Thomas cook holiday-flight company changed?

ktcoil

thanks guys, was just a little worried with whats going on with all planes lately, as your saying its true that being on the road in a car is more dangourous, i spoce as long as its gonna get uas there and back safe then doesnt matter which companny, was a little angry that thomas cook say its thomas cook plane on both internet and printed comformation and give a totally different companny, why not just in the first place say the flights are opperated by avion airways, and just wanted to know if avion airways seem ok as never heard of them lol.:)

Pollycat

ktcoil wrote: »

thanks guys, was just a little worried with whats going on with all planes lately, as your saying its true that being on the road in a car is more dangourous, i spoce as long as its gonna get uas there and back safe then doesnt matter which companny, was a little angry that thomas cook say its thomas cook plane on both internet and printed comformation and give a totally different companny, why not just in the first place say the flights are opperated by avion airways, and just wanted to know if avion airways seem ok as never heard of them lol.:)

Maybe at the time, your flights were operated by Thomas Cook and the change is recent.

You did book the holiday last year so it was almost 3 months ago even if you booked at the end of December.

bagand96

Thomas Cook are leasing a few aircraft this summer from other operators, Avion Express being one, Smartlynx being the other. The aircraft and pilots will be from Avion/Smartlynx, the cabin crew will be Thomas Cook. The aircraft will probably have a Thomas Cook logo on for what it's worth.

The reason they do this is that their business is hugely seasonal. Summer May-October sees far more demand than winter, so over the summer they lease in extra aircraft to meet that demand. Standard industry practice and has been for years. Especially in the package/charter industry.

If you are still concerned you could speak to customer service but I think you'll find its in their T&Cs to be able to change flight operators. They are telling you because they legally have to. However they could have left it until you were at the airport.

peachyprice

I don't understand your logic TBH.

I've heard of (and flown on) Germanwings, didn't stop their plane crashing.

paddyrg

There are some shocking airlines in the world - but they're not allowed to operate within the EU.

If Thomas Cook contract out to one of the below, then you can worry, but the standards in Europe are as high as you'll find anywhere in the world

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/safety/air-ban/doc/list_en.pdf

paddyrg

Just to confirm, it now appears that the first officer of the Germanwings plane is solely responsible for the crash, and that the hardware was operating perfectly