WHY IT RATES:Thomas Cook Airlines adds an additional plane to the growing Gatwick-based fleet—Eric Bowman, TravelPulse Senior EditorThomas Cook Airlines has today announced it will base an additional Airbus A321 aircraft at Gatwick Airport from May 2018, adding 140,000 seats per year from the sought-after London airport.The new aircraft slot takes the airline’s total Gatwick-based fleet from eight to nine. The additional flights, which are now on sale, will take customers to Turkey, Tunisia, the Canaries and Balearics for Summer 2018 for both flight-only and package holidays.Christoph Debus, Chief Airlines Officer at Thomas Cook Airlines, says; “We’re very pleased to expand our Gatwick program by 12 percent this summer. It means we can take more customers to some of our most popular short and mid-haul holiday destinations, including Turkey where we are seeing particularly strong demand, and Tunisia, which is proving very popular.”Thomas Cook Airlines will operate two additional daily Gatwick flights from May 24 to October 31, 2018.Lead-in price is based on one-way per person in Economy. Customers can upgrade to Economy PLUS for premium-style benefits such as priority check-in, boarding and seat reservations, additional checked baggage and James Martin meals from £59.99 one-way. To book, visit www.thomascookairlines.comPackage holiday lead-in:Thomas Cook offers seven nights in Antalya, Turkey from £540 per person, based on two adults sharing. Staying at the four-star Sunprime Numa Beach on an all-inclusive basis, flying from London Gatwick on 11 June 2018.Thomas Cook offers seven nights in Majorca, Spain from £2,255 per family, based on two adults and one child sharing. Staying at the four-star Sunwing Cala Bona Beach on a bed and breakfast basis, flying from London Gatwick on July 21, 2018.To book visit thomascook.com, call 0844 412 5970, or visit your nearest Thomas Cook store.SOURCE: Thomas Cook Airlines press release.