TCX will not be operating for CA after this summer. They have ended the contract.

You should be aware of the contractual relationship given that it was discussed in this very forum already just 20 posts ago.

CabinCrewe - Your not wrong I must have been away that day!

Three of TCX's A330's are going off lease at the end of the Summer season.
It just so happens that two have been leased onto Air Transat by the leasor who own the aircraft.

Thanks for the clarification goldeneye.

Anyone know which A320s are based at Bristol over summer? The aircraft registrations? Thanks.

A330 seat pitch?
 

I've just recently flown with TCX from MAN - SNU and back and had really good service onboard, legroom was great. Was reading on a thread on another site that from next year the legroom on the A330's are being reduced to 29" from the current 33" and that the seat back TV's are being removed and replaced with overhead aisle ones? Can anyone confirm this? Will be heading back to the Caribbean next year and if that's going to be case then I will be avoiding them.

I would very much doubt this as it will cost more to do this than the benefit, tv wise that is

sad but true, the seat pitch change,that is. IFE thing is not quite a done deal yet. Current IFE too expensive to run, same reason it was ditched in SH. I shouldn't worry though as SNU is dropped for next summer.

Thanks for the info. Bit of a shock to hear that SNU has been dropped for next summer. I've been 3 years on the run with TCX and the flights had always been full....well I struggled to find an empty seat. Still bookable on the website though cos have been pricing it up. If it has been cancelled looks like it's down to LGW with TOM.

sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but I'm sure SNU will be available from a brochure in the TC Group, just not flying on a TCX aeroplane. Its entirely possible that TC will buy seats on TOM or MON. The problem is that it is very hard to make long haul IT profitable with fuel over $1000 per tonne. Anyway, it seems likely that there will be plenty of changes for the airline in the coming months as the tour operator struggles to rejig its programme to suit the new political realities of Tunisia and Egypt. Lets hope Turkey remains calm and fuel prices fall.

Tcx a330
 

ScouseChris - Can I ask which website you read that the seatpitch is being reverted to 29" etc?

Thanks

Tcx a330
 

svw8700 - Read it on Airliners.net on the MAN 42 news. It's post number 192 12.06.11 and link is below.

MAN News 42 — Civil Aviation Forum | Airliners.net

Also response to my first question has answered it.

My source is TCX cabin crew.

Darren

Just a question for you TCX insiders and it may to early to answer....

With Thomas cook being a very large tour operator in Ireland under the name direct holidays, panorama and sunworld, would they ever consider using their own metal on these flight. Over the past few years they have slowly introduced the thomas cook logo on all paperwork and each year it gets bigger (the logo) so i was wondering if they were going to make the transfer and just use the thomas cook name and aircraft.

Cheers.

C cabin is still on long haul as they have been loaded onto the system to book a couple of weeks back for next summer.

TCX have operated flights under their own colours and using the now expired Skyservice on and off over the last few years from DUB. Likely, to continue. What we all want to know is where the a/c will be based this winter, anyone know?

From this winter both sunworld and panorama will be branded Thomas Cook Holidays Ireland. Thomas Cook is currently part of the logo since the start of summer 2011 season. Direct holidays was recently disigned the same way as the UK Direct Holidays with no Thomas Cook logo. By next year you may see sunworld and panorama disappear as Thomas Cook becomes more know as everyone who visits the sites can clearly see the Thomas Cook logo and if you click on Winter 2011/12 it starts with a pice of Information on them being re branded Thomas Cook Holidays Ireland.

Only recently Thomson launched Thomson Ireland.

They haven't operated flights from DUB since a few years back.

Most of the flights are operated by Monarch and Europe Airpost and Onur Air.

As Thomas Cook haven't enough aircraft to operate there current routes from the UK, I don't think we will see them around Dublin anytime soon. I believe 2 leased 757 for NCL base.

Cheers Jamie, a wealth of knowledge for DUB and Ireland as usual. Thomas cook Ireland are bigger than people know and i'm guessing if they were to use their own a/c they'd need 4 x 757s or so 7 days a week. Just my own guess.

They would need 4 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 1 for the rest of the week in DUB and 1 for Cork/Shannon. If MON are operateing again next year I would say they will be pushed to have 2 A321's. It is a lot bigger than people think they have TCX Sport, Weddings and Cruises as well as the package hoildays.