one of their 187 seaters?

Jimmy2345

Very unlikely as im sure the seats are removed and the seat pitch goes back to the usual short haul pitch. The seats with 35" are for the Canadian flights with the odd short haul but only in the Summer.

Tuesday flights in Feb are on the standard pitch 757-200.
Friday flights in Feb are on the 767-300

Thanks!.

Never flown on one of TCX's 757s before, or 767s, i flew on both of the 767s though in the mytravel livery in 2006.

New Fleet
 

It appears that TCX are in talks over fleet replacement in the coming couple of years.....anyone in the know any ideas or heard anything??

I wouldn't hold your breath about seeing any brand new aircraft in TCX liveries just yet! :(

In the sort term there will be some 320s coming in to replace the 757s that are being returned to the lessor though.

I can't see a 320 replacing a 757 to be honest....they just don't compare!

Can anyone tell me what TCX use on their caribbean routes.I'm assuming a 332 would be the normal mode of transport but a 767 may be slotted in.

All of MAN longhaul is with the A332

regarding an earlier post, the 187 seat 757's do not have any changes done to them before operating a shorthaul flight. Went to palma in a canadian 757 and it was still configured with 187 seats

I doubt it very much, if anything i would think the would replace them with A321s

TCX fuel hedging
 

It's been said that both Thomas Cook and Thomson have, all things remaining equal, messed up on fuel hedging for summer 2009.

What I am wondering is does this apply only to TCX + MYT UK ops or is it all the TCX airlines in Europe too ?

I can assure you that the 320 is currently being considered to replace the few 757s that are coming to the end of their leases. My money is on the 737 as the long term replacement though.

A321's :ok:

Ex GB/Easyjet are getting rid of there A321's within the next year... They have 7 A321's up for grab, and 3 A320's

perfect!

Thomas Cook at CWL
 

Can anyone tell me what TCX are doing from CWL for W09/10.
Cant see an easy way of finding out destinations/dates/times on the website?
Will it just be a part based A320 again?
I am using them this winter 08/09 as an alternative to TOM.

What about GLA summer based aircraft ?

and if we are going down this route...
how about BRS for winter 08/09 and summer 09??