Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Thomsonfly shopping experience:
1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Thomsonfly offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Thomsonfly at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.
2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about
3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Thomsonfly? Wrong! If the Thomsonfly is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.
4. Questions - Got a question about Thomsonfly then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....
5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Thomsonfly? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Thomsonfly and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.
6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Thomsonfly wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.
7. Feedback - happy with your Thomsonfly then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.
8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Thomsonfly site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site
9. Contact - got a question about Thomsonfly, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.
10. Payment - ready to pay for your Thomsonfly, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Thomsonfly|logo=thomsonfly_logo.png|logo_size=200px|IATA=BY|ICAO=TOM|callsign=TOMSON|parent=
TUI Airlines-(TUI AG)|founded=1962 (as Euravia)|headquarters=Wigmore House, Luton ]
Cardiff International AirportGlasgow International Airport
London Gatwick AirportLondon Luton AirportManchester Airport
Newcastle AirportBelfast International Airport
]
Coventry Airport
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield|alliance=
TUI Airlines airline owned by the [TUI AG with bases across the
United Kingdom. Thomsonfly is the largest
charter airline in the world. Thomsonfly operates services to 20 European cities. The bases include
Birmingham International Airport (UK), Bournemouth Airport,
Cardiff International Airport,
Coventry Airport (CVT),
Glasgow International Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport,
London Gatwick Airport,
Belfast International Airport ,London Luton Airport,
Manchester Airport, Newcastle Airport,
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and
Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Thomsonfly Limited holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats CAA operating licence
History
Boeing 757-200 (2003)Thomsonfly traces its roots to its parent airline, Britannia Airways, founded by
Ted Langton to fulfil his holiday company's charter demands. The airline began as Euravia in 1962 with a small fleet of Lockheed Constellations. It moved on to the Bristol Britannia aircraft; the name was changed to Britannia Airways and remained until
December 2004. The greatest period of growth came when Britannia acquired Boeing 737#737-200 aircraft and the fleet expanded to 45 aircraft. Britannia was the European launch customer for the Boeing 767 and then moved to an all-Boeing 767 and 757 fleet in the mid-1990s.
Realising that the Internet and a changing marketplace (taken advantage of by companies such as
easyJet and Ryanair) were leaving them behind, Thomson Holidays initiated a web-oriented rebranding. It used the Thomsonfly name to include all of the UK flying operations and so the larger Britannia Airways was rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005.
takes off from London Luton Airport (2007)
Scheduled operations began on 31 March 2004 with four Boeing 737#737-500s from a new passenger terminal at Coventry Airport. The airline became involved in controversy when it took over ownership of the airport lease. A small number of local residents and
Warwick (district) mounted a campaign against regular passenger flights from the airport, which had previously been used for both passenger and freight aircraft. The planning case was contentious and lengthy, so Thomsonfly continued to operate from
Coventry awaiting the outcome of the case. Planning permission has been granted for a larger passenger terminal and the ownership of the lease has passed to CAFCO, an airport and property development company with no links to TUI.
On
28 April 2005, Thomsonfly became the first airline to fly from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, the UK's newest airport serving Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Thomsonfly was also the first to operate direct long haul services from the airport. Thomsonfly remains the dominant carrier at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (Doncaster Sheffield Airport) Coventry and Bournemouth airports.
Britannia Airways/Thomsonfly was the best on-time charter airline in 2004 as measured by the Air Transport Users' Council and also won the 'TravelWeekly' best UK charter airline award for 2004. Thomson Travel was taken over by the German company
Preussag, in 2001 and was rebranded as TUI AG. Together with other acquisitions TUI became the world's largest travel company. Thomsonfly is part of Tui Airline Management (TAM).
lands at
Bristol International Airport (2007)
On
December 14, 2006 TUI announced that all of its airlines will be rebranded as
TUIfly by 2008.
