MYT332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9109 posts, RR: 80 Posted (8 years 6 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 4571 times:
Hey guys,
Im flying to Sharm El Sheikh from Manchester with Thomas Cook in January '04 and was wondering what aircraft I will likely be traveling on. I am aware that Britannia and Excel both use their 767's so is it likely TCX will use their A330's?? Flt Numbers TCX754K and TCX754L.
David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 6975 posts, RR: 17 Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 4436 times:
Only noted a couple of different aircraft doing the run for them last year though - G-FCLJ being one of them (as I think it was tonight and as it was on the 6th Nov and 13th Nov).
MYT332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9109 posts, RR: 80 Reply 3, posted (8 years 6 months 6 days ago) and read 4408 times:
Thanks for the replies guys, I have already flown 'LA' and 'LI' so lets hope for some variety with 'LJ'. I remembered JMC's (as it was then) 752's we're a little cramped leg room wise so lets hope this has changed some, doubtful
Rick767 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2000, 2662 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (8 years 6 months 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 4342 times:
Do TCX have any 757-200ERs? We used our -ERs on the SSH / BJL / LXR flights in BY (AD, AE, AF & AJ). You had a good bet of getting on one of these for a 5 hour+ BY 757 trip.
I used to love the smell of Jet-A in the morning...
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (8 years 6 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 4304 times:
I went to Sharm el Sheikh in July this year and travelled with Monarch on their A300-600. The only other UK operator was Thomas Cook and was the 752 all the time.
Where are you staying???? i stayed at the Coral Beach Tiran. Have you been before. If not get ready for a culture shock
Demoose From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1952 posts, RR: 32 Reply 8, posted (8 years 6 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 4279 times:
Excel Airways use the 757-200 to Sharm El Sheikh from Manchester aswell. Thomas Cook do not have any 757-200ER's, they have one ETOPS certified 752, G-FCLD - not that its relevant on a UK to Egypt flight.
Jmc777 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2000, 234 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (8 years 6 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 4239 times:
Can confirm it will be a 752.
As far as leg room goes, very tight, as per all the other UK charter airlines. You can prebook legroom seats for a charge (think it is £30 return each, though not sure if it is more.)
If you don't want to pay extra or the seats have already been sold, recommend contacting preflight department - number on back of brochure - and requesting either:
1DEF or 2ABC although IFE screen on bulkhead does not show a great image if you are sat directly in front of it.
12AB or 12EF - A and F seat have legroom
MYT332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9109 posts, RR: 80 Reply 10, posted (8 years 6 months 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 4201 times:
I'll definitely have to ring the guys at preflight then, to see if I can get any prebooked seats, it'll be good if i can.
Also, im aware this has been asked before but what is the range of the B757-200, i.e. the ones Thomas Cook have, I know they can make the flight to Egypt but im just curious.
I little off subject but does anyone no what the internal Egyptian flights are like as we plan to take a trip to Cairo to see the pyramids, hopefully they aint dirty old props??
Thx
Alex
Bdrules, this is my first time in Egypt, anything like Tunisia?? We're staying at the Laguna Vista, wish me luck!!
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (8 years 6 months 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 4165 times:
GOOD LUCK.
Laguna Vista Resort is very nice 5* but there isnt much to do unless you like to dive all the time. Also Sharm el Sheikh is predominatly attracting Germans and Russians and at our hotel there was very little entertainment for the English.
The airport is a very strange layout. If you are getting your Visa when you arrive, go to the Thomas Cook booth because it always seemed to have the smallest queue.
The internal trips are very expensive. We were offered £180 per person day trip to Cairo flying EgyptAir. They use a mixture on the Cairo route from A320's to the A300's.
If you want anymore information about it let me know by E-mail im on stu1me@yahoo.com
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 4 Reply 14, posted (8 years 5 months 4 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 4064 times:
The only SSH spotters that are ever around David are all carrying big ass guns. If you take any photo at Sharm you get arrested and bu*gered. they are very strict as it is all military run.
