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Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 21:29:28
kirsty12,

Who have you been talking to? Thomson Airways or your travel agent? I'm sure they have everything in hand internally.

EDIT: Now I've got through everyones questons, I've just double checked the aircraft bases for the summer season and there isn't a 757-200 there. All flights are operated by Airbus A320-200 or Boeing 737-800.

Darren
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 21:30:53
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
WellFan,

MAN-ACE-MAN (TOM2734/5) are operated by a Boeing 757-200 so same as last year.

Darren
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boygeorgefan
2009-05-06 21:34:37
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Maybe wrong forum but who does the airline radio stations for thomson, i remember quite a few songs i listened to LXR but didn't know the names.
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gw49
2009-05-06 21:38:58
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
flying to montego bay on the 17 june tom172 return tom173 have booked premium seats will it be a fca plane or thomsons .
regard a answer you gave to umitslover i rang to do to pre book seats numbers and was told i could only book them in june the operater then cut me off before i could ask anymore questions.as it took me over 15min to get through did not ring back.my travel agent who i ring before hand to get the correct telephone number said it was six weeks before.i rang my travel agent back she confirmed 6 weeks before.
thanks gary
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 21:42:35
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
gw49,

Your flights (MAN-MBJ-MAN, TOM172/3) are operated by a former First Choice Boeing 767-300/ER. 6 weeks is the norm for booking seats on long haul.

Darren
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kirsty12
2009-05-06 21:49:06
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Hi Darren

I spoke to Thomsonfly as its a package holiday with them. They are still convinced it's a 757!!. I believe you guys more as you have a interest and not someone just sitting in front of a computer screen. There seating plan comes up as a 757 and they are seating people accordindly!!. My concern is the 737 takes more than 50 people less than the 757, how are we all going to get on?.

At this very moment i don't care about the extra legroom just as long as i get on the plane!!

I've sent a email too, wonder if i will get a reply!!?

Thanks again

kirsty
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 21:52:22
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
kirsty12,

As I mentioned before, I can only give you the information that I have on my screen. Like wise with those who you've spoken to. All the information I have suggests it's a 738 as the 752's aren't even scheduled to be operating out of STN this summer. All I can suggest it they've swapped an aircraft for the day and it's not showing up on our systems.

Darren
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alexblfc
2009-05-06 22:22:37
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Darren,

do you know how long the flight to sharm el sheikh from gatwick is?

cheers
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 22:29:58
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
alexblfc,

LGW-SSH is 2404 miles with a flight time of approx. 5.25 hours.

Darren
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alexblfc
2009-05-06 22:34:16
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Thanks Darren :cheers
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alexblfc
2009-05-06 22:41:12
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Darren,
:offtop

would you happen to know why the boeing 757-200 has such a long landing gear compared to other aircraft?

No-one probably knows but oh well.

thanks
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 22:47:38
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
alexblfc,

No-one probably knows but oh well.

I'm sure Boing do! Things are designed or a reason.

It's quite simple really, ground clearance. The longer the aircraft and bigger the engines, the more ground clearance it needs generally. When the aircraft rotates at take off, the main landing gear acts as a hinge. If the landing gear was too short, when the aircraft rotates (typically 10-12 degrees pitch up), the tail would hit the ground.

Darren

PS as I mentioned on the Monarch thread, you might want to refer to aviation forums for discussion about aircraft in general.
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alexblfc
2009-05-06 22:50:16
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
:cheers
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daz1971
2009-05-06 23:12:49
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Hi Darren
I messaged you on saturday regarding my early morning flight on friday to Naples. you said that the previous flight to mine (for me to check delays) was MAN-PMI-MAN (TOM2438/9) unless another aircraft positions in (not sure what this means, sorry)
do you know if its still this same flight before mine to Naples on Friday morning?
Thanks for your help.

Darren
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-06 23:17:28
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
daz1971,

What I meant was, sometimes an aircraft will 'position' in from another airport to operate a flight, for example if it was operating a flight from say Newcastle, it would come empty to operate your flight. Looking at the schedule, the one I mention is the most likely from the based aircraft to operate your flight.

Darren
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daz1971
2009-05-07 01:20:34
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
thanks for your info darren, much appreciated
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Gretty
2009-05-07 06:10:59
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Hey, sorry i know you're busy, but on ANA does '752' mean a 757-200?

Thanks! :)
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Dazbo HT Mod
2009-05-07 07:02:37
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Gretty,

They're IATA aircraft type codes:

733 - Boeing 737-300
73C - Boeing 737-300 (winglets)
738 - Boeing 737-800
73H - Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
752 - Boeing 757-200
75W - Boeing 757-200 (winglets)
763 - Boeing 767-300
320 - Airbus A320-200
321 - Airbius A321-200

Darren
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Gretty
2009-05-07 07:06:47
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Thank you, that was quick! :)
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kirsty12
2009-05-07 08:50:56
Re: THOMSON AIRWAYS - THOMSONFLY ... Q&As
Morning Darren :wave:

This may be a long shot, is it possible they may have changed the flight because it's half term?. First holiday of the year etc, schools are only off for a week?. I'm clutching at straws now :think

Sorry for all my flapping :(

Thanks :cheers
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