Thomas Cook Flights

[Camershy]

Hi, can anyone tell us what the "new" Thomas Cook flights are like, we are flying economy; is the legroom good, what's the food like and what films are likely to be showing (we go mid June). Thanks!!

 

[Natasha&Matt]

Hello i would like to know this too lol i fly on Friday wooohoooooo!

 

[Cochise]

I flew the return leg of our holiday in the TCX "New product".

I wouldnt get too excited about the seating, they seemed extremely thin cushioning and subsequently no real comfort in them. I was on the exit row so cant comment on the legroom but i suppose 33in is 33in. Entertainment was reasonable (Golden compass was a standard film, No country was a premium, usual programming on the tv channels) but there was no offer of upgrading to the premium service that they promise for a fiver in online material. Food was again ok, everything with a sauce etc etc. Going back to the seats, we travelled on a prefit MYT A330 and the winged headrests made things so much more comfortable and the new seating doesnt have it, poor judgement. Staff were good, have a good chat with a scouse lass on the return leg, lady about 50 who hated flying for many years and still struggled to look out the window!!!

Overall pretty reasonable, I am travelling FCA in 3 weeks and will be interesting to compare the product, shame FCA will disappear into Thomson over time in the air.

Found some more info on the entertainment. Thanks to Goldeneye on holiday truths for this.

Thomas Cook's current inflight entertaiment.

From the UK
Mainscreen movies - National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Enchanted, Juno (longhaul only)
Also I am Legend and Shirley Valentine on longhaul in the premium cabin.

TV - Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Oz and Jame's Big Wine Adventure, Fraiser, Trips Money Cant Buy with Ewan McGregor, My Family, King of Cubs & How to Look Good Naked.

Longhaul also has the above plus Father Ted, Ugly Betty, Top Gear (Africa), Sppoks, Rugby World Cup 2007 highlights, High 5, Balamory, Charlie and Lola, MI High, Robbie the Reindeer, All About Animals, Tribe (prem only), Cities of the Underworld: Romes Hidden Empire. (prem only)

To the UK.

Main Screen movies - The Golden Compass, The Water Horse, Becoming Jane (longhaul only)
Also No Country for Old Men and How to Steal a Million in the premium cabin.

TV - Jam and Jeruselam, Top Gear, Father Ted, Tribe, Ugly Betty, High 5.

Longhaul also has above plus Fraiser, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sex and the City, Victoria Beckham: Coming to America, Oz and Jame's Big Wine Adventure (California), Trips Money Cant Buy with Ewan McGregor, Decades of Wimbledon, A1GP Motorsport Highlights, Tweenies, Little Robots, The Secret Show, Bobinogs, Big Cook - Little Cook, Disonsapian, Michael Palin - New Europe (Prem only) and Bill Gates Documentary (Prem only)

On the way out there was a close call to a brawl between a Scottish fella and a few members of a Rugby team, i was very disappointed with the Thomas Cook staff who continued to serve some members who were not in a fit state and then denied it to me when I spoke to one. This resulted in the RCMP escorting one person off the plane in Calgary but it could have been easily avoided. Something I will be taking up with the airline soon.

 

[Camershy]

Cochise, thanks very much for providing all this information useful!! Sounds like you had an "interesting" flight but hope you had a good holiday inbetween! It seems a bit cheapskate of TC to provide "better" films in premium....fortunately I've got a bit of extra padding on my bones to help with the lack of cushioning on the new seats!! Thanks again

 

[Graeme]

Thomas Cook use other companies for some flights. For example we flew with them from Newcastle and it's a Monarch plane. We knew what we were getting beforehand so it wasn't a problem for us but check your flight number to see who's actually flying you.

 

[LORNA ANN]

Sister-in-law Is Flying Monarch In October, So Stressed About It As She Has Never Flown Monarch Before But Booked With Thomas Cook & Found Out Later As Going From Newcastle It Would Be Monarch. Are They Any Good ?

 

[UKDEB]

LORNA ANN, I see you've posted various questions to old threads. Can I suggest that you start a new topic for each query? You'll get far more responses that way.