Bristol: TUI Airways Route News & Base Updates

[Jerry]

I can't see Antalya being 1 weekly for an airport like Bristol.

Nor it not operating in May and June

 

[Marko1]

I can't see Antalya being 1 weekly for an airport like Bristol.

Nor it not operating in May and June

Nor me either - perhaps the schedule is being played around with

 

[Jerry]

Nor me either - perhaps the schedule is being played around with

Yep I expect it's that, I'd be shocked if Antalya stayed like that

 

[8mileshigh]

Tui are having to compete against Jet2 and easyJet holidays. Both to my mind provide a better product, you don’t have to pay extra to take a suitcase for your holiday, prices tend to be better as a generalisation. Last year we went to Kefalonia with EasyJet holidays, included flights , transfers and a suitcase each. Best price was with them. This year we’re going with Jet2 to Skiathos, better prices and service with them. Tui seem to be doing better at airports without this competition and this may to some extent explain a reduced provisional service next year. Jet2 and EasyJet continue to expand at Bristol and in my view Tui have somewhat stagnated and even retreated over the last year.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Tui are having to compete against Jet2 and easyJet holidays. Both to my mind provide a better product,

And, if their last two summer seasons at BHX are anything to go by, Jet2 and easyjet provide a more reliable service. Such a shame to see Tui in this position, when they were once such a great airline - Britannia Airways.

 

[Marko1]

Antalya back up to 3 per week for summer 25 and Sal increases to twice a week

And Palma goes 8 per week

 

[Jerry]

Summer 2025 for TUI at Bristol
Palma de Mallorca 8 weekly +2
Paphos 4 weekly +1
Corfu 4 weekly
Kos 4 weekly
Dalaman 4 weekly -1
Antalya 3 weekly -1
Rhodes 3 weekly
Larnaca 3 weekly +1
Heraklion 3 weekly -1
Zante 3 weekly
Ibiza 3 weekly
Tenerife 2 weekly -1
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Reus 2 weekly +1
Menorca 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 2 weekly +1
Skiathos 2 weekly -1
Bourgas 2 weekly
Sal 2 weekly +1
Hurghada 2 weekly
Marrakech 2 weekly +1
Kefalonia 2 weekly
Thessaloniki 1 weekly
Santorini 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Verona 1 weekly
Sharm el Shiekh 2 weekly


In total TUI will operate 73 weekly departures too 29 destinations with 6 based aircraft.
Compared to 2024 there'll be 1 less destination (Boa Vista).

 

[CWL94]

Summer 2025 for TUI at Bristol
Palma de Mallorca 8 weekly
Paphos 4 weekly
Corfu 4 weekly
Kos 4 weekly
Dalaman 4 weekly
Antalya 3 weekly
Rhodes 3 weekly
Larnaca 3 weekly
Heraklion 3 weekly
Zante 3 weekly
Ibiza 3 weekly
Tenerife 2 weekly
Gran Canaria 2 weekly
Reus 2 weekly
Menorca 2 weekly
Lanzarote 2 weekly
Malaga 2 weekly
Fuerteventura 2 weekly
Skiathos 2 weekly
Bourgas 2 weekly
Sal 2 weekly
Hurghada 2 weekly
Marrakech 2 weekly
Kefalonia 2 weekly
Thessaloniki 1 weekly
Santorini 1 weekly
Dubrovnik 1 weekly
Verona 1 weekly
Sharm el Shiekh1 weekly

In total TUI will operate 73 weekly departures too 29 destinations with 6 based aircraft.

Impressive list. How does that compare to S24?

 

[Marko1]

It looks a very good list - I have ssh down as two weekly though. Incidentally probably an error but there appears to be a winter Florida flight on Thursdays this winter. When clicked on it says error but could be something to keep an eye on - not sure if Orlando is an all year round destination though

 

[Jerry]

Impressive list. How does that compare to S2

1 less destination (Boa Vista)

It looks a very good list - I have ssh down as two weekly though. Incidentally probably an error but there appears to be a winter Florida flight on Thursdays this winter. When clicked on it says error but could be something to keep an eye on - not sure if Orlando is an all year round destination though

The Florida flight doesn't come up on the flight website but on the holiday website it comes up as via Amsterdam with KLM.

 

[GolfFox]

https://assets.publishing.service.g...f4d63eba8f/S1-2024__Boeing_737-8K5_G-FDZS.pdf
Interesting read! Sometimes there is a fall back alert when failing to achieve V2 as expected as the end of the runway approaches - a rather warm, wet sensation trickling down the leg.

