Thomas Cook

[TheLocalYokel]

Thomas Cook Summer 2014

The programme is identical to summer 2013 with 29 weekly rotations, except in one respect. On Wednesdays a rotation operated to Skiathos but this was replaced from July by Dalaman*. All flights were operated by the two based A 321s, an increase in seats over last summer's two based A 320s.

Monday

0545 Dalaman
0700 Corfu
1255 Las Palmas
1355 Bodrum

Tuesday

0715 Palma
0730 Antalya
1430 Heraklion
1840 Dalaman

Wednesday

0600 Enfidha
0700 Skiathos/Dalaman*
1425 Larnaca
1805 Rhodes

Thursday

0515 Zakynthos
0640 Zakynthos
1440 Arrecife
1545 Kos

Friday

0620 Mahon
0630 Burgas
1315 Tenerife
1550 Dalaman

Saturday

0530 Palma
0615 Enfidha
1455 Antalya
1925 Dalaman

Sunday

0600 Ibiza
0645 Palma
1300 Zakynthos
1350 Dalaman
2220 Enfidha

Summary: Dalaman 4/5* Palma 3 Enfidha 3 Zakynthos 3 Mahon 2 Antalya 2 Corfu 1 Las Palmas 1 Bodrum 1 Heraklion 1 Larnaca 1 Rhodes 1 Arrecife 1 Kos 1 Tenerife 1 Burgas 1
Ibiza 1 Skiathos 1/0*

 

[superking]

I see the tcx7663 was due in at 05.00 local, but landed at 06.20 local the 7th sept.
the flight was operated by privilege b757 reg number was ec-hds.
was this for a tech tc a321 or was it down for this type.
the tcx7663 was the dalaman flt.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I see the tcx7663 was due in at 05.00 local, but landed at 06.20 local the 7th sept.
the flight was operated by privilege b757 reg number was ec-hds.
was this for a tech tc a321 or was it down for this type.
the tcx7663 was the dalaman flt.

I've been away for the past week. Did you ever find the answer to your query?

 

[superking]

I see the tcx7663 was due in at 05.00 local, but landed at 06.20 local the 7th sept.
the flight was operated by privilege b757 reg number was ec-hds.
was this for a tech tc a321 or was it down for this type.
the tcx7663 was the dalaman flt.

I've been away for the past week. Did you ever find the answer to your query?

no i did not find out the reason. im going on the thoughts of a tech a321. i must say it was nice to see a different tail on the ramp.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

no i did not find out the reason. im going on the thoughts of a tech a321. i must say it was nice to see a different tail on the ramp.

A Privilege B757 operated into BRS at the beginning of the summer season when TCX had all those flight deck crewing problems. I remember a Small Planet B 733, a Transavia B 738 and a Titan B 767 standing in for TCX A 321s around that time too. On one occasion a TCX B 757 was also drafted in.

 

[Marko1]

Thomas Cook summer 2016 is due out this week. Been pretty stagnant at brs over the last few year s . Are we expecting anything new ?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Thomas Cook summer 2016 is due out this week. Been pretty stagnant at brs over the last few year s . Are we expecting anything new ?

I've not heard anything. Thomas Cook did upgrade its two based aircraft from A 320 to A 321 last year which provided additional seating capacity, although at the same time they may have reduced the number of seats they took on easyJet flights.

 

[Marko1]

Summer 2016 - no expansion just a Friday kefalonia replacing Bourgas . Was kind of hoping for a bit more

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Enfidha

This morning's TCX flight (A321) to Enfidha departed with 58 passengers. It brought back 226 later in the day. From this it can be estimated that between two thirds and three quarters of booked passengers on the outbound decided not to fly.

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/WATCH-Bris ... story.html

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Following the situation in Tunisia TCX seems to have replaced its Saturday morning NBE rotation with one to Faro.

The Wednesday and Sunday rotations to NBE don't appear to have been replaced by another destination.

[offtopic]Incidentally, TOM has replaced its Wednesday NBE rotation with Mahon and Larnaca, and its Sunday NBE rotation with Malaga.[/offtopic]

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Summer 2015

Until Enfidha (3 x weekly) was withdrawn part way through the season following the dreadful events in Tunisia there were 29 weekly rotations, the same as in summer 2014 and summer 2013. The Saturday Enfidha rotation was replaced by Faro but the Wednesday and Sunday Enfidha rotations were not replaced.

