Southwind Airlines

[lbaspotter]

As reported in the route development thread this week.

New operator Holiday Best to launch to trade within weeks

Start-up company aims to ‘compete with the big boys’

travelweekly.co.uk

New UK Package tour Operator "Holiday Best look to be operating an exclusive programme of charter flights to Turkey from several UK Airports for summer 2024 season, flights are to be operated by Southwind Airlines Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft which it has 4+ of the type in its fleet. TC-GRJ, TC-GRK, TC-GRM & TC-GRO

Leeds/Bradford looks to have gained a 1x weekly service to Antalya operating as follows.

Wednesday's
AYT 07:00 - LBA 10:00 / LBA 11:00 - AYT 17:10

It will be interesting to watch how this new tour operator grows over the next few years.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Which other airports will see southwind flights next year and what frequency will they operate? how does LBA compare?

 

[rollo]

Which other airports will see southwind flights next year and what frequency will they operate? how does LBA compare?

BHX down as twice weekly to both Antalya and Dalaman, don't know about other uk departures points.

 

[Silvercity]

Liverpool weekly on a Sunday.

 

[Finger66]

Looks like BRS has 3 a week. Thu and Sun to AYT and Sun to DLM

 

[LBA4EVER]

Ok thanks for info, so we have done pretty well to get this service, with LBAs lack of turkish carriers at present both southwind and sun express hopefully will be a bigger success to warrant extra flights and routes. The other airports mentioned already have turkish operators into them.

 

[lbaspotter]

The new Southwind Airlines summer 2024 charter flights to Antalya for the new tour operator "Holiday Best" now have flight numbers as follows:

Wednesday's
STW5925 AYT 07:00 - LBA 10:00 / STW5926 LBA 11:00 - AYT 17:10

 

[ZB757]

Looking at holiday best, they seem to be offering flights on Sun Express and not Southwind now.

 

[Finger66]

Maybe they will change that again, this time to Monarch before much longer!

 

[LBAYORKIE]

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Looking at holiday best, they seem to be offering flights on Sun Express and not Southwind now.

Does thar mean we will lose the Southwind flights?

 

[ZB757]

Appears to so far unless something changes. Not sure about other airports if they still have their services. havent looked.

 

[lbaspotter]

Holiday Best website is still showing Southwind Airlines flights from LBA to Antalya for me on Wednesday next summer 2024.



Try other days of the week I agree they show both Jet2 & Sun Express to Antalya. Whilst TUI & Jet2 are shown for Dalaman too.

 

[ZB757]

That's so strange and now showing for me also. Apologises everyone! on a side note, the prices are very attractive.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Holiday Best website is still showing Southwind Airlines flights from LBA to Antalya for me on Wednesday next summer 2024.

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Try other days of the week I agree they show both Jet2 & Sun Express to Antalya. Whilst TUI & Jet2 are shown for Dalaman too.

Whats a 'Suit' hotel?

 

[Finger66]

One that gets damaged by fire when it suffers a blazer too!

 

[Len Fish]

Whats a 'Suit' hotel?

One with a very formal dress code?

 

[Finger66]

Or may be one that's in two pieces!

 

[lbaspotter]

The Holiday Best planned 1x weekly Southwind Airlines Boeing 737-MAX8 charter flights from Antalya to Leeds next summer have moved days of operation from Wednesday to Mondays

Also the operating season has been extended with flights now commencing from an much earlier date of March 25th (was May) and they run right up until November 4th, 2024.

SWT823 = AYT 07:00 - LBA 10:00
SWT824 = LBA 11;00 - AYT 17:10

 

[ZB757]

interesting.. wonder what they will do with the customers already booked on the wednesday flight? looks like bfs have lost their flight

 

[ZB757]

Interesting, Southwind Airlines seem to be selling this flight direct on their website. Hopefully help with more seat sales.