Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
How large was the aircraft from Cyprus? TATL aircraft are more likely to be able to takeoff and land with strong crosswinds.
My sister just left but she said it was "small" but she is a kettle so I need to interpolate this. I also assumed she flew Thomas Cook but in fact it was EasyJet. It was ex Paphos. Based on this information it sounds like a 737-800/900.
TATLs of course as you suggest are usually minimum 757. I arrived in MAN last Saturday on DL 64 which is a 767-300 (1 hour early > 100 mph tailwind). Returning this Saturday on VS109 which is a A330-300 .