Apart from that you do get a wide variety of airlines there
EA777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 15, posted (8 years 5 months 4 weeks 10 hours ago) and read 4040 times:
When I was in Sharm El Sheikh I had no problem taking photos. The security will let you as long as you don't go into a restricted area or get too close.
Demoose From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1952 posts, RR: 32 Reply 16, posted (8 years 5 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 4012 times:
Does anyone know why this weeks TCX 754L flight from Sharm El Sheikh to Manchester has an 18 hour delay? Due in 2205 last night, expected to land at MAN at 1600 this evening.
David_itl From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 6975 posts, RR: 17 Reply 17, posted (8 years 5 months 4 weeks 5 hours ago) and read 3978 times:
Pass except that it's G-FCLH that operated it - perhaps 'LJ went tech? Or the alternative theory being that because I haven't seen (or heard) any reports of FCLH being at MAN for the past few days, it may have done an aircraft swap there?
BDRules From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2000, 1501 posts, RR: 4 Reply 18, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3940 times:
EA777,
I was told that i wasnt allowed to take a photo even within the terminal even after asking security. Perhaps they only like the Germans and Russians. They were the only other guests i saw when i was there
EA777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 19, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 3921 times:
There are loads of Brits in Sharm El Shiekh. Fair enough there are many more Germans but British holidaymakers make quite a signiifcant portion of the tourists there. I think it depends on the hotel and area you went to in the resort.
There are many charter flights a week between the UK and the resort. There could be around 20 flights a week during the peak winter season.
The reason that there are more Germans is due to the fact that the resort has more direct links to cities in Germany (Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart, Neuremburg, Cologne-Bonn, Hamburg, etc) than the UK (London and Manchester only). UK charter should start from Birmingham, East Midlands, Glasgow, etc
Landing at Ostend for a fuel stop on the SSH-MAN flight yesterday. It is G-FCLH like David_itl said above that G-FCLH operated that route and it was 18hrs late. Is that a normal occurance for that flight to stop in Ostend?
EA777 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (8 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 3847 times:
Sharm El Sheikh has two main runways, 14L and 14R, which are 10108ft long, so a fully-laden B752 can operate directly to Manchester even in high temperatures.
Besides a refuelling stop won't cause an 18hr delay, it was probably a technical fault with the aircraft.
25 Planesarecool: No, thats not what i'm saying. The flight TCX754L was due into Manchester at 2205 on Thursday night. So if it was a technical fault and had to land in
26 EA777: It could have been delayed earlier in Manchester due to a fault so arrived into Sharm late, meaning it departed late, and then they experienced anoth
27 Crosswind: Some info for this thread... Rick757 Do TCX have any 757-200ERs? • Boeing never produced a 757ER, they all have the same fuel capacity (unlike t
28 Crosswind: Caption on this photo confirms that the stop in OST was for fuel, rather than a diversion due to a technical problem. View Large View MediumPhoto &cop
29 David_itl: Thanks for input Crosswind...and you beat me to it for FCLJ's operation today. It's not flying tomorrow. Are both the 757-300s at MAN? Last week I sa
30 Crosswind: G-JMAA is currently LGW based, with G-JMAB at MAN. Today they did an ACE rotation each, with 'AB operating the TCX202K/L Regards CROSSWIND
31 MYT332: Crosswind, the post on the a/c's MTOW was extremely insightful, thanks for posting it and also thx to everyone else for their posts. So i can say that
32 GKirk: Not sure if a 757-300 could make it? Probably could because of its higher MTOW But maybe Crosswind may know?
33 Crosswind: MYT332, Thomas Cook, like their competitors, will always allocate heavyweight 757s to the longer routes like Egypt, Israel and the Gambia. They have e
34 David_itl: Maintaining it's monopoly on the TCX 754K/L is G-FCLJ though yesterday I noted two additional charters to SSH (one a through-route from GLA), one of
35 MYT332: Not long till I go now, bet you cant wait to see what a/c I get, will it be FCLJ??? lol, I imagine I'll do a trip report when I get back. David, im go
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