First Choice Holidays: Flight Travelcast with Simon Calder

[bamforth007]

@ windowspczone. I want the first choice livery to stay 

[windowspczone]

When will all the First Choice Airways aircraft be repainted in the Thomson Airways livery?

[charlieiscool1000]

the presenter looks as if hes about to do a comedy act everytime they do a close up of him walking

[danflood94]

hahahah 787 is only just starting production

[Jelly995]

febrary 2009 was 10 months ago!

[racear8]

Love the 767!

[RAWitsDANI]

im goin on this on the 22nd but from manchester

[ttyo127]

you know i think first choice is a great airline no doubs about it and some day i want to be a pilot for 1 of thier aircraft and iv got plenty of time to do it cus im only 11

[jameze1992]

i think its such a shame that first choice merged with thomsonfly. They where such an excellent airline but ive noticed a slight change in the service since the merger.

[joem099]

same thomson r absolutly hopeless first choice r well beta then thomson will eva b

[lukecalder73]

Am flying with thomson fly this time i will see how hopeless the are LOL

[windowspczone]

first choice is owned by thomson thick shit!

[amamj95]

@franpurplemonkey actually first choice and thomson are the same company now but it is owned by tui so technically in a way thomson owns first choice.

[alyfuturepilot]

so she says they would have their first 787 by feb 2009. its march 2009 now, and it hasnt even flown yet, an d sinse then. first choice has merged with thomsonfly

[poorpilot00]

First choice airways are a really great airline. If you are going on a package holiday this year then it is worth booking with them because you will get unbeatable service.

[alexandadriana27567]

onur air and bmi r better

[jamesakadoug]

onur air is shite

cant speak for bmi though

[SpeedbirdAircrew]

Due Feb 2009 - still no 787 boo!!

[AirportVids]

It is has been delayed until may 2010.

[frasercarle]

boeing keep delaying it!!!! go for it boo boeing

[antipants94]

767 looks better than the 787 i think

[boeingVSairbus]

What????

[AirportVids]

I am going to miss first choice airways.

[joem099]

first choice are a bit better than thomas cook

[Eric2221]

I like the new interior, my airline's 767 look really really REALLY tired :-/

[dalej123]

Were can i donwload this?

[alcur]

Having been on 3 long haul FCA flights I agree that First Choice are market leaders in this area. However the video was cleverly edited and only the marketing chap mentioned the words long haul. I really wish that the planes that fly short haul weren't the sardine cans that you are still currently using.

I've recommended your long haul to all my friends but wish that I could fit into a short haul seat, I'm 6'4" tall and simply can't fit.

[planeboy737]

Yeah i understand i flew FCA and their short haul and mid haul space is crap!

[wifwat]

Cool :)

[dalej123]

Were did you download this from?

[robertbromsgrove]

what is the seat width in both cabins and do all the arm rests lift up?

[Tescok]

Do you have to pay for drinks on board FCA in the lowest cabin??

[logom0]

Simon calder sure knows his stuff.

[dalej123]

The 787 has had a delay and will not be coming to first choice airways until 2010 now.

[fsx93]

i h8ed my flight to jamaica the cabin crew were miserable and the seat was cramped

[Riolily]

Hi I am flying to Mexico with first choice in may we are in star class premier. What type of plane is it and what is the seating configuration in this cabin. Thanks in advance for any info

[jeffers1975]

if i remember correctly the premier section has greater space between you and the seats infront, otherwise its the same configuration as normal star class, 2, 3, 2. we only go to see in star class premier as we were leaving the plane and the curtian was drawn back, in my opinion its not worth the extra £150 per person each way that i was quoted by first choice.

[bazman85]

if its a first choice charterd flight which im assuming it is you will be flying in a 767, i couldnt tell you the configuration exactly,however, star class premier is first class isnt it? if it is then i think the seating configuration will be 2,2,2 across the cabin you also get your own tv, hope this helps, sorry if im wrong, but im 98% certain of most of the advice...

[Boeing757basher07]

Boeing 767-300ER

[planeboy737]

767

[jeffers1975]

ive flown on first choice airlines star class before, to the dominican republic, i usually have trouble with my knees hitting the seat infront, i had no such problems here, they really are more spacous than any other flight ive been on. going again in june 08, cant wait.

[saddress1]

"In association with First Choice".... hmmm I wonder who's paying for this review?! Seems a little biased to me...

[Blobsky44]

My hubby and I flew with FC on a Star Class Premier basis to Antigua in Dec 06.