 

[Severn]

Looks like the peak-summer aircraft has now arrived at BRS - making the TUI base here 6x B38M

 

[Marko1]

Looks like some cutbacks for summer 25 - santorini gone and reductions in services to Turkey, Heraklion and Kos. Possible reduction in fleet based too maybe. Tui seem to be retracting at Brs

 

[Jerry]

Looks like some cutbacks for summer 25 - santorini gone and reductions in services to Turkey, Heraklion and Kos. Possible reduction in fleet based too maybe. Tui seem to be retracting at Brs

Squeezed by Jet2 and Easyjet holidays I'd expect.

 

[Marko1]

Squeezed by Jet2 and Easyjet holidays I'd expect.

What is strange is the routes that are sometimes reduced are the ones where competition is weaker or non existent - Orlando , Cancun , santorini. But those where I would have thought they would have dropped - Marrakech for example ( easyjet and Ryanair ) they are still planning twice weekly.

 

[Jerry]

What is strange is the routes that are sometimes reduced are the ones where competition is weaker or non existent - Orlando , Cancun , santorini. But those where I would have thought they would have dropped - Marrakech for example ( easyjet and Ryanair ) they are still planning twice weekly.

That is interesting.
It could be that demand for some of the more niche routes has weakened and also having so much choice for elsewhere with other airlines might have helped dilute it even more.
I think we also must remember that the economy still isn't great and I'd expect that packages for the more popular routes are cheaper so maybe a more preferred option for many who want a holiday and possibly the situation in Israel and Palestine might also be putting people off from travelling to the Eastern Mediterranean.

 

[CWL94]

Looks like some cutbacks for summer 25 - santorini gone and reductions in services to Turkey, Heraklion and Kos. Possible reduction in fleet based too maybe. Tui seem to be retracting at Brs

LCA from 3 to 2x
BVC dropped
HER from 4 to 2x
JTR dropped
KGS from 3x 2
AYT from 4x 3
DLM from 4x3

 

[Jerry]

Looks like some cutbacks for summer 25 - santorini gone and reductions in services to Turkey, Heraklion and Kos. Possible reduction in fleet based too maybe. Tui seem to be retracting at Brs

Tui BHX summer 2025 changes


Bourgas reduces from 3 to 2 Weekly
Larnaca reduces from 5 to 4 Weekly
Paphos reduces from 6 to 5 Weekly
Hurghada reduces from 3 to 2 weekly
Corfu reduces from 6 to 5 weekly
Rhodes reduces from 6 to 5 weekly
Alicante reduces from 3 to 2 weekly
Ibiza increases from 3 to 5 weekly
Lanzarote reduces from 5 to 4 weekly
Majorca reduces from 11 to 10 weekly
Reus reduces from 3 to 2 weekly
Tenerife reduces from 5 to 4 weekly
Enfidha reduces from 3 to 2 weekly
Melbourne 1 to 2 weekly


Bodrum looks to have been removed sale for 2025

It appears BRS isn't the only one getting cuts.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

It appears BRS isn't the only one getting cuts.

Bodrum is on sale on it’s holiday site 2 weekly

 

[Severn]

TUI - Summer 2025
Slightly unfair to see the decreases but not share the increases....

Looks like the TUI base at BRS in summer 2025 will remain 6x aircraft, (the same as 2024). The schedule for 2025 is showing 67x TUI departures per week (down from 71x in 2024) and 2x departures to Turkey with an unknown carrier (probably Freebird).
There are also 5x weekly flights per week that operate a W-pattern to another base (BRS-CFU-CWL-CFU-BRS for example) which normally takes an aircraft the entire day to complete. This is up from 3x weekly in 2024.

Decreases (-10)
BVC (-1)dropped
LCA (-1) from 3x to 2x
HER (-2) from 4x to 2x
JTR (-1) dropped
KGS (-1) from 4x to 3x
TFS (-1) from 3x to 2x
AYT (-1) from 4x to 3x
DLM (-2) from 5x to 3x

Increases (+6)
SID (+1) from 1x to 2x
PFO (+1) from 3x to 4x
JSI (+1) from 1x to 2x
RAK (+1) from 1x to 2x
FUE (+1) from 1x to 2x
FUE (+1) from 1x to 2x