In March the parent group of the airline
First Choice Holidays PLC is to merge with the
TUI AG, which will see Thomson Holidays and First Choice Holidays combined. This will eventually see a merger of both holiday company's airlines, (Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways), This is expected to be achieved by the start of summer 2009. The new company is to be known as TUI Travel PLC and is to be operational by
3 September 2007.
Destinations
Europe
at
Gregorio Luperón International Airport in the Dominican Republic (2006)
- Austria - Salzburg
- Bulgaria - Bourgas, Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna
- Croatia - Dubrovnik, Pula and Split
- Czech Republic - Prague
- Cyprus - Paphos and Larnaca
- France - Grenoble, Lyon, Nantes, Paris and Toulouse
- Greece - Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kos, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Thessaloniki, Zante
- Italy - Alghero, Catania, Figari, Lamezia Terme, Naples, Pisa, Venice and Verona
- Malta - Malta
- Netherlands - Amsterdam
- Portugal - Faro and Lisbon
- Madeira Islands - Madeira
- Serbia - Niš
- Spain - Alicante, Barcelona, Gerona, Ibiza, Málaga, Mahon, Palma de Mallorca, Reus and Valencia, Spain
- Turkey - Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman
- United Kingdom
- England - Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Coventry, Doncaster/Sheffield, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Humberside, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London Gatwick Airport, London Luton Airport, London Stansted Airport, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, East Midlands and Southampton
- Northern Ireland - Belfast International
- Scotland - Glasgow and Edinburgh
- Wales - Cardiff
Worldwide
Fleet
In May-2007, the Thomsonfly fleet comprises CAA Aircraft Register:
The average age of the Thomsonfly fleet is 10.25 years (as of Oct 2007) Thomsonfly Fleet Age.
Awards
- FlightOnTime.info - Runner-up UK Charter Airline for punctuality - Summer 2005
- FlightOnTime.info - Most Punctual UK Charter Airline - Summer 2004
- AUC Crown Awards: Most Punctual Charter Carrier - Summer 2004
- Travel & Tourism Web Awards: Best Airline - 2004
- Telegraph Travel Awards: Best Charter Airline - 2003
Gallery
Image:Boeing 737-204C - Britannia Airways - G-AXNB (1985).jpg|Britannia Airways Boeing 737-204 (1985)Image:britannia.b757-200.g-byal.arp.jpg|Britannia Airways B757-200 in Thomson colors (2003)
External links
- Official site
- TUI Airlines Group
- Fleet
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Thomsonfly|logo=thomsonfly_logo.png|logo_size=200px|IATA=BY|ICAO=TOM|callsign=TOMSON|parent= TUI Airlines-(TUI AG)|founded=1962 (as Euravia)|headquarters=Wigmore House,
Luton ]
Cardiff International Airport
Glasgow International Airport
London Gatwick AirportLondon Luton AirportManchester Airport
Newcastle Airport
Belfast International Airport
]
Coventry AirportRobin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield|alliance=
TUI Airlines airline owned by the [TUI AG with bases across the United Kingdom. Thomsonfly is the largest
charter airline in the world. Thomsonfly operates services to 20 European cities. The bases include
Birmingham International Airport (UK),
Bournemouth Airport, Cardiff International Airport,
Coventry Airport (CVT),
Glasgow International Airport, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, London Gatwick Airport,
Belfast International Airport ,London Luton Airport,
Manchester Airport,
Newcastle Airport,
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Durham Tees Valley Airport.
Thomsonfly Limited holds a
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats CAA operating licence
History
Boeing 757-200 (2003)Thomsonfly traces its roots to its parent airline, Britannia Airways, founded by
Ted Langton to fulfil his holiday company's charter demands. The airline began as Euravia in 1962 with a small fleet of Lockheed Constellations. It moved on to the
Bristol Britannia aircraft; the name was changed to Britannia Airways and remained until
December 2004. The greatest period of growth came when Britannia acquired
Boeing 737#737-200 aircraft and the fleet expanded to 45 aircraft. Britannia was the European launch customer for the
Boeing 767 and then moved to an all-Boeing 767 and 757 fleet in the mid-1990s.
