Air Transat

[ethanegcc]

Booked for Manchester-Toronto (25th May 2018-2nd June 2018) on the Airbus A330-200. Looking forward to a trip direct from MAN - so much easier! I just wish Air Canada Rouge ran in May! 😉

 

[ethanegcc]

Review of the Air Transat Timetable: (all dates shown are MAN departure)
Manchester-Vancouver
2017:
May-June: 2fpw (M, F)
June 12th-September 8th: 3fpw (M, W, F)
September 11th-October 16th: 1fpw (M)

2018:
Identical to this year (retaining the increase to 3fpw introduced this year for peak summer)

Manchester-Toronto
2017:
May-June: 4fpw (T, Th, F, Su) 2x A330, 2x A310
June 13th-September 10th: 5fpw (except M, Sa) 2x A330, 3x A310
September 10th-October 15th: 4fpw (T, Th, F, Su) 2x A330, 2x A310
October 15th-end of October: 3fpw (T, F, Su) 2x A330, 1x A310

Winter Season & April 2018: 2fpw (T, F) all A310

2018:
Identical to this year (currently)

Peak amount of Air Transat departures a week (July, August): 8fpw (5x YYZ, 3x YVR)

 

[Land23R]

So in peak season we have Vancouver & Toronto on both Wed. & Fri. but no flights on Saturday (unless there is an arrival that positions out).

 

[ethanegcc]

So in peak season we have Vancouver & Toronto on both Wed. & Fri. but no flights on Saturday (unless there is an arrival that positions out).

I think so - no Air Transat aircraft in at all on Saturday I believe.

 

[Dobbo]

How are Rouge stacking up this year (apologies - slightly OT) am I right in thinking they are YYZ only, but are up to daily in the peak season?

 

[ethanegcc]

How are Rouge stacking up this year (apologies - slightly OT) am I right in thinking they are YYZ only, but are up to daily in the peak season?

Toronto only, five-times a week.

 

[User001]

AC rouge was originally bookable as daily, but Manchester, and a number of other routes, was downgraded back to 5 weekly which indicates lack of capacity for ACr rather than a MAN specific issue.

 

[Dobbo]

AC rouge was originally bookable as daily, but Manchester, and a number of other routes, was downgraded back to 5 weekly which indicates lack of capacity for ACr rather than a MAN specific issue.

I'd hoped to see AC mainline over the coming years - during which time I think they are planning an expanded fleet (at least the aggregate of mainline and rouge) so I've got my fingers crossed we will see more from at least one of mainline or rouge...

 

[ethanegcc]

I'm pretty confident Rouge will increase, although the season needs to expand.

 

[David_itl]

Announced leasng A321neoLRs to replace A310s.

 

[ethanegcc]

TS26 is currently enroute from Montrèal. If we've missed a new route then it would be a surprise so if leads me to believe what is going on.

There is currently an A310 parked on remote stands at Manchester. Did it go tech yesterday? Is this A310 a 'rescue flight'?

 

[ethanegcc]

It seems it was a rescue flight. Just looked on flightradar24, to see C-GUFR A330 waiting to cross 05L from Vancouver, an A310 landing behind from Toronto and the A310 that had landed from Montreal, now departing to Toronto. Be nice to see that many TS aircraft everyday!

 

[User001]

TS will move to an all A330 operation next summer.

The 5 weekly YYZ and the 3 weekly YVR is all showing the type as A330. Shame to see our final A310 flight go, but, onwards and upwards.

 

[Dobbo]

Onwards and upwards indeed. I think the A321LR enters their fleet soon?

I wonder if we will see more YVR, YYZ (or a return of YYC) from TS or others...

 

[Dobbo]

This could equally go in the TCX thread, but I've dropped it in here.

Perhaps this may encourage TS to grow at MAN (but I admit I cannot think that this provides additional justification for doing so).

http://markets.businessinsider.com/...ning-an-agreement-with-Thomas-Cook-1002913577

 

[User001]

Transat will use the A330 on the Friday flight until mid Jan, and the A310 on the Tue flight.

From 1st March, the A330 will be used on all flights, so seems February may be the last time you see the A310 at MAN.

 

[ethanegcc]

Following the increase to all A330 ops, the Air Transat website now shows A330-300 operation for the summer season this year, rather than the usual (smaller) -200. Although the seat map still shows -200. Possibly one to watch.

 

[David_itl]

Airlineroute reporting Toronto-MAN on the A321NEOLR to start 4th November

 

[BlueManc]

Air Canada acquisition

 

[mullion]

Oh now that is interesting