Not aiming to be controversial but personally i don’t like it, the 738 looks nicer – just looks like they’ve crammed in an extra few seats and added a few windows. whats the seating capacity? not a patch on the 757 which i presume is its replacement!

Agreed BA/Virgins a/c are newer therefore fewer delays – when a virgin/ba jumbo goes tech the delays are quite similar 12/13 hours i recall, they don’t pluck a 747 out of thin air!! My point was that in economy the service is very similar, with TCD you get a decent flight time, decent legroom, meals/drinks at no extra cost as you would with a scheduled airline and IFE. What do BA/Virgin offer that justifies charging double the price?? All airlines are bound by guidelines as to what to offer passengers should there be a delay i.e overnight accomodation, meal vouchers etc. TCD’s punctuality has been good with this exception – ive regularly seen BA delays to shorter destinations like france of over 6 hours. If you are paying for an assurance that you wont be delayed then its a complete waste of money as BA’s is relatively poor. I think ive made my point!!

Travel City Directs punctuality has been good up until now, i would doubt the 744’s they are getting are that new. I personally would rather fly a 747 than a 767 anyday and i would imagine many would agree with me. TCD have been good for the charter industry – more legroom than most/free meals & drinks, far cheaper than ba/virgin.

Unfortunately not, all there long haul a/c are up for a refit in the autumn, 31″ seat pitch and seatback tv’s so its not been done yet