TUI Airways

[Matt995]

The problem is TUI have got into a strange pickle.

Bizarrely not taking 789 TUIP which was awaiting delivery too them in their colours.

With the other widebodies (the 763s) going this winter they would be short of high capacity planes for any further expansion.

Matt do they plan to lease in more widebodies next summer otherwise they can at best only tread water on long haul ??

not certain if they are taking any more widebodied aircraft yet, but they have cut back thier long haul flights for summer 2024, believe its only MAN. LGW, BHX, GLA & NCL that will have long haul, so i believe 1 788 at GLA, 1 788 at NCL, BHX with 1 788 & 1 789, so that leaves LGW/MAN with 5 788s and 5 789's between them. Possible they could take some more 787s from their sister companies TUI Scandinavia, Netherlands etc?

 

[Timberwolf]

not certain if they are taking any more widebodied aircraft yet, but they have cut back thier long haul flights for summer 2024, believe its only MAN. LGW, BHX, GLA & NCL that will have long haul, so i believe 1 788 at GLA, 1 788 at NCL, BHX with 1 788 & 1 789, so that leaves LGW/MAN with 5 788s and 5 789's between them. Possible they could take some more 787s from their sister companies TUI Scandinavia, Netherlands etc?

I could never understand why they sent a UK reg 787 from MAN base to Europe TUI base, leaving them short.
Which meant they then had to move SE-RFZ 789 from TUI Nordic to MAN where it still is ??

 

[Scottie Dog]

I could never understand why they sent a UK reg 787 from MAN base to Europe TUI base, leaving them short.
Which meant they then had to move SE-RFZ 789 from TUI Nordic to MAN where it still is ??

My only question would be whether they swapped a UK B788 for the Swedish B789 - which in theory gives the UK greater capacity.

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

The problem is TUI have got into a strange pickle.

Bizarrely not taking 789 TUIP which was awaiting delivery too them in their colours.

With the other widebodies (the 763s) going this winter they would be short of high capacity planes for any further expansion.

Matt do they plan to lease in more widebodies next summer otherwise they can at best only tread water on long haul ??

So where actually is G-TUIP someone said on a Manchester Airport Stream that it was at TUI's Nordic division regestired as the one that frequents Manchester.

 

[Karl C]

I think it's in San Antonio Texas in storage...but don't quote me on that. I don't believe it belongs to TUI any more....not that it ever did

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

I think it's in San Antonio Texas in storage...but don't quote me on that. I don't believe it belongs to TUI any more....not that it ever did

Ah right What a waste must be one of the oldest Dreamliners that has barely any cycles on it.

 

[Timberwolf]

I think it's in San Antonio Texas in storage...but don't quote me on that. I don't believe it belongs to TUI any more....not that it ever did

The TUI CEO said s few months ago they had now received all the 787s they were to take.

So TUIP definitely won't be coming to them.

Also It seems that TUI simply have too many holidays on offer with not enough of their own planes or crews to fly all the passengers.

Hence all the expensive sub leases.

 

[rollo]

Also It seems that TUI simply have too many holidays on offer with not enough of their own planes or crews to fly all the passengers.

Hence all the expensive sub leases.

To be honest the way TUI are heading these days if they don't sort their issues they will end up with with more than enough aircraft as passengers switch in ever increasing numbers to Jet2 and the low cost airlines.

The Thomson legacy of the go to tour company is long gone, such a shame.

 

[Karl C]

Tbh that went the moment Thomson went to Tui and gave up the Lunn Poly travel agent brand. Lunn Poly literally cornered the travel agent market with a huge market share. That got wittled away with an awful amount of shop closure's very quickly. This coupled with forever changing airline names and schemes, they have slowly lost their way. Saying that, I've never had a bad Tui/Thomson holiday. However, something has to give, maybe they should concentrate on not chasing market share with Jet2 and put more into what made them the best back in the day in the first place....the first company people think of for a holiday.

 

[Brum X]

Tbh that went the moment Thomson went to Tui and gave up the Lunn Poly travel agent brand. Lunn Poly literally cornered the travel agent market with a huge market share. That got wittled away with an awful amount of shop closure's very quickly. This coupled with forever changing airline names and schemes, they have slowly lost their way. Saying that, I've never had a bad Tui/Thomson holiday. However, something has to give, maybe they should concentrate on not chasing market share with Jet2 and put more into what made them the best back in the day in the first place....the first company people think of for a holiday.

I used to work for Lunn Poly on New Street, oh those were the days. Thomson/Horizon/Skytours and people literally in a que waiting for the shop to reopen after Boxing day to book there summer holidays . I miss those days, had such a fun time working for them.

#GET AWAY

 

[Scottie Dog]

I used to work for Lunn Poly on New Street, oh those were the days. Thomson/Horizon/Skytours and people literally in a que waiting for the shop to reopen after Boxing day to book there summer holidays . I miss those days, had such a fun time working for them.

#GET AWAY

I apologies for posting this but I thought that I would add that I started in travel back in 1968. In those days the Thomson group was Skytours, Luxitours and Gaytours and most flights were operated by Euravia Constellations which were replaced with Britannia Airways (yes you've guessed it) Britannias and then B707s.

Right back to my slippers, pipe and Single Malt Whisky!

 

[Brum X]

I apologies for posting this but I thought that I would add that I started in travel back in 1968. In those days the Thomson group was Skytours, Luxitours and Gaytours and most flights were operated by Euravia Constellations which were replaced with Britannia Airways (yes you've guessed it) Britannias and then B707s.

Right back to my slippers, pipe and Single Malt Whisky!

Gaytours back in 1968, loooooooooooooooooooooooool

That would raise a few eyebrows in 2023, let alone in 1968

 

[Matt995]

TUI appear to have dropped their Friday night Ibiza flight which was due to start tonight for 8 weeks: TOM7574/5 dep 21:50, arr 03:50

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Tui are appalling.Literally delays after delays,Loaned aircraft,Cancellations.Really is poor.Wonder if they prepared for this winter.

 

[Jerry]

TUI appear to have dropped their Friday night Ibiza flight which was due to start tonight for 8 weeks: TOM7574/5 dep 21:50, arr 03:50

They've done that at Cardiff as well

 

[Ray Finkle]

Looking at the TUi app and La Romana is back. Weekly on a Tuesday from Dec 24th.

 

[Jerry]

NEW ROUTE
TUI Airways - Birmingham to La Romana.
Flights start 24 December 2024
BHX 1140-1635 LRM (Tue)
LRM 1905-0700+1 BHX (Tue)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1681976398414503936

 

[Karl C]

Looking at the TUi app and La Romana is back. Weekly on a Tuesday from Dec 24th.

I'm wondering if it's cruise related, although the resorts around there (Bayahibe etc) are really lovely. For me it's the best part of the Dominican Republic

 

[Jerry]

I'm wondering if it's cruise related, although the resorts around there (Bayahibe etc) are really lovely. For me it's the best part of the Dominican Republic

Probably both as TUI does offer packages that can mix up the 2 types of holidays.

 

[Coathanger16]

Looking at the TUi app and La Romana is back

When was it served before?