First Choice/Thomson Airways Boeing 767-300 MAN-SFB flight Review

On the 24th May 2014, my family and I flew to Orlando Sandford from Manchester with Thomson.
   The flight was operated by a long haul configuration 767-300 (G-OOBL). The saturday morning flight is operated by the 767 opposed to the new 787 Dreamliner on the friday, sunday and monday flight. However i have to say i wasn't disappointed with the comfort or space of the nineteen year old aircraft. The flight was fully booked, as expected, due to it being school holidays and Orlando being a very popular family destination. After passing through check-in and security we arrived at the gate. 

The gate was very busy and seats were hard to find. We had a short wait until boarding began. Premium passengers were called first, then economy boarding commenced starting with the back ten rows. When we were finally called to board, we boarded quickly and calmly. We were greeted at the door of the aircraft by a smiling, welcoming stewardess. We were directed to rows 18 and 19  F and G. The 767-300 V2 had a 2-3-2 configuration. 

   I have to say the leg room was pretty good, and with a 32 inch seat pitch the seats weren't to bad. 

The seat fronts were equipped with a small but adequate tv screen and with two side pockets which were suppost to hold small bottles of water . There was a nicely sized tray table with a cup holder and a pocket with the inflight magazine, safety card and the the menu.
In all a very average seat.

The flight was running on time so it wasn't long until the we pushed back from the gate and taxied to runway 05L where we undertook and quick and simple takeoff. We were no sooner in clouds after departure and climbed for around 10 minutes until we reached our cruising altitude of 38,000ft. 
The flight time was set to be just over 8 hours so i settled back into the seat and explored the Inflight entertainment system. It was fairly simple and basic and had a limited amount of films. The games, music and TV were basic aswell. 
The cabin crew came around with drinks and snacks but we had bought them in the airport due to the prices onboard so we waited until the meal was served later on in the flight. It was served about 2-3 hours into the flight. It was a chicken pasta dish which i have to say was fairly nice. It was served with crackers, a bread roll and a caramel mousse.

After the meal the flight went quickly and simply with no major events. We landed at around three o,clock Sandford time and quickly taxied to our gate.

          In all i have to say i was quite impressed with the comfort and service of Thomson. I would definitely recommend to fly with them.
   
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