Would you know the flight numbers and ill check?
The B767’s are staying because they are operating the routes of the two MYT a330’s which MAY (MAY) still go this time next year.
Manchester – Colombo runs every 14 days up to October 2006 and rotates with Male.
Gatwick – Colombo runs every week from February 2007.
Well..
The 22nd it was G-DHJH but on the 15th, 8th, 1st August, 25th July it was G-SMTJ. So theres about a 99% chance it will be one of those but there is no certainty as things change up to departure.
Thomsonfly have up to 326 with no premium or 312 with premium
First Choice have 263
If Monarch were offered the MD-11 as a sweetner they would have refused it, simply because there are no facilities in the UK, lack of parts and so on.
Wonder why 767-300s are potential sell offs, they are only 9-10 years old (not old for a plane). I think TUI have looked at 787s.
Probably because Thomsonfly is a low cost airline and big planes dont work anymore. Smaller B737’s are better suited to Short Haul hops to Spain.
No mention of any long range aircraft yet i see,
Looking at the picture of TOM767 have they ditched the 2-4-2 for 2-3-2 🙂
Deffinatly four and its staying that way as well.
Well he was in luck anyway.
Just as i said they brought the aircraft from Glasgow to Gatwick, so those from Glasgow are on a B757.
A combination of information i already know and talking to someone i know. 🙂
the latest at the moment:
there are now two flights to Magahrita, premuming 2 B757’s are going to be used FCA84 and 84A, one departing some time tonight and the other tommorow morning.
You would have been in look if you were flying last week, which is what i am thinking of.
They have alternate weeks and unfortunatly BM is in Mombasa until 16:00, BL is in Porlamar and BK is in Glasgow. BUT! – Sometimes a B757 may be used to Sanford (e.g from Glasgow) to give the longer flights like yours more priority.
All i can say is if Gatwick has internet access check back here and i will have a better picture for you.
Sorry for the hope, but all is not lost!
The timetable for tommorow is:
Glasgow – Sanford – G-OOBK (possible subsitute for your flight, depends on the criteria)
Manchester – Porlamar – G-OOBL
Mombasa – Manchester – G-OOBM (doesnt arrive back unti 16:00)
Gatwick – Varadero – G-OO**. Lets hope that its BK.
A “Technical problem” meant G-OOAN B767 was late arriving from Cancun this morning, meaning a similar delay to the outbound PMV flight, but then it seems the fault must have come back again, thus no time on the aircraft yet.
First choice dont like not using the Star Class 767’s so they must be hoping for it to get going soon.
Only last week AN was delayed due to a valve replacement.
Oh and yes it does operate the varadero flight, so a delay is likely.
First Choice is implementing a 33″ economy seat pitch and a 37- 38″ premium economy seat pitch, around 240 – 250 seats.