*Thomsonfly- Premium Service*
The holiday was booked via Portland Direct to the Maldives in December 2007.
It is a normal 10.5 hour flight, but after booking we were notified that this would operate both outbound and inbound via Gatwick. We were flying from Manchester so we upgraded to the Premium Service on this occasion.
Check in
We arrived at Manchester airport in plenty of time. There was no separate check in desk as stated. ...
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Advantages: good service from start to finish Disadvantages: hidden costs
...both ways we travelled with Thomsonfly Airlines which I have to say was a pretty comfortable and painless experience from start to finish. As this was part of a package I can't say how much it would cost to travel with the airline, but our whole holiday for four cost around £1500 for a week.
We travelled on a Boing 767 - 200 which seemed to have capacity for about 240 economy passengers. On both flights the aircraft was full but that didn't stop ...
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Advantages: Reasonably priced, comfortable seating Disadvantages: Poor after sales service
I have flown with Thomsonfly on numerous occaisions. The flights are comfortable and the crew are pleasant.
On my return from the Canary Islands, I noticed one of the stewards ducking his head to avoid the screens situated down the middle of the aircraft. Unfortunately, he forgot to duck and knocked himself out and was unconsious on the floor in the galley. This was disturbing for some of the passengers but the situation was dealt with by the rest ...
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