East Midlands: TUI Airways Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

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This thread for topical discussions about Thomson Airways.

 

[tleeds]

What type, and how many, aircraft are now based at EMA with TOM?
Have they got a 763 in after the opening of routes to the Caribbean?

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Does anyone know how many and what a/c are based at EMA?

Just had a look at the arrivals board from Flightstats and it looks like 2 738 and 1 757, however that would be stupid considering the crews needed and the fact that they operate LH so having 757 f/d crews there already would be easier.

Also what happens at winter had a look at there EMA winter timetable it would seem they need 2x 757 5 days a week, and just 1 at the weekends.

 

[News Guru]

[textarea]Thomson to base new Boeing 787 Dreamliner at East Midlands Airport

East Midlands is to be one of the first airport in the country to have a new ‘green’ plane. From next May passengers on Thomson Airways long-haul flights to Mexico and Florida will travel on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Boeing has said that the 787 uses 20 percent less fuel than any plane of its size and generates 60 percent less noise during take-off and landing. The announcement was welcomed by the airport, which is committed to be carbon neutral from its ground operations by 2012.

For more information on this airport news story visit: http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/New-g ... story.html[/textarea]

 

[Ray Finkle]

Airline confirms East Midlands Dreamliner date

A UK airline has confirmed that a Boeing 787 Dreamliner will start operating flights from East Midlands Airport at the end of July.

Full article http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Airli ... z2Uws9Plq9

 

[User001]

Thomson will launch 1 weekly EMA-KEF flights from 25th Jan 2017

TOM7300 EMA 0655 KEF 0940
TOM7799 KEF 1040 EMA 1320

Every Wednesday.

 

[thunderchild]

No more long haul from EMA from 2020. I didn’t appreciate that the extra Orlando flight from BHX and the new Cancun flight from DSA comes at the expense of TUI long haul programme at EMA.

 

[JF57]

No more long haul from EMA from 2020. I didn’t appreciate that the extra Orlando flight from BHX and the new Cancun flight from DSA comes at the expense of TUI long haul programme at EMA.

That is a shame

 

[Pat]

This is not good news as I fly from EMA when going to Cancun dont like the roads to either Manchester or Birmingham airports

 

[Seasider]

I always thought MAN and BHX were very well connected by road with both having motorways going past their door.

 

[rollo]

I always thought MAN and BHX were very well connected by road with both having motorways going past their door.

Correct and its actually the same motorway M42

 

[Pat]

You are correct there, I live just outside of Lincoln and for me EMA is a lot nearer than both Manchester or Birmingham. I do use Manchester but not Birmingham although I have driven there plenty of times as Dads Taxi

 

[Silvercity]

You are correct there, I live just outside of Lincoln and for me EMA is a lot nearer than both Manchester or Birmingham. I do use Manchester but not Birmingham although I have driven there plenty of times as Dads Taxi

How about Doncaster ?

 

[Pat]

Doncaster is only 40 miles away. I have used it once to Egypt and will probably use it again to Mexico

 

[jfy1999]

New routes for 2020 are Antalya (Tuesdays) and Skiathos (Fridays).

Info from seanm1997

 

[Pat]

Didn't they used to fly there a few years ago from East midlands

 

[CM.]

This route was to start in 2020 but didn’t.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1391479729467822082

 

[CM.]

Tui 787-9 G-TUIO and G-TUIN should position in from Manchester Tommorow to do some work for DHL on flights to Miami. They’ll be at least 3 flights a week to Miami using both Dreamliners.

 

[CM.]

New route: East Midlands- Salzburg

https://twitter.com/x/status/1435636530203271175

 

[IanFarquharson]

TUI DETAILS DONCASTER SHEFFIELD CONTINGENCY PLAN

Tui will pump additional capacity for summer 2023 into several airports neighbouring Doncaster Sheffield airport (DSA) to support customers due to fly from DSA next year.



It was confirmed on Monday (26 September) that operations at DSA would begin to be wound down at the end of October following a strategic review, with DSA owner Peel Group stating the airport was no longer financially viable.


Tui managing director UK and Ireland Andrew Flintham branded the decision was "incredibly disappointing". He confirmed Tui’s last flight from DSA would be on 4 November, and that Tui staff at DSA would be offered alternative roles.


In response to the closure, additional weekly flights will be available from Leeds Bradford, East Midlands and Manchester airports next summer to a range of the group’s most popular destinations. These include services to the mainland Spain, the Balearics and the Canaries, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt.

Tui will also launch two new routes from East Midlands to Antalya and Hurghada and three new routes from Leeds Bradford to Dalaman, Antalya and Dubrovnik.


In total, the three airports will offer flights to 54 destinations across 17 countries next summer. This includes 67 flights a week to Greece offering more than 600,000 seats and 34 flights a week to Turkey providing more than 300,000 seats.


Tui will operate both new routes at East Midlands airport twice-a-week, with Antalya flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays and Hurghada flights on Tuesdays and Fridays.


It will also operate two of the three new routes at Leeds Bradford twice-a-week, with both its Dalaman and Antalya flights operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The new Dubrovnik flights from Leeds Bradford will be on Thursdays, timed to allow customers to connect with Marella Cruises itineraries.

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Elsewhere, Tui is upping capacity to several other destinations next summer. It will put on 175,000 seats to Cyprus, 10 flights a week to Egypt, 60,000 seats to Cape Verde and 18 flights a week to support it Marella Cruises programmes in Dubrovnik, Palma, Corfu and the US.


Richard Sofer, Tui UK and Ireland commercial and business development director, said: "With the unfortunate closure of Doncaster Sheffield airport, we know these customers will still want access to a great variety of holiday destinations, so it’s exciting to be able to offer this from other surrounding airports.


"Not only does this reconfirm our commitment to customers in the region, but it also shows our support for regional airports and the value they bring to the UK."