Thomson Airways launches ‘name our plane’ comp for kids

Thomson Airways

Thomson Airways today launches a #NameOurPlane competition for kids aged four to 11.

All a parent or guardian has to do is click here and submit a 30-second video of a child answering two questions:
What would you call an extra comfy, extra-long plane?
How would you make a plane better for kids?

The competition runs until 23:59 on Monday November 7, 2016 and the winner will get to name Thomson’s new state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner AND jet off to Sensatori Mexico with their family (two adults and two children) for a week.

And they can also tell the airline how the plane can be more kid-friendly after a Thomson survey revealed what children would love to have on board to stop them getting bored.

More than 40% want unlimited chocolate and sweets, with a similar number requesting free toys, while around one in 10 would love the cabin crew to be dressed in fancy dress.

But some have much loftier ideas such as an arts and crafts area (26%), a soft play area (24%), a slide inside the plane (18%), a football pitch (10%), a dress-up or make-up room (9%), or a skate park (7%).

Other ideas included a library, swimming pool, being able to float like a spaceman or having unlimited milkshakes!
There were also some interesting answers when children were asked about the science behind how a plane stays in the air. Many children stated it was down to magic and fairy dust or gravity, while others said you put petrol in the plane and start the engine and the pilot drives it, or it goes really fast and the wind makes it go up in the air.
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