Cardiff: TUi Airways Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[Foxlimayankee]

ZTH has been moved to a Friday in the gap between the AM MAH and late evening PMI.
1210/1735 ZTH 1835/1925

The only remaining gap now is Thursday afternoon

 

[Jerry]

G-TUIA is operating today's Bridgetown.
Interestingly enough CWL has 2 passenger 787s on the ground at once as A7-BCF has just landed.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

G-TUIA is operating today's Bridgetown.
Interestingly enough CWL has 2 passenger 787s on the ground at once as A7-BCF has just landed.

Was bridgetown late going out by Having to wait for the airbridge?

 

[Jerry]

Was bridgetown late going out by Having to wait for the airbridge?

It was late arriving from Gatwick which forced Qatar to wait for the stand.

 

[CWL94]

The gap on Thursday for S19 has been filled

It will operate a ‘W’ pattern doing CWL-FAO-EXT-FAO-CWL

CWL 06:05 - 08:35 FAO
FAO 09:35 - 12:05 EXT
EXT 13:35 - 16:05 FAO
FAO 17:05 - 19:35 CWL

I suppose it’s potential to add another flight from CWL in the high season like they do to PMI, if current routes prove to be popular?

 

[Foxlimayankee]

Just been through the Summer 2020 timetables again;
- EXT-FAO is now on an EXT based aircraft and the CWL-FAO returns straight away, which leaves an unfilled gap Thursday afternoon.
- Friday, NBE has returned to a PM flight but which now has TFS, CFU and NBE as afternoon flights and PMI at 2100, however none of the afternoon flights are back in time for the 2100 PMI departure.
- ZTH is no longer on sale all season (Fri PM or Sun PM flights)
- HER is no longer on sale Tues PM
This means there's gaps Tues PM, Friday afternoon and Sunday PM. There doesn't appear to be any W patterns added in to fill the gaps either.
I'd be surprised if ZTH and HER are completely withdrawn as they have always been popular long standing routes.

 

[Jerry]

With Flybe's exit o wonder if some of the gaps might get filled by a second Faro flight and a Verona?

 

[Foxlimayankee]

VRN appears to be dropped from BRS so can't see TUI offering it from CWL. They only took a small seat allocation on BE's flights.
FAO is a possibility as it's always been popular.

 

[Jerry]

According to FR24 tomorrow's last Bridgetown of the winter will be on a 787 9. It's supposed to arrive from MAN at 08.40 and departs at 12.40.

 

[superking]

It looks like its doing a split load with MAN.

 

[Foxlimayankee]

It won't be a split load if it's on the ground for 4 hours.

 

[Jerry]

Wasn't a split load last time, the MAN flight is just a positioning one like they do at many other airports across the UK for these flights. I believe there will be no return as the ship heads to Southampton rather than staying in the Caribbean. G-TUIJ is the aircraft.

 

[Foxlimayankee]

Just been through the Summer 2020 timetables again;
- EXT-FAO is now on an EXT based aircraft and the CWL-FAO returns straight away, which leaves an unfilled gap Thursday afternoon.
- Friday, NBE has returned to a PM flight but which now has TFS, CFU and NBE as afternoon flights and PMI at 2100, however none of the afternoon flights are back in time for the 2100 PMI departure.
- ZTH is no longer on sale all season (Fri PM or Sun PM flights)
- HER is no longer on sale Tues PM
This means there's gaps Tues PM, Friday afternoon and Sunday PM. There doesn't appear to be any W patterns added in to fill the gaps either.
I'd be surprised if ZTH and HER are completely withdrawn as they have always been popular long standing routes.

- ZTH is now back on sale. It replaces HER on a Tuesday and is reinstated on the Friday.
- HER is still not on sale. There's still a gap on Sunday PM, which will hopefully be filled by HER being retimed.
- NBE on Friday has once again been moved to an AM departure.
- Thursdays FAO is now doing a W pattern to somewhere, but there's no evidence of where yet (EXT is still timed on EXT based aircraft)

 

[CWL94]

It appears that the timings for Tuesday's AM PMI suggest a W pattern too, although not sure how that will work as there is still 3 afternoon departures requiring 3 aircraft

 

[Jerry]

It appears that the timings for Tuesday's AM PMI suggest a W pattern too, although not sure how that will work as there is still 3 afternoon departures requiring 3 aircraft

Maybe sharing an aircraft with another base? BOH looks like it has a second aircraft for Friday, Saturday and Sunday so maybe sharing that the other days of the week. I think the 20th April is when they officially release 2020.

