Hi paradiselover,
If your flight is on an exFCA 767, which is quite likely, then you are right, the pairs next to the window 19A/B and 19F/G will be absolute hell if the persons in row 18 recline fully since the row 19 seats in front of the emergency exit do NOT recline. So if you have an inconsiderate "slam it right back after takeoff lout" in front of you, then you will find access to your table and seat back TV pretty much impossible for the whole flight. Truly horrible seats for nearly 10 hours!
I believe that row 9 in Premium doesn;t have a window at all on these planes, but I think that most other seats get at least a partial window.

Hi ukbill,

We fly out on an exTOM 767 so I thought it would be the same on the way back! We have booked 9G/H on the way out and they told us this had a full window! I always seem to get the people you are talking about, I wish all seats would not recline then we would all have the same space.

I think the exTOM 767s are quite different internally to the exFCA ones. The exTOM planes have less width per passenger since more seats are squeezed in widthwise. Also the Premium area on exTOM stops at row 5, so row 9 might (or might not) have a window on these, and I don't know for certain whether row 19 is the one in fromnt of the exits which suffers from no recline.
To make things a little more complicated unfortunately, I think the exTOM planes might be being reconfigured at present to help absorb the seating shortage caused by the late delivery of the Dreamliners.
So - if you are going to be on an exTOM maybe one of the experts BY-TOM-FCA or Darren might be able to give you more info. Good luck with the flights - but have a great time in Mexico.
I totally agree about removing the recline facility altogether on ALL seats. If it didn't exist there would be far less complaints from folk who have suffered due to inconsiderate people in front.

BY-TOM-AMM-FCA wrote:

The interiors were refreshed last year, the green first choice leather was removed for dark blue and the cream leather seats in premium have been replaced (cream again) the premium seats are still showing their age (IMHO) as cream isn't the most hard wearing colour.

Thanks for confirming, I wondered if they would change the FCA Economy seats to Thomson ones.

Your right I flew a few years ago in Premium with the cream seats and they were looking worse for wear then!

Thanks again,

Z.J.C

P.S. gbailey141 No Worries

They are still the fca seats, they still have the green plastic surrounds(doesn't quite go together) and headrests they have just changed the leather.

BY-TOM-AMM-FCA wrote:

They are still the fca seats, they still have the green plastic surrounds(doesn't quite go together) and headrests they have just changed the leather.

Ooh I'm still patiently waiting to find out what aircraft is operating my flight. It could be 767 or 787.

Thanks for your replies

Hi
Travelling to sharm on 7th April, flight number TOM664, from Birmingham. Do you know if it will be 737 300 or 800? Thanks for your help.
Caz

Where is Darren???????

Working? Holiday? Hopefully for him, holiday

Can somebody tell me if I have been told correctly about row 19 seats I have booked these for our flight to florida from east midlands TOM 586. I have been assured that they do recline and that he said it was rows 26 that do not I would be really grateful if somebody could confirm if this is the case.

We are another family expecting the dreamliner and now going on a 767 which I really don't mind but non reclining seats with 4 young kids would be a nightmare!!!

Thanks

helenabird wrote:

Can somebody tell me if I have been told correctly about row 19 seats I have booked these for our flight to florida from east midlands TOM 586. I have been assured that they do recline and that he said it was rows 26 that do not I would be really grateful if somebody could confirm if this is the case.

We are another family expecting the dreamliner and now going on a 767 which I really don't mind but non reclining seats with 4 young kids would be a nightmare!!!

Thanks

It depends on which aircraft ex FCA or ex Thomsonfly operates your flight. Ex FCA seats 19 a/b/f/g don't recline c/d/e do.
Ex Thomsonfly do recline as far as I know. You can see the seat plans in Darren's Which Aircraft thread, which is linked below his posts.

Gulp, with one thing and another there have been so many niggles that I am getting towards my wits end. In my post I put we have 4 kids sorry a mistake we have 3 so actually it only involves the two seats by the window which makes it better, believe me if we have people pushing the recline button with little regard we have three excitable children who love kicking the seat in front..... payback indeed LOL!!!!

Oh and I rang up to ask about the recline and the guy I spoke to said yes without a doubt the seats would recline I asked how he could be so sure and he said because I have that information here and so I asked could you tell me then which seats do not recline and he said something like row 11 and 26 not sure if that is true?

Does that ring true? I am not impressed really if I am honest about Thomson one little bit and hope that the terrible glitches are not going to be a sign of our holiday, we love our holidays and have never complained before but we are worried about this. I'm not sure I will book with Thomson ever again but with all of the travel companies going bust you do seem to have less and less option.

Have you checked the aircraft details on Seat Guru as it normally tells you on there if there are any seats to avoid?

luci HT Mod wrote:

Have you checked the aircraft details on Seat Guru as it normally tells you on there if there are any seats to avoid?

Thomsons aren't on seatguru.

All seats have recline

helenabird wrote:

Gulp, with one thing and another there have been so many niggles that I am getting towards my wits end. In my post I put we have 4 kids sorry a mistake we have 3 so actually it only involves the two seats by the window which makes it better, believe me if we have people pushing the recline button with little regard we have three excitable children who love kicking the seat in front..... payback indeed LOL!!!!

You can't expect people on a 10hr flight not to recline their seats can you?

Hope youre not ever sat behind me allowing your kids to kick the seat in front!

Sunaddict wrote:

luci HT Mod wrote:

Have you checked the aircraft details on Seat Guru as it normally tells you on there if there are any seats to avoid?

Thomsons aren't on seatguru.

Oops. Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to which topic I was in.

All seats have recline

Darren seems to say otherwise

Dazbo HT Mod wrote:

ukbill wrote:

Apparently because 19 is in front of the emergency exit, the air safety rules mean that it MUST NOT recline.
Maybe BY-TOM-AMM-FCA or Darren could confirm this?

That's correct to avoid the seat backs blocking the emergency exit door when reclined. Row 19 C/D/E have full recline, I've sat in them many times.

ukbill wrote:

Row 19 on FCA767 planes should be avoided at all costs.

In your opinion. I still maintain seating is personal preference.

Darren