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Thomson flight only.... HELP!!!

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Hey my lovely fountains of all knowledge.
I normally use Palmair out of Bournemouth as they are easy/huge bag allowance/meal/seats together without paying for it etc!!!

However I notice that the Thomson flight that leaves just before Pamair on the Sat morning is for the 9 of us a total of £500/600 cheaper but the baggge allowance thing looks a bit of a nightmare and I dont want to have to pay extra for seats etc. I'd rather get there early and be first in check out Q.

Please regale me me with your experiences to help me decide to go for easy option or cheaper option??

Thanks folks:o
 
Dilemma WS!

I can only fly with Palmair direct from our Island and have got nothing but praise for them, although much dearer than all other airlines, they give a pleasant travelling experience having retained they way all flying used to be!!
We can fly to London etc and catch a connecting flight but can usually work out as expensive (add on money spent at other airport, connecting times etc!!) done it before and flew with Thomsons!! If I was you.....given you have the choice....I would go Thomsons (they are quite good!) and spend all that saving in PP. even it means cutting back on all they shoes!! Lol
 
It is a lovely travelling experience with Palmair but you are so right its more money to spend in PP.

It will be the luggage that will be difficult. I quess you just have to be smart about packing. Full 5kg in hand luggage etc!!! Thanks Favie :)
 
Ah! Your welcome WS....happy holiday planning for '11 :)
 
I love it. I am determined to save even more money next year.
 
I know, thats a scandal.. if i do have to cut back on luggage it will be strictly 2 t shirts each for the boys..

Has anyone had negative/positive experience with Thomson flight only??

Paula :)
 
Lol....I did mean the men's/boy's shoes of course!!:)

It was a 'flight only' I did WS and I thought they were fine to fly with.....but not as good as you know who!!! ...but who is!!??:)
 
I have used Thomsons many times and I find them to be very good. My mother is disabled and as such I will only fly with Thomsons when taking her with me.

They have always been on time and certainly professional at all times. Great to be treated as a human too!!!

A £600 difference in price can buy a lot of luggage! lol
 
Thank you Eleanor. Its always a bit daunting when you have always used a company that you are happy with. But it is a big saving and that is based on last years Palmair flights. It might be even more when they release their flights..
 
Go for it WS. At the end of the day it is only a short flight and i'm sure, based on my experiences, all will be fine. Good luck!
 
thanks Sparky i just looked it only goes up to June 2011.. the appt is from sat to sat and i have a funny feeling they dont fly on a saturday but thank you i will keep looking :)
 
Hi Wrightstuff
We used Thomson in May for the first time, owing to the demise of FlyGlobespan. We were very impressed with their overall performance and have already booked with them for September 2011
Bit of a pain paying for the extra's I know, but their light years ahead of Easy Jet, Ryanair and other similar type companies
Go for it
 
Thank you.. We are on the southcoast and it is so easy flying from Bournemouth which is not very big so not many choices.. I think with that sort saving its a must. :)
 
Hi WS, I have flown many times both with Thomson (Bournmouth) and Flybe (Soton) and find them both very good. However if its luggage you are worried about then Thomson used to allow you to take extra cases by purchasing additional weight (can be done online) at very reasonable prices, although I have not used them for a year or so!
Hope this helps solve your dilema :)
 
Thanks Danny, We took so much luggage this year that we didn't need so we just need to be a bit smarter about packing.. I took alot of food this year but then discovered all the cheap supermarkets thanks to the forum. And with washing machine in appt it means we can cut down on clothes too.. :)
 
WRIGHTSTUFF said:
Hey my lovely fountains of all knowledge.
I normally use Palmair out of Bournemouth as they are easy/huge bag allowance/meal/seats together without paying for it etc!!!

However I notice that the Thomson flight that leaves just before Pamair on the Sat morning is for the 9 of us a total of £500/600 cheaper but the baggge allowance thing looks a bit of a nightmare and I dont want to have to pay extra for seats etc. I'd rather get there early and be first in check out Q.

Please regale me me with your experiences to help me decide to go for easy option or cheaper option??

Thanks folks:o
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Hi Wrightstuff

Have you looked at Flybe from Southampton? Their flights are now on sale and much cheaper than Thomson or Palmair from Bournemouth! We always use them and you can book extra suitcases (20 kgs for £28.00). These can be booked online up to 2 hrs before you depart so very handy if you suddenly find your case is overweight before you leave for the airport!

We love Southampton airport. So much more relaxed than Bournemouth and just as close to you.
 
WRIGHTSTUFF said:
do they go on a saturday though??
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At the moment the timetable is only showing flights between April 2nd - end June and there is definitely a Saturday flight each week showing.
Don't know if that changes in July but worth asking them.:)
 
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