Birmingham: TUI Airways Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[nwoody2001]

nice to know but until we see the updated schedules, we'll not know the impact to BHX... anyone see any changes so far?

 

[IanFarquharson]

nice to know but until we see the updated schedules, we'll not know the impact to BHX... anyone see any changes so far?

This is current S20 schedule

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[Ray Finkle]

Anything growth wise is well needed at the moment, I just hope TUi don't put routes on sale only to remove them a few weeks later as they have done so often in the past.

 

[Matt995]

So TUI are saying

The collapse of Thomas Cook has prompted Tui to raise summer 2020 capacity from the UK by two million seats. In-house airline Tui Airways will also create jobs for more than 100 pilots and over 200 cabin crew, with many being recruited from the failed rival.

“I’m particularly proud to be able to commit to offering over 50 Thomas Cook captains the opportunity to join Tui Airways and continue to fly customers on their holidays.”

Good for the ex TCX crews, but they fly Airbus, TUI flys Boeing, I'm sure I read somewhere it takes months of training to move from an Airbus to Boeing? Unless TUI are buying/leasing Airbus's? and where are the new TUI aircraft coming from? Do they believe the Max will be back and all aircraft on order will be delivered by next summer??

I wish them luck, but cant see any more aircraft being based at BHX for next summer.

 

[Coathanger16]

Good for the ex TCX crews, but they fly Airbus, TUI flys Boeing, I'm sure I read somewhere it takes months of training to move from an Airbus to Boeing? Unless TUI are buying/leasing Airbus's? and where are the new TUI aircraft coming from? Do they believe the Max will be back and all aircraft on order will be delivered by next summer??

Type ratings usually take around 2 months. Bare in mind they've got the whole winter season when demand is lower to retrain pilots.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Interesting, the order that the bases are listed in -

Manchester, Doncaster Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle and Glasgow.

I would have assumed alphabetical or by base size. Unless they are listed in order of seat increases.

and where are the new TUI aircraft coming from? Do they believe the Max will be back and all aircraft on order will be delivered by next summer??

That was my first thought, whilst retaining at least some of the B737-800 fleet longer.
But, I doubt an airline would offer new contracts and undertake training on the 'hope' that the 737-MAX fleet will be in service by then. So, would it be advantageous to lease the ex Thomas Cook A320 fleet (at least as a temporary measure) for which the flight and cabin crew are already type rated?

Good to see new job prospects for the former Thomas Cook staff.

Kevin

 

[Ray Finkle]

Hurghada is showing as 3x weekly for winter.

I remember a third weekly flight being announced but I thought that it was quietly dropped soon after, or did I dream that? 🤔

Good news either way 😀

 

[JENNYJET]

Kevin listed the distribution of bases, noting Birmingham as the solitary southern UK airport. Does anyone read anything in that or am I alone in thinking TUI are concentrating on northern operations?

 

[Severn]

I think everyone is taking this article as gospel.
Let’s wait and see what happens rather than go on what an individual has come up with in an article.
Note that the article points out that growth is expected at DSA, which wasn’t a TCX base, yet has had growth announced this year for summer 2020. Could it be that they are drawing upon past information?
The article doesn’t say anything about LGW, BRS, STN, CWL and EMA, all of which were TCX bases, and are large TUI bases. It would surprise me to find that TUI decide not to expand at any of the latter...

 

[User1007]

The article is basically the same as Tui's own press release. No evidence of anything actually happening yet though.

 

[Matt995]

provision TUI winter flights (November to April) attached.

- subject to change

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Thanks Matt. Excellent work, as always!

Kevin

 

[Matt995]

thanks Kevin, actually missed off the Malta flight... 😱

TOM 7482/3 BHX-MLA-BHX 06:00 -10:15/11:15 -13:35 THU 738 02/04/20 -30/04/20

 

[juliet-fox-9]

Rumour going around that we will get a 2nd based 787 in S20 to do short haul flights.

This makes sense to me given their recent announcement, and also that TUI are still waiting on the delivery of a couple of 787s.

 

[BHXflyer]

Banjul is coming back.. and some other routes that were previously done are coming back too.. So watch this space!

 

[Matt995]

Banjul is coming back.. and some other routes that were previously done are coming back too.. So watch this space!

TUI dont fly to Banjul from any UK airport at present, would think its going to be a bit late for this winter season, maybe 2020/1 might be possible?

 

[BHXflyer]

Had a meeting with a few regional managers down at Luton, so I really can't say much. But good things are coming!

 

[Paulsstrange]

For BHX specifically , and clues ?

 

[nwoody2001]

Had a meeting with a few regional managers down at Luton, so I really can't say much. But good things are coming!

You cant make a statement like this and not expect someone to ask questions:

1. when will we hear this news?
2. is this BHX related? and
3. S20 or S21

...we hear that they are ready to announce S21 schedule soon but the S20 schedule has not been updated to take into account TCX demise, the re-use of MAX aircraft and these extra 2 million seats.....

we await with baited breathe!

 

[mullion]

Lets give the guys some slack as I am sure they will want to put a big press release out after all the staff
are in the loop icl shops etc etc