TUi Airways

[Samdorob]

Hopefully it won't effect Ryanair Faro too much.

I don’t think it will. Ryanair will be selling their base fares at a much lower price. As we’ve seen when Ryanair introduced Alicante, the route has gone from strength to strength.

 

[Jerry]

I don’t think it will. Ryanair will be selling their base fares at a much lower price. As we’ve seen when Ryanair introduced Alicante, the route has gone from strength to strength.

TUI have been using Ryanair to sell holidays on though. But it is Ryanair so it'll probably mean more seat only seats on the route.

 

[geoff]

I don't think it will affect Ryanair that much, because they also have agreements with six other on line companies . including Expedia, On the Beach, and Love Holidays, perhaps the route was becoming so successful that TUI couldn't obtain the number of seats it wanted or needed from FR. Although of course we do not know yet what FRs intention is for the route next summer.

 

[geoff]

TUI store on Facebook advertising New York City from CWL on 12th January2026, four nights £880, other dates also available, good boost for the airport.

 

[MrFenner]

TUI store on Facebook advertising New York City from CWL on 12th January2026, four nights £880, other dates also available, good boost for the airport.

That’ll be KLM presumably?

But good to show people that a one-stop connection can get them many many places!

 

[Jerry]

That’ll be KLM presumably?

Operated by KLM via Virgin Atlantic/Delta Airlines codeshare looking at it online.

 

[Samdorob]

Hurghada now on sale and it’s 2 weekly between May and October (Sat & Tue)

 

[Jerry]

Hurghada now on sale and it’s 2 weekly between May and October (Sat & Tue)

I'm surprised at it being 2 weekly!
NEW ROUTE

TUI Airways - Cardiff to Hurghada. Flights start 2 May 2026

CWL 1000-1725 HRG (Tue)
CWL 1415-2140 HRG (Sat)

HRG 1825-2210 CWL (Tue)
HRG 2240-0225+1 CWL (Sat)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1925793514257825850

With Hurghada now onsale this will mean that for Summer 2026 TUI will operate up to 56 weekly departures to 25 destinations in 9 countries with 4 based aircraft.
Palma de Mallorca 7 weekly
Tenerife South 4 weekly
Dalaman 3 weekly
Antalya 3 weekly
Enfidha 3 weekly
Menorca 2 weekly
Ibiza 2 weekly
Alicante 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Corfu 2 weekly
Larnaca 2 weekly
Paphos 2 weekly
Bourgas 2 weekly
Heraklion 2 weekly
Kos 2 weekly
Rhodes 2 weekly
Zante 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Faro 2 weekly (New)
Hurghada 2 weekly (New)
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Kefalonia 1 weekly
Reus 1 weekly
Fuerteventura 1 weekly (continued from winter)

 

[Samdorob]

With Hurghada now onsale this will mean that for Summer 2026 TUI will operate up to 56 weekly departures to 25 destinations in 9 countries with 4 based aircraft.

I think that’s all the based aircraft fully utilised. I imagine any additional will be away based. It would be good to get that number to 60 weekly departures.

 

[Jerry]

I think that’s all the based aircraft fully utilised. I imagine any additional will be away based. It would be good to get that number to 60 weekly departures.

Yes it is all the based aircraft utilised. It was pointed out elsewhere that Antalya was announced at going 4 weekly from 3 weekly but Antalya is only 2 weekly this summer after the other operator non based flight was cut.
Personally I suspect CWL will now be around the 55/56 weekly mark for a few years now and TUI will stagnate a bit.

 

[Samdorob]

An extra flight has been made available to Barbados on the 11th of December 2025. It’s a cruise flight, but package holidays can be booked too.

 

[Jerry]

An extra flight has been made available to Barbados on the 11th of December 2025. It’s a cruise flight, but package holidays can be booked too.

With TUI you can often book a mixture of both cruise and land based package holidays.
Good to see the extra departure.

An extra flight has been made available to Barbados on the 11th of December 2025. It’s a cruise flight, but package holidays can be booked too.

That'll mean 7 departures to Barbados (3 TUI, 4 P&O) and 2 to Cancun over the winter season.

 

[geoff]

9 787's will give a nice boost to CWL winter passenger figures.

 

[Jerry]

TUI flight from Cardiff makes emergency landing after bomb threat

Fighter jets were scrambled to escort the plane travelling from Cardiff to the Canary Islands after the bomb threat, before it made an emergency landing

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[Samdorob]

I’m hearing on Cardiff flights and deals Facebook page that TUI will be starting flights to the Dominican Republic. I’m unsure of the frequency but it’ll be starting on the 8th of December 2026.

 

[Nuffsaid]

Thats interesting. TUI are offering Punta Cana next June from Belfast for a limited period too.
TUI seems to be dipping back into long haul from the regions again.

 

[Jerry]

I’m hearing on Cardiff flights and deals Facebook page that TUI will be starting flights to the Dominican Republic. I’m unsure of the frequency but it’ll be starting on the 8th of December 2026.

Apparently linked to Marella Cruises so I'd expect a 1 off departure maybe 2. Still good news and shows confidence in CWL cruise market.

 

[Samdorob]

Apparently linked to Marella Cruises so I'd expect a 1 off departure maybe 2. Still good news and shows confidence in CWL cruise market.

Similar to Barbados and Mexico I’d imagine.

 

[Jerry]

Similar to Barbados and Mexico I’d imagine.

Yep

 

[Jerry]

According to Cardiff Airport flights and deals on Facebook TUI will offer a one off Lapland flight to Kittila Finland on 11/12/26.