TUI Airways

[airforced]

lbaspotter is quire right when he says Typical TUI.

They do it every year and advertise programmes for punters to look at and book then pull routes moving the poor punters to different airports. The amazing thing is that the punters put up with it year after year.

I suppose if TUI think they can get away with it (and they can and do) they will continue to do it year after year. Some people never learn do they.

 

[Matt995]

How have other airports faired do you know?

Birmingham is showing a lot of "cuts" for next year, maybe a loss of a 737, maybe its being moved to Doncaster?

 

[Aviador]

Good point, great time to open new bases when they're making loads of cuts.

 

[HX3]

Maybe the reductions are due to offering holidays using Ryanair and Easyjet, appreciate that DLM would still be a loss but that is possibly linked to the inflation in Turkey and non-all inclusive customers looking elsewhere?

 

[Jerry]

appreciate that DLM would still be a loss

Also weren't they using a non based carrier for that? Maybe struggling to get one to operate their flights maybe?

 

[HX3]

Yes, I think it may have been Freebird

 

[Jerry]

I know TUI aren't exactly a fan favourite on this forum but I thought I'd post what TUI holidays offer on thier app for LBA.

Dubrovnik with TUI Airways
Paris with Ryanair
Crete with Ryanair
Corfu with TUI Airways
Amsterdam with KLM
Krakow with Buzz
Porto with Ryanair
Faro with Ryanair
Bucharest with Ryanair
Andulacia with Ryanair
Ibiza with Ryanair
Mallorca with TUI Airways, Ryanair & Easyjet
Malaga with Easyjet.
Fuerteventura with Ryanair
Lanzarote with Ryanair
La Gomera with Ryanair
Tenerife with Ryanair
Catalonia (Girona and Reus) with Ryanair
Valencia with Ryanair
Antalya with Sun Express

 

[lbaspotter]

I know TUI aren't exactly a fan favourite on this forum but I thought I'd post what TUI holidays offer on thier app for LBA.

Dubrovnik with TUI Airways
Paris with Ryanair
Crete with Ryanair
Corfu with TUI Airways
Amsterdam with KLM
Krakow with Buzz
Porto with Ryanair
Faro with Ryanair
Bucharest with Ryanair
Andulacia with Ryanair
Ibiza with Ryanair
Mallorca with TUI Airways and Ryanair
Fuerteventura with Ryanair
Lanzarote with Ryanair
La Gomera with Ryanair
Tenerife with Ryanair
Catalonia (Girona and Reus) with Ryanair
Valencia with Ryanair
Antalya with Sun Express

You missing EasyJet to Palma & Malaga

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

The in-house airline/TUI presence is retreating to worrying levels. Won't be long before we see nil TUI airways at LBA but more TUI holidays all delivered by easy & Ryanair. Only easy will end that once easyJet holidays are a firm favourite.

 

[Jerry]

You missing EasyJet to Palma & Malaga

Didn't come up as an option during the search

The in-house airline/TUI presence is retreating to worrying levels. Won't be long before we see nil TUI airways at LBA but more TUI holidays all delivered by easy & Ryanair. Only easy will end that once easyJet holidays are a firm favourite.

I'm pretty sure Palma de Mallorca and Corfu will remain as they're also there for Marella Cruises. I suspect on the holiday side it's easier for TUI holidays to use other airlines than try and make a base TUI Airways base work. That way TUI Holidays can still offer a decent programme from LeedsBradford for it's customers.

 

[lbaspotter]

The blue tailed red smile livered aircraft of TUi Airways will restart to appear at Leeds/Bradford next week as they start up there summer seasonal charter flights programme on its 3 routes operating up to 6x weekly flights.

Corfu = Restarts May 2nd, 1x weekly (Fri)
Dubrovnik = Restarts May 8th, 1x weekly (Thu)
Palma de Mallorca = Restarts May 3rd, 2x weekly (Tue & Sat) - May 26th, Increases to 4x weekly (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun)

Tuesdays
TOM3521 = PMI 10:40 – LBA 12:25 / TOM3520 LBA 15:20 – LBA 19:00 B738
Wednesdays
TOM3359 = PMI 11:20 – LBA 13:05 / TOM3358 LBA 14:35 – PMI 18:15 B738
Thursdays
TOM3451 = DBV 10:40 – LBA 12:45 / TOM3450 = LBA 13:55 – DBV 17:45 B7M8
Fridays
TOM3551 = CFU 12:15 – LBA 13:45 / TOM3550 = LBA 15:05 – CFU 20:30 B738
Saturdays
TOM3619 = PMI 10:45 – LBA 12:30 / TOM3618 = LBA 15:15 – PMI 18:55 B738
Sundays
TOM3765 = PMI 10:35 – LBA 12:20 / TOM3764 = LBA 14:55 - PMI 18:35 B738

 

[Matt995]

updated TUI Leeds/Bradford Summer 2025 schedule:-

 

[LBA4EVER]

What was the reg of the tui 737 that had the nose gear failure and run off at LBA? i ask this because a tui 737 reg G-TAWO had a nose gear fail at MAN yest just as it was about to start its takeoff roll.

 

[LBAYORKIE]

I googled it. G-TAWD.

 

[Finger66]

Yes it was def Whiskey Delta at LBA

 

[BCFC]

Yes it was def Whiskey Delta at LBA

Definitely not Whiskey Alpha Tango?

 

[Finger66]

Careful @BCFC but I got that one even if you did want to pass that to me in person a week today

 

[jason1-11]

My sister who lives ~ 5 miles from LBA, is flying to PMI on Saturday for a Med cruise, but from MME. When booking, they were told that LBA wasn't available. I wonder if TUI are trying to fill a poor selling MME flight, or the LBA flight was completely full at the time of booking.

 

[Finger66]

Interesting. We need someone who is able, to tell us if this Saturday's outbound, and/or the relevant inbound, actually operate full. Whilst this won't necessarily be a true reflection on the situation at the time of booking, it will probably be the best pointer we can get

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

That’s TUI’s tactic. Spread the love around.

Ultimately they’ll want to fill the MME service as they are up against Ryanair. And everyone else at Newcastle and Leeds … I’d need to get my geek on but I’d suggest that the stretch from Liverpool to Newcastle, the amount of Palma flights available from all airports in that stretch tops out at well over 200. Including MME and HUY.