Realising that the Internet and a changing marketplace (taken advantage of by companies such as easyJet and Ryanair) were leaving them behind, Thomson Holidays initiated a web-oriented rebranding. It used the Thomsonfly name to include all of the UK flying operations and so the larger Britannia Airways was rebranded as Thomsonfly in 2005.
takes off from
London Luton Airport (2007)
Scheduled operations began on
31 March 2004 with four
Boeing 737#737-500s from a new passenger terminal at Coventry Airport. The airline became involved in controversy when it took over ownership of the airport lease. A small number of local residents and
Warwick (district) mounted a campaign against regular passenger flights from the airport, which had previously been used for both passenger and freight aircraft. The planning case was contentious and lengthy, so Thomsonfly continued to operate from Coventry awaiting the outcome of the case. Planning permission has been granted for a larger passenger terminal and the ownership of the lease has passed to CAFCO, an airport and property development company with no links to TUI.
On 28 April
2005, Thomsonfly became the first airline to fly from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, the UK's newest airport serving Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Thomsonfly was also the first to operate direct long haul services from the airport. Thomsonfly remains the dominant carrier at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (Doncaster Sheffield Airport) Coventry and Bournemouth airports.
Britannia Airways/Thomsonfly was the best on-time charter airline in 2004 as measured by the Air Transport Users' Council and also won the 'TravelWeekly' best UK charter airline award for 2004. Thomson Travel was taken over by the German company
Preussag, in 2001 and was rebranded as TUI AG. Together with other acquisitions TUI became the world's largest travel company. Thomsonfly is part of Tui Airline Management (TAM).
lands at Bristol International Airport (2007)
On
December 14, 2006
TUI announced that all of its airlines will be rebranded as
TUIfly by 2008.
In March the parent group of the airline
First Choice Holidays PLC is to merge with the
TUI AG, which will see
Thomson Holidays and First Choice Holidays combined. This will eventually see a merger of both holiday company's airlines, (Thomsonfly and
First Choice Airways), This is expected to be achieved by the start of summer 2009. The new company is to be known as TUI Travel PLC and is to be operational by 3 September
2007.
Destinations
Europe
at Gregorio Luperón International Airport in the Dominican Republic (2006)
- Austria - Salzburg
- Bulgaria - Bourgas, Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna
- Croatia - Dubrovnik, Pula and Split
- Czech Republic - Prague
- Cyprus - Paphos and Larnaca
- France - Grenoble, Lyon, Nantes, Paris and Toulouse
- Greece - Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kos, Preveza, Rhodes, Santorini, Thessaloniki, Zante
- Italy - Alghero, Catania, Figari, Lamezia Terme, Naples, Pisa, Venice and Verona
- Malta - Malta
- Netherlands - Amsterdam
- Portugal - Faro and Lisbon
- Madeira Islands - Madeira
- Serbia - Niš
- Spain - Alicante, Barcelona, Gerona, Ibiza, Málaga, Mahon, Palma de Mallorca, Reus and Valencia, Spain
- Turkey - Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman
- United Kingdom
- England - Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Coventry, Doncaster/Sheffield, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Humberside, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London Gatwick Airport, London Luton Airport, London Stansted Airport, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, East Midlands and Southampton
- Northern Ireland - Belfast International
- Scotland - Glasgow and Edinburgh
- Wales - Cardiff
Worldwide
Fleet
In May-2007, the Thomsonfly fleet comprises CAA Aircraft Register:
- 8 Boeing 767#767-300
- 2 Boeing 767
- 1 Boeing 767
- 4 Boeing 757
- 14 Boeing 757
- 8 Boeing 737#737-800
- 11 Boeing 737#737-300
- 2 Boeing 737#737-500
The average age of the Thomsonfly fleet is 10.25 years (as of Oct 2007) Thomsonfly Fleet Age.
Awards
- FlightOnTime.info - Runner-up UK Charter Airline for punctuality - Summer 2005
- FlightOnTime.info - Most Punctual UK Charter Airline - Summer 2004
- AUC Crown Awards: Most Punctual Charter Carrier - Summer 2004
- Travel & Tourism Web Awards: Best Airline - 2004
- Telegraph Travel Awards: Best Charter Airline - 2003
Gallery
Image:Boeing 737-204C - Britannia Airways - G-AXNB (1985).jpg|Britannia Airways Boeing 737-204 (1985)Image:britannia.b757-200.g-byal.arp.jpg|Britannia Airways B757-200 in Thomson colors (2003)
External links
- Official site
- TUI Airlines Group
- Fleet
References