Leeds Bradford: TUI Airways Flights, New Routes & Schedule Updates

[Sherburnflyer92]

Knowing TUI surprised they didn't go straight to Doncaster and bus the Leeds passengers as they seem to like DSA as opposed LBA. Mind you sounds like 'their' favourite Yorkshire airport didn't have many onboard hence reason it came into Leeds. Could TUI be realising that LBA has far more potential if they put the flights on rather to DSA.

Definitely not. What they will realise is LBA has the potential to fill the "core" routes for Summer which in turn also help fill cruises for TUI. Hence PMI/CFU which are traditionally big cruise ports for TUI cruises.

I will be not be shocked to see a W Pattern DLM flight if DLM becomes a successful cruising port for TUI cruises.

 

[northsouth]

Not 100% sure but some comments posted last year that the x2 long hall routes starting recently were at the expense of EMA - Cancun and Orlando Melbourne

 

[CM.]

It is true that TUI did move their long haul flights from EMA to DSA.

 

[White Heather]

They are doing both those routes from NCL too.

 

[Jerry]

I will be not be shocked to see a W Pattern DLM flight if DLM becomes a successful cruising port for TUI cruises.

Don't need to do a W pattern, they could just use Freebird like they do for one of DSAs Dalaman flights.

 

[White Heather]

Don't need to do a W pattern, they could just use Freebird like they do for one of DSAs Dalaman flights.

Be nice to see Freebird back at LBA.

 

[LBA4EVER]

Be nice to see Freebird back at LBA.

Were freebird ever at lba? Dont recall

 

[CM.]

Were freebird ever at lba? Dont recall

Yes they did the some of the repatriation flights from Turkey when Monarch collapsed.

 

[Easy289]

I seem to recall Freebird operating some ZB repatriation flights into LBA. Don't think they've operated any sort of schedule.

 

[White Heather]

I seem to recall Freebird operating some ZB repatriation flights into LBA. Don't think they've operated any sort of schedule.

Correct. Nice green and white livery on their A320s. They are Blue Panorama did quite a few of the Monarch repatriation flights

 

[Len Fish]

See that TUI have announced that food and drink on board flights from British airports, of which LBA is one, will be limited due to a staff shortage at their catering supplier and are advising that passengers may like to take their own food and soft drinks for their flight.

 

[A400]

Not surprising when they do Wlegs with other airports.

 

[ROC10]

Looks like yesterday’s LBA-CFU didn’t operate. G-TAWI did MAN-CFU-LBA then remained on the ground until this morning before positioning back to MAN.

The flight appears to be operating this evening, albeit from DSA instead. Not sure what will happen to the cruise passengers as I assume the ship will not have waited that long.

 

[White Heather]

Looks like yesterday’s LBA-CFU didn’t operate. G-TAWI did MAN-CFU-LBA then remained on the ground until this morning before positioning back to MAN.

The flight appears to be operating this evening, albeit from DSA instead. Not sure what will happen to the cruise passengers as I assume the ship will not have waited that long.

The aircraft went Tech I believe as it taxied out to depart. Yet another plane load of unhappy TUi customers. Not only a 24 hour delay but now a different departure airport, and almost certainly missed the boat!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

I wonder if they could move the passengers to a different flight to marry up with the ships. And an extra night, on TUI of course, if it doesn’t arrive till let’s say tomorrow. Trouble is seat availability

 

[rollo]

I wonder if they could move the passengers to a different flight to marry up with the ships. And an extra night, on TUI of course, if it doesn’t arrive till let’s say tomorrow. Trouble is seat availability

Normally the cruise companies will get the passengers to the next port of call and compensate the passengers for a shortened holiday.The airline in this case TUI pick-up the bill as no doubt its all in the contract.

The ship will try and stick to its itinerary come what may war and pestilence excepted!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

@rollo it is all TUI so should be a lot easier … no bills to pick up.

 

[rollo]

There's bound to be contra changes from Marella to the airline arm of TUI as they are run as separate entities as stand alone businesses under the overall TUI umbrella.

No doubt though once the bean counters do the end of year figures money will mysteriously move around the businesses to achieve the lowest overall tax bill however the business itself will know exactly the real profits/losses of its various parts, but yes your correct that essentially there are no bills overall unless a third party is contracted such as another airline or port handing costs.

I'm such a cynic!

 

[Sherburnflyer92]

Don’t think TUI would ever have seats for other cruise operators as it dilutes what they are trying to offer.

Think the likes of Royal Caribbean now use Jet2, BA, virgin etc.

 

[rollo]

They do operate a large programme for P&O to BGI throughout the winter it takes up 10 788/9s to load the ship over two days (we've flown them several times) and also to the Canaries and Malta also for P&O.were doing a Malta cruise with them in September.

The Barbados flights operate from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham with random flights from other regional airports.

I know from BHX last winter TUI operated up to three flights a week two for P&O exclusively and one for Marella