29-03-04: inaugural long haul flight for TUB

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 27 Mar 2004, 13:14

Destination Punta Cana etd 0840 as TUB1849 with a B767-300.
I wonder which aircraft they'll gonna use, i guess not one of the parked SLR aircraft.

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sab319 · Post by **sab319** » 27 Mar 2004, 13:21

Maybe a Britannia B763?

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 27 Mar 2004, 15:29

sab319 wrote:Maybe a Britannia B763?

I would also think of a B767 of Thomson (ex Britannia)

Greetz
Chris
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vflies · Post by **vflies** » 27 Mar 2004, 18:29

??? Kinda weird....
They repeatedly said they would not start LH before July, so I can't imagine they would have everything ready 3 months earlier....
Might be a wet lease (AC + crew)...

VFlies

vflies · Post by **vflies** » 27 Mar 2004, 18:31

Avro wrote:
sab319 wrote:I would also think of a B767 of Thomson (ex Britannia)

Chris, AFAIK Britannia is STILL flying all charter flights,
Thomson is just the new low cost division of TUI in the UK.
Maybe Louise has more acurate info for us?

VFlies

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 27 Mar 2004, 18:39

vflies wrote:
Avro wrote:I would also think of a B767 of Thomson (ex Britannia)
Chris, AFAIK Britannia is STILL flying all charter flights,
Thomson is just the new low cost division of TUI in the UK.
Maybe Louise has more acurate info for us?

VFlies

Oh sorry I thought that Britannia had been renamed Thomason

Chris

qnnm · Post by **qnnm** » 27 Mar 2004, 21:32

On monday march 29, the TUB-Dominican Republic flight will be operated by a Britannia aircraft, flight will depart at 06h40 i.s.o. 08h40

LeFreak · Post by **LeFreak** » 27 Mar 2004, 21:32

that's on my birthday .. think i could hitch a ride??

OO-SBZ · Post by **OO-SBZ** » 28 Mar 2004, 00:26

LeFreak wrote:that's on my birthday .. think i could hitch a ride??

BeN

Post by **sn26567** » 28 Mar 2004, 09:50

Welcome to Luchtzak, LeFreak! Enjoy this site.

OO-VEX · Post by **OO-VEX** » 28 Mar 2004, 20:36

qnnm wrote:On monday march 29, the TUB-Dominican Republic flight will be operated by a Britannia aircraft, flight will depart at 06h40 i.s.o. 08h40

From http://www.brusselsairport.be:

29/03 08:40 Punta Cana BY 794

OO-VEX

vflies · Post by **vflies** » 28 Mar 2004, 22:35

So it's a Britannia flight, not a TUB flight...

The title of this thread is then either misleading or just wrong.

Wondering if they'll put Belgian crews on board already?

VFlies

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 28 Mar 2004, 23:54

vflies wrote:So it's a Britannia flight, not a TUB flight...

The title of this thread is then either misleading or just wrong.

I see your point of view, BIAC had earlier today a double code TUB1849 and BY794 listed, apparent they're not sure about it anymore, but i am. Flight is indeed also leaving under the TUB flightnumber.

Btw G-OBYB is the plane, so pax won't see the difference @ first sight.

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