It was fantastic and I couldn't fault a thing. I'm not keen on flying as I thought I'd be bored but the online entertainment really breaks up the time and it wizzed past. I have flown with Virgin normal class but to upgrade it costs a packet with FC it's reasonable, about £300 extra pp!

I can't wait for the Dreamliner and hoping they'll add Mauritius to their destinations. We've already booked 2 long hauls for 08!

[hunnixxxxbunni]

iv been on first choice 2 times and both times i didnt like it the seats arnt comfy its cold and the dinners :( yuck

[oisin1992]

im going to lanzarote in july 08 what aircraft will i be on?

[matty1992101]

probably either a A320/1 or a 757

[DJadinapa]

im no expert but ive been travelling for years and you will probaly beon on either a boeing 737 or more likely an airbus a320. Hope this helps. Adam Bentley

[Michw120]

Will This Order Have Been Cancelled Because Of First Choice Airways Changing To TUI Fly?

[Tescok]

Are they changing names then?

[Michw120]

Well first choice has merged with tui (owners of thomson) and thomson-fly and first choice areways are changing into tui-fly

[Tescok]

i thought firstchoice could become a good alone airline

[Michw120]

Unfortunatley Not :(

[Tescok]

Are they changing all the plane logos before 09 ?

[Michw120]

I Think So, Theres Loads About It On Wikipedia :)

[lcfc92]

Thanks for tellin me! cnt w8 now, 6 dayzz!

[arenaskies]

I knew Boeing could do much better!

[pmscb]

Hi Collette, glad you had a good time. 123ell the answer to your question is yes you will be going on a boeing 767 to sandford orlando florida. Lcfc92 im not sure what you will going on, but it will either be a boeing 757, or an airbus 320 or 321 to tenerife. Hope this helps you both.

[lcfc92]

im going to tenerife in december, which aircraft will i be going on?

[123ell]

im flying to sanford(florida)from manchester will i be going on the 767 ?

[Honda9893r]

I think First Choice is the leader of Air Travel and more airlines should follow in there steps. I flew on there A321 and the space was excellent and the seat was comfortable.

[pmscb]

Hi collette, dont know if you will get this, but just to let you know you will be flying on one of these aircraft.

[collette1991]

Hey thanks for letting me know =] my flight was excellent and so was the holiday =] x

[lajgaard]

I have flyin with Continental airlines from amsterdam to houston and back again and the seats was just bad when i see the first choice its better :)

[michie40]

Excellent this, flying first class with first choice to florida june 2008 from manchester and i can hardly wait now i have seen this!!!!

[collette1991]

Hey dont suppose anyone has any idea, which aircraft i will be on.. im flying, from manchester airport to Florida.. July 2007.. sum1 let me no? x x x

[AaronovBD4]

Hey , im flying the 767 in a couple of weeks and basicly can't wait !!!!!

[DidiCorky]

Back off Julie Adair, he's mine!

[morgie1988]

why fly long haul with FCA or TUI when you could fly more comfortably with BA/Virgin/Quantas etc.

[trico0712]

u spelt quantas wrong and aniway you dont fly more comfortably with BA/VIRGIN and QANTAS

[morgie1988]

i don't care if i spell qantas wrong and yes you do, at least you get free meals and drinks and service with a smile!

[alangirvan01]

AirNZ Engineering Services was very pleased that Thomson flew their 76#s all the way to Auckland for the new interior and IFE work.

But the video is about FCA, and the interiors look fantastic. I hope FCA/TUI will build a flight program to Asia so that people from Australia/NZ can fly them when travelling to UK.

[morgie1988]

I hope they're nicer than Thomson 767, they were horrible when i flew with them last year! There were 4 seats squashed into the space of three and it was really uncomfortable!

[alangirvan01]

So, are these interiors nicer than the ones that Air New Zealand Engineering have just installed on the Thomson 767 fleet?

[FirstChoiceHolidays]

Hi alangirvan01. I think nicer is probably a bit hard to define and tends to come down to personal taste - which means of course we think they're nicer ;-).

What we can say is that we've listened to what people have told us they want and we've tried very hard to deliver something that satisfies all those needs.

Hope that helps, but if you've got more questions, please give us a call.

[Ricktay]

Great Video..

Im flying on a FCA 767 in July 07 - MAN to HUX..

Cheers

[julieadair]

Boy, that Captain is cute!!

[morgie1988]

hi i cant seem to get this whole vid but it looks good can you please tell me where you got it from?

[FirstChoiceHolidays]

Hi Morgie1988. We actually produced this video in conjunction with the Independent. At the moment I believe this is the only place you can get it however if you send us an email I can email the file to you.