 

[CWL94]

- ZTH is now back on sale. It replaces HER on a Tuesday and is reinstated on the Friday.
- HER is still not on sale. There's still a gap on Sunday PM, which will hopefully be filled by HER being retimed.
- NBE on Friday has once again been moved to an AM departure.
- Thursdays FAO is now doing a W pattern to somewhere, but there's no evidence of where yet (EXT is still timed on EXT based aircraft)

The Sunday gap is now filled with HER

CWL 15:35 - 21:35 HER
HER 22:35 - 00:50+1 CWL

 

[Jerry]

This what the TUI aircraft utilisation for summer 2020 looks like taken from a week in August.

Monday
AC1
Menorca 06.20-12.15
Hurghada 13.45-01.55
AC2
Corfu 06.00-13.40
Mallorca 15.00-20.40
Ibiza 22.10-03.55
AC3
Dalaman 06.00-15.40
Burgas 17.20-01.45
Tuesday
AC1
Alicante 06.00-11.50
Kefalonia 13.05-21.10
Mallorca 22.40-04.20
AC2
????????????????
Zante 14.30-22.40
AC3
Reus 06.00-11.15
Tenerife 13.25-22.35
AC4?? Mallorca 06.00-18.40
Wedenesday
AC1
Naples 06.15-13.15
Paphos 14.55-01.35
AC2
Ibiza 07.05-13.00
Kos 14.30-23.35
AC3
Malaga 06.00-12.25
Rhodes 14.00-23.35
Thursday
AC1
Dubrovnik 06.20-13.00
Antalya 14.45-00.40
AC2
Faro 06.05-20.15
AC3
Lanzarote 06.00-14.30
Dalaman 16.00-01.40
Friday
AC1
Mallorca 07.45-13.25
Corfu 14.30-22.15
AC2
Menorca 05.30-11.10
Zante 12.10-20.15
Mallorca 21.00-02.40
AC3
Enfidha 06.00-13.10
Tenerife 14.10-23.10

Saturday
AC1
Ibiza 06.00-11.45
Alicante 13.25-19.15
Kos 20.40-05.45
AC2
Menorca 07.55-13.40
Rhodes 15.10-00.35
AC3
Mallorca 06.15-11.55
Gran Canaria 13.45-22.55
Sunday
AC1
Lanzarote 06.00-14.35
Larnaca 15.55-02.50
AC2
Mallorca 07.05-12.55
Heraklion 15.35-00.50
AC3
Malaga 06.00-12.10
Paphos 14.25-01.05

So far CWL will see 45 weekly departures and possibly 46 when the gap on Tuesday gets filled. Strangely there is a 4th AC operating a W pattern on Tuesdays.

 

[Jerry]

The Tuesday morning gap could be ideal for a 2nd weekly Faro or a 1 weekly Verona to replace some of the lost Flybe capacity or maybe they would throw a curve ball in and launch something like Agadir as they have at NCL.

 

[Jerry]

Summary of summer 2020
PMI 7 weekly
Menorca 3 weekly
Ibiza 3 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Tenerife 2 weekly
Reus 1 weekly
Faro 1 weekly
Hurghada 1 weekly
Enfidha 1 weekly
Burgas 1 weekly
Gran Canaria 1 weekly
Corfu 2 weekly
Zante 2 weekly
Rhodes 2 weekly
Kos 2 weekly
Kefalonia 1 weekly
Heraklion 1 weekly
Paphos 2 weekly
Dalaman 2 weekly
Antalya 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Naples 1 weekly
Larnaca 1 weekly

 

[Jerry]

So apparently the new 3rd based aircraft may well be from ASL France. It will be interesting to see if it's a 700 or 800 but I'd imagine that the cabin crew would be TUI and flight crew ASL similar to TCX.