The programme post Enfidha was as follows - all operated by the two based A 321s:

Monday

0530 Mahon
0700 Corfu
1220 Zakynthos
1555 Dalaman

Tuesday

0715 Palma
0730 Antalya
1430 Heraklion
1840 Dalaman

Wednesday

0700 Skiathos
1425 Larnaca
1805 Rhodes

Thursday

0515 Zakynthos
0700 Las Palmas
1440 Arrecife
1715 Kos

Friday

0530 Burgas
0620 Mahon
1315 Tenerife
1450 Dalaman

Saturday

0515 Faro
0530 Palma
1455 Antalya
1925 Dalaman

Sunday

0600 Ibiza
0645 Palma
1300 Zakynthos
1350 Antalya

Summary: Dalaman 4 Palma 3 Antalya 3 Zakynthos 3 Mahon 2 Corfu 1 Las Palmas 1 Heraklion 1 Larnaca 1 Rhodes 1 Arrecife 1 Kos 1 Tenerife 1 Burgas 1 Ibiza 1 Skiathos 1 Faro 1

Changes from summer 2014:

Antalya was up from 2 to 3; Bodrum was dropped; Faro came in to replace one of the suspended 3 Enfidha rotations.

 

[superking]

roumer on dried plum that thomas cook basing 3 aircraft summer 17 and 2 aircraft winter 17/18. if true a large increase of pax, and would think new routes as well. wait and see if that happens.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

roumer on dried plum that thomas cook basing 3 aircraft summer 17 and 2 aircraft winter 17/18. if true a large increase of pax, and would think new routes as well. wait and see if that happens.

I heard a similar rumour a couple of months ago with a provenance that I would not dismiss out of hand. Of course, that doesn't mean it will happen.

 

[ezy_brs]

Well Thomas Cook today have announced a major loss of revenue:

Tourism group Thomas Cook (TCG.L) stuck to its guidance for the year, after reporting a narrower loss in its first quarter, as demand for holidays grew in the typically less busy winter period when fewer Europeans take holidays.

For the three months ended Dec. 31, Thomas Cook said its underlying operating loss improved by 11 percent to 49 million pounds ($71 million), after more customers opted to travel to Spain and long-haul destinations like the Caribbean, instead of North Africa.

Terror attacks in Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia and Paris over recent months have made tourists more wary of those previously popular destinations, and the Zika outbreak in the Americas is also dampening global travel sentiment.

But Thomas Cook said it remained on track to meet guidance for the year ended Sept. 30, provided that a recovery in customer confidence continues.

The consensus forecast for core earnings (EBIT) currently stands at 347 million pounds according to Reuters data, representing a 12 percent rise on last year's result.

Report from Reuters.

So could this halt potential Growth plans for TCX or just a very unfortunate hic-cup due to last year's terrorist attacks on popular UK holiday resorts? I think we need to see how this year pans out for them to see if we do get the rumour of a 3rd aircraft for summer 2017.

 

[ezy_brs]

Well Thomas Cook today have announced a major loss of revenue:

Tourism group Thomas Cook (TCG.L) stuck to its guidance for the year, after reporting a narrower loss in its first quarter, as demand for holidays grew in the typically less busy winter period when fewer Europeans take holidays.

For the three months ended Dec. 31, Thomas Cook said its underlying operating loss improved by 11 percent to 49 million pounds ($71 million), after more customers opted to travel to Spain and long-haul destinations like the Caribbean, instead of North Africa.

Terror attacks in Egypt, Turkey, Tunisia and Paris over recent months have made tourists more wary of those previously popular destinations, and the Zika outbreak in the Americas is also dampening global travel sentiment.

But Thomas Cook said it remained on track to meet guidance for the year ended Sept. 30, provided that a recovery in customer confidence continues.

The consensus forecast for core earnings (EBIT) currently stands at 347 million pounds according to Reuters data, representing a 12 percent rise on last year's result.

Report from Reuters.

So could this halt potential Growth plans for TCX or just a very unfortunate hic-cup due to last year's terrorist attacks on popular UK holiday resorts? I think we need to see how this year pans out for them to see if we do get the rumour of a 3rd aircraft for summer 2017.

 

[Marko1]

Tcx are launching a weekly Malta flight starting April 2017 every Thursday.

 

[Marko1]

Thomas cook have released their plans for summer 2017. No big surprises. Reduced turkey and a new Malta. Sadly the rumours of a third aircraft don't appear to be coming to fruition unless extra flights to be released https://www.thomascookairlines.com/en/generated/timetable_S2017.pdf

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Thanks Marko. Do you know what the asterisks against some days indicate?

There were certainly some very strong rumours that a third aircraft, probably a non-TCX machine, would be based in summer 2017. At one point I was told by someone with some knowledge of BRS matters that there was conjecture that the CWL-based third party A 320 would be moved across. I didn't post this at the time as it seemed to me to be unlikely and CWL does now have a programme for summer 2017 so will require a based aircraft.

The rumours about TCX long haul also seemed unlikely as a 330 would almost certainly need an en route fuel stop on outbound flights from the BRS runway.

 

[Marko1]

I cannot work out what the asterisks are for sadly. However one wonders where these rumours come from and maybe we will see extra later on - let's hope

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Indeed. Many thanks again.