Thomas Cook’s ECONOMY PLUS - is it worth it? Fuerteventura to Birmingham, Airbus A321

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Date of Travel: MARCH 2018
Airline: Thomas Cook Airlines
Livery: Old Thomas Cook blue on white
Route: FUE-BHX
Aircraft: Airbus A321
Registration: G-NIKO
Flight Number: TCX1863
Miles: 1768
Airborne time: 3h34m
Notes: None
Cost to book: £119 one way in Economy Plus

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Having taken Jet2 recently I thought it would be good to check out one of their competition - Thomas Cook Airlines. Thomas Cook are a very old and reputable travel agency in Britain, famous for their vintage “don’t just book it - Thomas Cook it” slogan from years ago.

Anyway, when I came to book this flight I was able to select Economy Plus for an extra £50 on top of the basic fare. This seemed like good value, so I paid it and looked forward to checking it out.

In Plus, you get:

Dedicated seating at the front (but no blocked middle seat, this isn’t a business class)
Complimentary James Martin meal
Free drinks from the bar runs (but I assume not on demand, constantly)
Enhanced hold and cabin baggage weight allowance
Priority boarding
Faster security where available
Priority baggage handling

Seems alright for fifty quid.

Well, I was very impressed. I’ve always had a conception of charter and holiday airlines to have low standards. Maybe this is because they’re catering to infrequent fliers who are on holiday anyway, and are already in a good mood and who don’t have many experiences to compare it to.

What I loved:
Very professional, not cheesy, feel to the product throughout
Premium meal was very tasty and would pass for a business class meal, presented differently
All staff were pleasant and smiling. Good vibes
Short delay outside their control handled well
They have Magners cider
Aircraft was old but spotlessly clean
Bag arrived very promptly at Birmingham
Seats were slimline but comfortable with good legroom

Couple of downsides:
Meal didn’t look great upon opening (though was very nice!)
Window scratches!

Overall, a very good experience. I’d definitely recommend Economy Plus if you can stretch the budget that little bit further.

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