Tink2312
<font color=magenta>I didn't ask to be a princess
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2007
TC are definitely not my preferred airline but they got us home at a reasonable price (£200pp compared to VA who wanted £1,000pp) No online check in so 50 mins in line(arriving almost 4 hours to take off), mega strict on luggage, not the comfiest seats (although legroom seems slightly better than VA) I was expecting them to charge for alcohol (which we don't drink on planes) but never expected to have to pay for soda or water, cost me £1.80/can x 4 = £7.20. Its 21 years since I last had to buy a soft drink on a transatlantic plane. Free IFE is very poor, they charge £3pp to upgrade to their Premium service but no idea what you get for that. Plus a fee for headphones if you want them. We got a meal and a snack included booking thru Condor, most people got them but a few didn't (again like luggage allowance check your booking, could be package/flight only difference) I thought VA were penny pinching but TC take it to a new level.On the whole not the best airline to go with but as I said the price was right, we got home 20 mins early, luggage was off in no time and we back home in bed for 7:30am. I am sure I would use again if the saving was enough.
Glad you had an uneventful flight and you're home safe.
Thanks for the review. Not our preferred airline either but couldn't justify the extra for a different airline when TC were so cheap! The main thing is that we get there and after all, it's only 9 hours. We normally buy a few drinks from one of the airport shops anyway and we will eat breakie in the airport lounge, although I know we have meals on the flight. I'll look into the IFE to see whether to upgrade but will probably stock my ipad with movies/ books/ games anyway. It's all change for us as for the the last 10 years we've flown VA but with prices ever on the increase, we're trying US Airways in October (indirect via Philly) and then TC in May.
