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Blind woman banned from flying with Thomson is offered free holiday

By Ceri Roberts, May 05, 2013

A woman who has been blind since birth was prevented from flying with Thomson because she would not be able to see the safety demonstration and would need a sighted carer to travel with her. But...
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'Drunk' Thomson pilot arrested before boarding plane at Birmingham Airport

By AOL Travel, Mar 05, 2013

A Thomson Airways pilot has been suspended from his job after he was arrested on suspicion of being over the alcohol limit just moments before he boarded a plane at Birmingham Airport. The...
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Brits to make record holiday bookings on 'Sunshine Sunday'

By Roshina Jowaheer, Jan 05, 2013

Tour operators are preparing for the biggest online day of the year for holiday bookings, with two million website searches expected on Sunday 6 January. According to Thomson, 'Sunshine...
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Thomson worker sends foul-mouthed emails to holidaymaker who complained

By Ruth Doherty, Nov 29, 2012

A holidaymaker who dared to complain about her romantic Valentine's trip to Mexico received a series of foul-mouthed emails upon her return. Gemma Fish, 29, paid £3,000 for a joint...
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Family removed from plane for mid-flight row before leaving son at Portugal airport

By Roshina Jowaheer, Sep 22, 2012

A teenage boy was abandoned at an airport in Portugal after his family got into a row that became so heated during a flight to Lanzarote that the pilot diverted the flight and have them...
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Holiday firms charge for families to sit together

By Ceri Roberts, Aug 12, 2012

When you're travelling with a young family, it's important for everyone to sit together - or at least close by. But now some package holiday firms are charging families more than £80...
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Thomson asking Twitter users to name Britain's first 787 Dreamliner

By Ruth Doherty, Jul 24, 2012

Thomson Airways has turned to Twitter to christen one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes. The airline has created the hashtag #nameourplane, which it has also painted on the side of one of...
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British couple kicked off Thomson flight after 'row about drugs'

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 20, 2012

A Thomson plane headed for Mombasa, Kenya, made an emergency landing after cabin crew overheard a drunken British couple arguing about drugs. According to the Daily Mail, Matthew Evans, from...
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