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    Thomsonfly Reviews

    Updated 24 January 2018
    6 reviews

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    1. "Great"

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      Former Employee - Cabin Crew
      Former Employee - Cabin Crew
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great company to work for, they look after you so much

      Cons

      Unsociable hours for cabin crew however that is the nature of the job

    2. "Good Pay"

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      Former Employee - Cabin Crew in Leeds, England
      Former Employee - Cabin Crew in Leeds, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Thomsonfly full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good pay if you work hard

      Cons

      Lots of different pay scales amongst employees

    3. "A fun, forward thinking company that respects their staff"

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      Current Contractor - Cabin Crew in Bristol, England
      Current Contractor - Cabin Crew in Bristol, England
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Thomsonfly as a contractor (More than a year)

      Pros

      As cabin crew you are not over worked, you earn a good basic wage, along with additional hourly pay and commission. You work with amazing people and go to amazing places. All accommodation, food and drinks are paid for while visiting other countries.

      Cons

      Work is only temporary fixed term contracts, so you start I'm March and finish in November. No opportunity to progress to cabin managers as you are promoted through seniority, not merit

      Advice to Management

      Offer more permanent contracts on merit, not seniority. The young, fresh staff are leaving for permanent jobs and you're getting left with complacent, old staff

    4. Helpful (1)

      "The Rolls Royce of charter airlines, but getting a bit rusty here and there and needs a good polish."

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      Current Employee - Pilot - First Officer in Gatwick, England
      Current Employee - Pilot - First Officer in Gatwick, England
      Recommends
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      Fly approximately 500 hrs/year, significantly less than easyJet/BA. Airline large enough to have plenty of opportunities for different types of flying yet small enough so you're not just a number.

      Regional bases plus good pay and excellent benefits sets Thomsonfly apart from many other airlines.

      Cons

      Company is currently trimming it's fleet after merging with First Choice Airways, meaning career progression is slower than expected (i.e. promotion to Capt), however benefits such as Final Salary pension scheme and years spent as First Officer counting towards Capt's annual salary increments negate this somewhat.

      Company is rather disorganised and seems prone to making a complete hash of IT and administrative matters. Holiday and flight concessions not bad, but difficult to access because crappy staff services dept.

      Advice to Management

      Don't forget the employees and don't forget this is a seniority based airline with collective representation.

    5. "Cabin Crew"

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      Former Contractor - Flight Attendant
      Former Contractor - Flight Attendant
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Thomsonfly as a contractor (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Pay was good and uniform was provided for free

      Cons

      Awful fixed term contracts, couldn’t care about you individually as a staff member was just a number to them. Little room for progression or movement as the company is full of dinosaurs who couldn’t care about there jobs but on old legacy contracts. Even after 4 years of fixed term contract no sign of year round job. The issue with fixed term contracts every you are seen as a new employer, so even after 4 years I got no travel benefits or sick pay for the 1st 3 months (the contract was only 7!!)

      Advice to Management

      Review your contracts as you lose so many amazing crew year on year to different airlines with better contracts

    6. Helpful (1)

      "Fantastic Airline!"

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      Former Contractor - Anonymous Contractor
      Former Contractor - Anonymous Contractor

      I worked at Thomsonfly as a contractor

      Pros

      Lovely crew
      Great support from management
      Potential to earn bonus on each flight

      Cons

      No fulltime opportunities as the airline operates on a seasonal basis.