Dreamliner to operate on all Thomson long-haul flights
Thomson Airways today announced that all its long-haul flights for the rest of this summer will be on the 787 Dreamliner.
Thomson was the first UK airline to operate the 787 Dreamliner a year ago.
Its fleet of 787’s has since completed 2,500 flights, carrying over 670,000 customers operating from Manchester, Glasgow, Gatwick and East Midlands airports to all of Thomson’s long haul destinations including Jamaica, Phuket in Thailand and, new from this May, Mexico’s Pacific Coast and Mauritius.
It said the arrival of the Dreamliner has been a big hit with customers with 96% rating their flight as good or excellent.
The Thomson 787 Dreamliner last week expanded its UKoperations with flights from Newcastle, Birmingham and Edinburgh, meaning the airline now operates the aircraft from all seven of its long-haul bases.
Thomson Airways managing director John Murphy said: "The Dreamliner has certainly lived up to its promise to revolutionise long haul travel and is a major milestone in our journey of modernising the holiday experience.
Feedback from both customer and crew has been extremely positive and we are delighted to be further expanding the fleet so all of our long haul customers can enjoy the Thomson 787 Dreamliner experience this summer."
Thomson will take delivery of a further two aircraft next summer, bringing the fleet to eight. From this winter, the in-flight entertainment will be upgraded to include a wider choice of films, updated monthly and a complimentary drinks service will be provided in economy.
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