Anyone know if the last remaining A321s in the old livery will be sprayed this winter ? Believe there is still JH,KO,DV,DA & DB in the blue & white.

Are any more A330's supposed to be joining the fleet over the winter? I know there will be a 330 coming for the summer from scandi again as normal but with the extra routes and frequency increases id have thought at least one would be needed

azz767 they are due to get OY-VKG from DK, this is one of the A330-300's though, so not sure what they will do with it.

That's what I wondered, especially as the 300's regularly do Europe for DK, this year it was a 200 that came (OY-VKF) and did long haul, which with a 300 coming next year made me wonder whether they would get another 200 of their own. Maybe even two as there was the hi fly bird doing GLA & STA ops as well this year.

azz767 the A330-200 is coming as normal as well.

Ex Thomas Cook B757 G-TCBB now in cargo formation as G-DHKF of Dhl Air
https://www.flickr.com/photos/plane_...posted-public/

Looks like TCX are getting another A330 from Air Tanker. The TCX website is now listing G-VYGM in addition to the existing leased A330.

Source

I take it this will mean G-CHTZ will be getting a premium cabin for next summer as it is part of the 'core fleet'? Also what config is TCXC in currently?

All economy I think.

I thought G-CHTZ had already been fitted with a Premium cabin in April, and TCXC was fitted with one when it was originally refurbished. Only the AT without AFAIK.

G-CHTZ is in fit Y49M264 - G-TCXC is in fit Y49M265

G-JMAB 757-300 landing at LGW currently from LIS as TCX38YG? As Lisbon isn't a route does anyone know what its been doing there?

hi - just wondering has anyone flown on an air tanker A330, and how it compares to TCX own metal?

cheers

Does anybody know why all the Flight Numbers have changed, before it was easy to see where each flight had originated from: MT1XXX LGW, MT2XXX MAN, MT4XXX BHX...

And I believe Long Haul could be identified by the fact they only had 3 digits eg MTxxx

Flight No.s
 

I heard that it was something to do with code shares with DE.

Every single Thomas Cook aircraft will be either new or refurbished in time for summer 2017, following a £100 million investment.

Cook’s fleet of 89 airplanes carries more than 6.7 million passengers a year to 60 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa and America.

It includes ten Airbus A330s and AirbusA320s, Airbus A321s, Boeing 757-300s and Boeing 767.

Travel Weekly was told the refurbishment programme will be completed at Cook’s conference in Paphos, Cyprus.

Source: Travel Weekly Website

maybe refurbished but I understand they have retained their appalling, DVT inducing legroom on the short/medium haul fleet..I know long haul has improved

I thought the 767's were leaving by mar/apr next year? Or is this happening across the whole group?

Short/medium haul are 28 - 30" so same or more than TOM and ZB. Their long haul seat pitch has reduced. It was 33" in economy but when they refurbed the A330s and went to 2-4-2 they reduced it to 31", in line with most full service carriers.

Two going to Condor at the end of this winter season, and the other one is staying with TCX until the end of Summer 2019 as far as I know.

According to Jethros, the one not going to DE, G-TCCA was WFU mid november

Sorry, my bad! :eek:

Summer 2018
 

Thomas Cook Airlines UK - 17 new routes, seven new own-brand hotels for Summer 2018 on sale

Spoof or real? From the Thomas Cook website but the wording is really unusual and I am sure they know what they are on about but I don't.

There is a bizarre list of new routes and then miss the best addition for BHX - Thessaloniki, which is actually mentioned in the text later on. Tell me I am seeing things and they haven't listed "Arecife" as a new BHX destination? I suppose it could be classed as new as for the last 40 years flights have gone to Arrecife - is this an alternative spelling?

I was going to say is it work experience week at TC HQ but that would be an insult to the work experience kids.



Pete

OP
Very strange those routes are as you say nothing new at all in most cases.
Apparently TC prices are up 9% and a better type of Hotel.
Only time will tell if the ploy works I suspect the guys n girls at Jet2 and Thomson will be watching

Would suggest it is increased frequency to ACE from BHX

Listing HRG as new from NCL even though it runs this Summer & Winter

BHX
 

GrahamK

Well if two is more than 2 then yes but I trust it is a case the press release has beaten the IT team responsible for the booking engine.

I suppose all will be revealed in a few weeks. At a glance it seems a couple of Palma flights replaced by GRO and SKG (apparently it is in the system), Naples has gone back to Thomson but HRG has doubled.

No sign of Preveza in the holiday section.

At least they didn't issue a press release like they did for 2017 with BHX announcing a 5th based aircraft only for it to quietly be swept under the carpet.

Pete

Air Tanker Replacements
 

Does anyone know if TC have plans to bring in more A330's to replace the Air Tanker which I believe expire at the end of Summer 17?

One is only on lease for the Summer season. The other is with them until early 2018.

But I think the question is, with no apparent reduction in long haul flying from S17 to S18, if both air Tankers are not with TCX then they will need 2 more A330 for the S18 flying programme.

That then begs the question, will the Air Tanker lease be extended? 2 'new' A330 for TCX? Another leased aircraft?

To me it makes more sense to get two of their own, and standardise the A330 fleet so premium economy is available on all l/h flights as should be the case

I suspect they will extend the lease on G-VYGK until they decide on a group wide (MT/DE/DK/HQ) order, I think this has been pushed back to 2019.

Some of the Condor 767's are 20+ years old and the ex MYT A330's of MT/DK are nearing 18 years old, so a fleet renewal will be on the cards in the not to distant future.

Have TC received their extra 757-300,s from Condor? Are the 753 fleet fitted with new cabin interiors yet?

Three in service - 2 at Manchester and 1 at Gatwick however you will be pressed to notice any difference as they retain the Condor branding seating and last two digits of the serial.

The forth aircraft to be operated in the UK will remain fully German registered and crewed.

Does anybody know why one of their A330's has been sitting out in Amman for a couple of weeks now?

G-TCXB positioned LGW-AMM in early April and doesn't seem to have operated any flights since. Seems a bit strange as its been half-term holidays here in the UK and as we start to approach the summer season they seem to be one aircraft down?

Surely they would have correct the destination spelling mistakes by now...

There's been A330's going into Amman for maintenance. XB is due back this week

Hi
Can someone tell me when the Manchester-Antigua season runs from/to for W18. Does it run into April/May 18?
Also does the aircraft used have a premium cabin?
I should also say I've tried looking on the TCX website for the answers but it's not clear.
Thanks in advance.

They stop mid March. If they didn't they would be on sale now.