Birmingham: TUI Airways Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

[Karl C]

La Romana has been and gone a couple of times, maybe more. You know Tui!! ....in n out of some places like ....well.....you can insert your own comparison 😁

 

[Ray Finkle]

When was it served before?

I think it was last served some time around 2018 but am happy to be corrected on the exact year.

 

[rollo]

Definitely cruise related with same day services also announced from GTW & MAN as posted by Jerry.
The route presumably will exist as long as the ships season.

 

[Matt995]

I think it was last served some time around 2018 but am happy to be corrected on the exact year.

correct Ray, Winter 2017/18:-

TOM617 Wednesday dept 09:45 15/11/17-07/03/18, TOM618 Thursday arr 04:35 23/11/17-08/03/18

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Tui frequency’s for summer 2024 weekly flights August:

increase
Agadir 1>2
Alicante 2>3
Antalya 6>7
Heraklion 3>5
Enfidha 2>3
Ibiza 5>6
Lanzarote 3>5
Larnaca 4>5
Marrakesh 1>2
Palma Majorca 9>10
paphos 4>5
Tenerife 4>5


Decrease :
Dalaman 8>7
Kos 5>4
Melbourne (USA)3>2


No change:
Boa Vista 3>3
Izmir 3>3
Bourgas 2>2
Cancun 3>3
Corfu 6>6
Chania 2>2
Dubrovnik 2>2
Faro 2>2
Fuertevenura 2>2
Girona 2>2
Gran Canaria 3>3
Hurghada 3>3
Kavala 1>1
Kefalonia 3>3
Funchal 2>2
Malaga 2>2
Mahon 4>4
Bodrum 2>2
Montego Bay 2>2
Naples 2>2
Pula 2>2
Punta Cana 2>2
Reus 3>3
Rhodes 5>5
Esparagos 2>2
Salzburg 1>1
Santorini 2>2
Sharm el sheikh 3>3
Skiathos 2>2
Thessaloniki 2>2
Verona 2>2
Zakynthos 5>5

There you have it.Took me 2 hours to do this.I know I got this incorrect.So be my pleasure and put me in my place 😉

 

[Matt995]

you can also add Ant 🙂

decrease:
Almeria 2>0

no change:
Malta 1>1 (does not show on TUI website as its a P&O cruise ship flight on a Thursday)

less 787 flights too next summer, but Kos gains a 789 flight, so seats available for Kos are similar to this year

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Cheers Matty

 

[DaveBham]

Just arrived in Tenerife having had an interesting flight here via Sunwings. Half of us had boarded the aircraft at BHX when someone pointed out fuel was coming out of one of the wings. So we all had to disembark while they fixed the fault and cleared the split fuel off the runway. We went back to Wetherspoons for another drinkie, and finally took off around 7pm.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Tui frequency’s for summer 2024 weekly flights August:

increase
Agadir 1>2
Alicante 2>3
Antalya 6>7
Heraklion 3>5
Enfidha 2>3
Ibiza 5>6
Lanzarote 3>5
Larnaca 4>5
Marrakesh 1>2
Palma Majorca 9>10
paphos 4>5
Tenerife 4>5


Decrease :
Dalaman 8>7
Kos 5>4
Melbourne (USA)3>2


No change:
Boa Vista 3>3
Izmir 3>3
Bourgas 2>2
Cancun 3>3
Corfu 6>6
Chania 2>2
Dubrovnik 2>2
Faro 2>2
Fuertevenura 2>2
Girona 2>2
Gran Canaria 3>3
Hurghada 3>3
Kavala 1>1
Kefalonia 3>3
Funchal 2>2
Malaga 2>2
Mahon 4>4
Bodrum 2>2
Montego Bay 2>2
Naples 2>2
Pula 2>2
Punta Cana 2>2
Reus 3>3
Rhodes 5>5
Esparagos 2>2
Salzburg 1>1
Santorini 2>2
Sharm el sheikh 3>3
Skiathos 2>2
Thessaloniki 2>2
Verona 2>2
Zakynthos 5>5

There you have it.Took me 2 hours to do this.I know I got this incorrect.So be my pleasure and put me in my place 😉

Thanks for your work in sorting that data.
I'm not sure if you know, but the forum also has the facility to post data into a table. This can be accessed from the icon bar at the top right of the text window. I've made a little example from your data (you'll need to work out how many rows and columns you need).

Destination​ Flights per week 2023​ Flights per week 2024​ Change​ Agadir​ 1​ 2​ +1​ Dalaman​ 8​ 7​ -1​ Boa Vista​ 3​ 3​ 0​ It may take a little longer, but it looks good.

