TUI Airways

[Ashley]

https://www.birminghamairport.co.uk...ummer-2019-programme-from-birmingham-airport/

Good news another aircraft based.

 

[nwoody2001]

A great piece of news here and good to see.

Some facts from the press-release being;

- An additional base (taking this to 6 based short haul???) compared to summer 2018
- 4x new routes to Greece, Turkey and Morocco
- 11% growth in seats, an additional 120,000 seats over summer
- BHX growth represents 16% share of short-haul growth for UK

Interesting that based on ACL report, TUI will offer nearly 1,250,000 seats from BHX in S18. An additional 120,000 seats represents a growth of 9.6% for the summer season but maybe in the interests of positive spin, the 11% growth maybe on weekly capacity depending on when the new based unit arrives!

Still great news and means that TUI will offer circa 1,370,000 which is bigger than Monarch was offering from BHX at its peak. For context, 120,000 seats is also what Primera will be adding to BHX this summer so that shows the scale of growth.

Great start to the release of the Sumer 19 Season. Lets see what Jet2 have up their sleeves to respond.

Summer capacity for this year....

2. Ryanair = 1,648,000 seats
3. TUI = 1,249,000 seats
4. Jet2 = 1,239,000 seats
5. Thomas Cook = 753,000 seats

The fight for 3rd and 4th place is on at BHX... who will win in 2019?

 

[jfy1999]

Agadir, Izmir, Thessaloniki and Split are all excellent additions. I just hope they don't take them off sale later!

Very slight disappointment - no Olbia but I can't complain given the other additions.

Big disappointment - no mention whatsoever of long haul...

 

[IanFarquharson]

I heard yesterday TCX are talking six based too !

 

[jfy1999]

I heard yesterday TCX are talking six based too !

Ian, do you have any idea if TUI are planning/discussing further long haul flights?

 

[thunderchild]

I wouldn’t get to carried away just yet as TUI have a reputation for announcing new routes but never actually launching them. I think this is third year in a row now that Izmir has been announced yet it has never materialised. I think Agadir was announced this time last year too but that disappeared from the booking engine a few weeks later. They did the same with Venice shortly after the MON collapse.

 

[IanFarquharson]

I am hoping for 2 x Sanford

 

[Ray Finkle]

Good news but I agree that more than a hint of caution is needed, especially given TUi's previous.

Alghero appeared I think three times before it stuck so hopefully this is third time lucky for Izmir. Almeria has appeared the last two seasons before disappearing so maybe they've given up?

Split should hopefully do well especially as this summer Jet2 have it all to themselves.

Thessaloniki goes from zero to three in the space of two years, hopefully not a stretch too far? Given that we are left with just a weekly Flybe charter I'd have much preferred Preveza.

The return of Agadir is a great addition and long overdue, we are woefully under served when it comes to Morocco. I still think that we need a scheduled flight but beggars can't be choosers.

Lets see what happens over the next 12 months.

Ian, do you have any idea if TUI are planning/discussing further long haul flights?

An increase to Orlando seems to be the latest rumour.

 

[jfy1999]

Well I hope it comes off, but might it end up replacing something else?

Cancun seems to have gotten some bad press lately due to gang wars in that region of Mexico and has even been dropped by Virgin from Gatwick.

 

[thunderchild]

I do hope Agadir comes off; along with the likes of Marrakech, Podgorica and Boa Vista TUI offer some nice alternatives to the usual Costa and Canaries.

 

[Brum X]

Well I hope it comes off, but might it end up replacing something else?

Cancun seems to have gotten some bad press lately due to gang wars in that region of Mexico and has even been dropped by Virgin from Gatwick.

And Montego Bay, Jamaica

Great to see an extra based aircraft, lets just hope they dont stick in on more Spain flights and we lose all those nice new routes.

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Very impressive from TUI; some would say that BHX is slowly becoming the 3rd largest base behind LGW and MAN (just some more commitment from them re: long haul).

Interesting choice of routes and i thought PVK would be the obvious choice considering ZB have left that market and it's yet to enter the Jet2/Jet2holidays portfolio.

Summer capacity for this year....

2. Ryanair = 1,648,000 seats
3. TUI = 1,249,000 seats
4. Jet2 = 1,239,000 seats
5. Thomas Cook = 753,000 seats

The fight for 3rd and 4th place is on at BHX... who will win in 2019?

What is impressive is Jet2 are offering just 10,000 seats less yet do not offer any long haul.

TUI offer 45 destinations inc. long haul whilst Jet2 only offer 33 destinations.

Just to put that further into perspective TUI's DEST to PAX ratio is:1:27,756 compared with J2/J2H DEST to PAX ratio at 1:37,545.

2019 will be interesting ... i would say both carriers will be on level playing field N.Woody.

 

[Matt995]

Very impressive from TUI; some would say that BHX is slowly becoming the 3rd largest base behind LGW and MAN

Birmingham has always been the TUI's/Thomson's 3rd largest base for some years now, well ahead of Glasgow and Luton.

 

[Paulsstrange]

Can anyone confirm will this see 9 based for summet 2019 ? 8 short haul and 1 long haul? ...

 

[58terminus]

I heard yesterday TCX are talking six based too !

Is this coupled with the TUI release an indication that the airport is shifting policy? Encouraging it's long term airlines
to expand rather than encouraging competitors to dilute their market.I hope so.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Is this coupled with the TUI release an indication that the airport is shifting policy? Encouraging it's long term airlines
to expand rather than encouraging competitors to dilute their market.I hope so.

That's been the policy at Bristol Airport for a while now and it's been receiving criticism on the BRS threads as it's felt that more airlines would shake up the existing carriers, but there is always the danger that new entrants would shake them up too much or would find they are not viable themselves.

 

[58terminus]

And hopefully the new CEO whoever they are and wherever they might be as they seem to be taking a gap year will continue the policy

 

[IanFarquharson]

Is this coupled with the TUI release an indication that the airport is shifting policy? Encouraging it's long term airlines
to expand rather than encouraging competitors to dilute their market.I hope so.

BHX have had their fingers burnt recently by airlines that come for a season and go, looks like a shift in tactics ?

 

[Brum X]

BHX have had their fingers burnt recently by airlines that come for a season and go, looks like a shift in tactics ?

I look forward to a raft of new Ryanair routes then Ian and x 2 additional based aircraft. You have got my hopes up now

 

[Karl C]

Morning all,

Today's TUI from BHX to MBJ took off, did a few circuits over LPL and is now headed for LGW.

Cheers

Karl