Thanks for the info KS, shame that we are not seeing the based unit just yet but it is very positive that TCX have seen the potential at Exeter despite TOM having a base there. Fingers crossed the routes do well although you said that Monastir was April only, however on the Exeter airport website it is through the summer season??

Anyway will be good to see some 757s in as well - make a nice change.

The first three MIR rotations are as described with a TCX B752 (on 7/4, 14/4 and 21/4), but thereafter are operated by Nouvelair on behalf of Thomas Cook (A320 or A321) on Sundays for the rest of the season.

Hope this helps.

Anyone know which airline TCX are leasing an aircraft from for this summer? and which aircraft type?

LGW based i believe

2 x Skyservice B752s, one at GLA full season and one at LGW July to September I believe. Both aircraft are staying on the C-reg operated by SSV pilots. TCX cabin crew will be trained to operate on the LGW aicraft, SSV cabin crew will be used on the GLA unit.

LGW
 

Hey people

Does anyone know if the new crew for this year will be on the Skyservice aircraft that LGW are getting for part of the summer or wil we be on the normal TCX fleet?

i would assume a number of new crew will go on to the ssv aircraft rather than spend money and time training existing crew already in check for the G registered aircraft.

QS
 

someones posted on GLA forum that a SmartWings Travel Service (QS) from Czech Republic is operating a number of TCX flights ex GLA for S10. Anyone have more info re crewing etc?

Just to add...Travel Service will also be operating flights from Belfast, East Mildands and Manchester on behalf of the Thomas Cook group this summer! :ok:

Tcx @ Gla
 

also the following charters are on behalf of TCX:

GLA-PMI-GLA BD
GLA-AGP-GLA BA

Milehighboy

The Travel Service flights are for Thomas Cook Holidays and not TCX, the same way that they charter capacity from TOM, MON, LS, AEA, IWD etc.

They are not being operated for TCX.

i understand but in the case of SkyService it is a Canadian reg aircraft with own flightdeck etc - even though it will operate under a TCX flight number and cabin crew. with smartwings it is their own flight number so obv will be a complete sub charter.

People, people, people!!!

Travel companies...thomas cook, thomson, first choice, cosmos.....

they regularly, year in, year out use other airlines other than their own to operate fights on their behalf....

it is not a lack of aircraft....
it is not a sub-charter....
it is nothing to do with TCX in fact.....

why are people always shocked when other airlines operate on behalf of a tour operator?!

it's been happening since the 70's!!!!

can we move on now please.....

Whos shocked? :confused: Nobody said it was due to a lack of aircraft or anything else. All that has been posted is facts. Whats the problem? :confused:


Jeez!!

Read a little more closely before having a pop.....

3 "facts" that are complete fiction....hence my point.

So Travel Service (QS) from Czech Republic are not operating a number of TCX flights ex GLA for S10?

and the following charters are not on behalf of TCX?

GLA-PMI-GLA BD
GLA-AGP-GLA BA

:rolleyes:

Seriously; your getting all hot and bothered about the smallest technicality. Nobody is going to die if someone does not differentiate between Thomas Cook Holiday and Thomas Cook Airlines. Either way, its still Thomas Cook.

Chill out! :)

I'm just quoting facts....

they are wholly seperate companies and if Thomas cook holidays were, for example, to go bust....Thomas cook airlines would continue to operate....

basic example i know but to just prove a point to you.

im not getting over excited and i do not need to "chill out". It is silly untruthful statements like yours that turn in to the most bizarre stories and rumours.

if we start with getting the basic facts right then we cant go far wrong can we!

That may be true in the fact that they are seperate companies with-in the same group. However because of this i can assure you should anything like that ever happen, then TCX wouldn't last long at all. Maybe a few days to get many of their customers back home if that...
Anyway less talk of things like that because things are looking up again slowly but surely for this summer...

Thomas Cook Airlines is actually regarded as the aviation arm of the tour operator (which include airtours,club 1830, sunset,style,panorama,manos,direct holidays, neilson etc etc). the official company name is in fact Thomas Cook Airline Services and they regard themselves as the transport division of the t/o. as for TCX not going bust if TCTO did - is ridiculous! although they do carry pax from external t/o's - the majority are in house - so would have an immediate knock on effect. like in the case of XL it was actually The XL Leisure Group that went bust including the airline.

TCX's legal name is actually Thomas Cook Airlines UK Ltd.

Check out Companies House

I wrote the line above...basic example but just to prove a point......

i wrote this line....no-one appears to understand that it is a BASIC EXAMPLE

Some people on here are complete and utter imbeciles - seriously

i was pointing out the difference between the 2 companies - they ARE NOT the same

they are linked but different - as simple as that

now can we leave this discussion, stick to facts, and grow up for goodness sake.