 

[Matt995]

Just arrived in Tenerife having had an interesting flight here via Sunwings. Half of us had boarded the aircraft at BHX when someone pointed out fuel was coming out of one of the wings. So we all had to disembark while they fixed the fault and cleared the split fuel off the runway. We went back to Wetherspoons for another drinkie, and finally took off around 7pm.

the other Sunwing 738 at BHX has flown for over 2 days!! Maybe they don't like the British weather!! 🤣

 

[DarloPlaneBoy]

There was a Sunwings aircraft flying from Rhodes to Prague can't remember the reg but found it unusual

 

[Kevin Farnell]

There was a Sunwings aircraft flying from Rhodes to Prague can't remember the reg but found it unusual

Not really relevant to BHX, and I think you'll find it was Smartwings but for completion the flight details are -

Smartwings B737-800 (OK-TSU, TVS2227), departed CFU at 01:40.

This took me all of 1 minute to look up on FR24. Click on CFU, select 'Departures', then 'Load Earlier Flights' and scroll back until you find a departure to PRG.

Simples!

 

[jon01]

Does anyone know why TOM636 on G-TUIJ to Montego Bay didn't operate today?
As far as I know it's a weekly flight and it's showing on Montego Bay arrivals as on time!
The flight is bookable in August, so I don't think it has been scrubbed

 

[Matt995]

Does anyone know why TOM636 on G-TUIJ to Montego Bay didn't operate today?
As far as I know it's a weekly flight and it's showing on Montego Bay arrivals as on time!
The flight is bookable in August, so I don't think it has been scrubbed

Im guessing tech aircraft, or shortage of crew. Would imagine the flight will depart tomorrow with around a 24 hour delay!!

TUI are having a mare again at BHX

Sunwing B738 C-GOWG hasn't moved since Sunday, and seems to be enjoying sitting on the tarmac at BHX. B738 G-FDZD departed to Hurghada an hour late, got almost as far at Milan, before performing a 360 and diverting to Manchester, with our outbound passengers now spending the night in a hotel! so again will presumable try again tomorrow, another delay over 24 hours! 😞

Gainjet B738 LY-CIN seems to covering for the TUI tech aircraft! 🥵

 

[rollo]

Does anyone know why TOM636 on G-TUIJ to Montego Bay didn't operate today?
As far as I know it's a weekly flight and it's showing on Montego Bay arrivals as on time!
The flight is bookable in August, so I don't think it has been scrubbed

G-TUIJ shows as a tech fault, ironically 789 G-TUIL posiistioned out to Manchester this morning and operated to Antalya and is due back to BHX late tonight so maybe it will cover subject to crewing or possibly TUIJ will get fixed or they will sub charter something else, who knows!

Information via FR24 and the movementsblog.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

B738 G-FDZD departed to Hurghada an hour late, got almost as far at Milan, before performing a 360 and diverting to Manchester,

I assume you mean a '180'. 360 would have it continuing in the direction it was already heading.

 

[Matt995]

I assume you mean a '180'. 360 would have it continuing in the direction it was already heading.

well spotted Kevin, I work in finance so numbers have never been my strong point!!! 🤣 🤣

 

[rollo]

TUI still having a horrible time still.I can't help but feel its mostly self inflicted whether it's the airlines chosen, crewing, handling agents or whatever but no lessons seemed to have been learnt from last year. Smacks of cheapest gets the job.

Todays merry-go-round at BHX.

Sunwing 737 C-FFPH positioned in from Toronto presumably to try and resolve problems!
Sunwing C-GOWG did a test flight to/from EMA this morning and todays GetJet departure to Dalaman delayed until tomorrow.

I've no idea what's happening across the rest of the network but it can't be isolated to Birmingham.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Last summer season and this summer season (so far), have been a nightmare for TUI. Having seen what's been happening, I would be very reluctant to book with the. It's not like the old days, with Britannia Airways when there never seemed to be any of these problems.

 

[mullion]

TUI still having a horrible time still.I can't help but feel its mostly self inflicted whether it's the airlines chosen, crewing, handling agents or whatever but no lessons seemed to have been learnt from last year. Smacks of cheapest gets the job.

Todays merry-go-round at BHX.

Sunwing 737 C-FFPH positioned in from Toronto presumably to try and resolve problems!
Sunwing C-GOWG did a test flight to/from EMA this morning and todays GetJet departure to Dalaman delayed until tomorrow.

I've no idea what's happening across the rest of the network but it can't be isolated to Birmingham.

I have just has a quick look at MAN there was one 2hr delay with B788 european and a couple of 2 hours delays with 737 but other than that OK today infact a couple early and that includes the A320s, not looked at Gatwick so can`t confirm