TUI Airways

TUI Airways Limited (formerly Thomson Airways Limited) is the British arm of the TUI airline group, which is owned and operated by the TUI Group. They offer scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.

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TUI Airways

The airline is the fourth largest UK airline by total passengers carried, after EasyJet, British Airways and Jet2.com. It is also the world's tenth largest airline by number of route pairings served. TUI Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Its head office and registered office is Wigmore House in Luton, Bedfordshire.

History

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A former Thomson branded Boeing 767-300ER in "Dynamic Wave" livery (2013)

TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 on approach in Phuket (2019)

Foundation and early years

TUI Airways has its origins in several rival airlines. Euravia (later renamed Britannia Airways in December 1964) was founded in January 1962. Orion Airways, founded in 1979 by Horizon Holidays and later owned by the large brewing firm Bass Brewery and InterContinental Hotels Group, was sold and merged with Britannia Airways in 1989 but retained the Britannia name. (These events happened before TUI came to the UK.)

Britannia was rebranded to Thomsonfly in May 2005 as its parent company Thomson Travel Group was bought by TUI Group as part of a wider reorganisation of TUI's operations in the UK. Air 2000 was founded in 1987, and integrated the operations of Leisure International Airways in 1998. They became First Choice Airways in 2004 after being bought by First Choice and became their in-house airline.

Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways merged following the merger of the travel divisions of TUI Group and First Choice Holidays in September 2007. The Thomson Airways brand was launched for the combined airline on 1 November 2008.

The new brand retained the Thomsonfly colour scheme, and aircraft in the fleet were gradually repainted. Several First Choice Airways aircraft remained in the First Choice livery as they were due to be phased out of service. A new livery, named "Dynamic Wave" (which will also be applied on Thomson Cruises ships), was introduced in May 2012.

TUI Airways became the first UK airline to take delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, receiving the first aircraft in May 2013. Passenger services with the aircraft began on 21 June 2013 with a flight between London Gatwick and Menorca. Also in 2013, the parent group TUI Travel, now known as TUI Group, ordered 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for delivery to group airlines.

Rebranding and latest developments

On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries would be named TUI, whilst keeping their separate Air Operators Certificate, a process taking over three years to complete. TUI Airways was the last airline to be completed in late 2017. The rebrand began in mid 2016, with the addition of the new 'TUI' titles to its fleet.

In December 2016, Thomson Holidays launched their final television advertisement using the 'Thomson' brand, before integrating into the 'TUI' brand. During the rebrand in 2017, the "TOMSON" callsign was dropped and replaced with "TUI AIR" and then changed again to "TOMJET".

In May 2017, the brand TUI Airways began to be used in several areas and was implemented on all flight tracker applications. Most of the aircraft had been branded with 'TUI' titles, and onboard items such as glasses and napkins carried the new brand. Thomson Airways officially changed its legal name to TUI Airways on 2 October 2017. TUI's sister company, TUI UK (formerly Thomson Holidays), ceased using the 'Thomson' brand, adopting the TUI UK brand on 18 October 2017.

In November 2023, TUI Airways retired their last Boeing 767 as the sole remaining passenger operator in the United Kingdom.

Corporate affairs

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Wigmore House, the head office of TUI Airways near Luton

Head office

The airline's head office is in the Wigmore House near Luton, Bedfordshire. The facility is adjacent to Luton Airport.

Overview

The airline is part of a single-branded group, being the product of two mergers: the travel division of TUI Group with First Choice Holidays in September 2007 to form TUI Travel, under which their respective airlines, Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways, were merged under the former's Air Operator's Certificate in May 2008 and rebranded as Thomson Airways on 1 November 2008.

The investable enterprise and overall leadership formally merged with TUI to form London (LSE) and Frankfurt (DAX) listed TUI Group since December 2014. TUI Airways officially changed its legal name from Thomson Airways to TUI Airways on 2 October 2017. This was in line with TUI airline sister companies TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Netherlands and TUI fly Nordic.

Business figures

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Total passengers (m)</th><th>Total flights (k)</th><th>Load factor</th><th>Passenger change (YoY)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2005</td><td>15.5</td><td>82.9</td><td>88.6%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>15.1</td><td>83.5</td><td>88.4%</td><td>02.4%</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>15.0</td><td>82.3</td><td>89.1%</td><td>00.8%</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>12.2</td><td>65.3</td><td>91.1%</td><td>018.5%</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>11.2</td><td>59.1</td><td>90.2%</td><td>08.1%</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>10.9</td><td>56.5</td><td>89.9%</td><td>02.4%</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>11.0</td><td>57.7</td><td>89.3%</td><td>00.8%</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>10.7</td><td>54.3</td><td>92.0%</td><td>03.1%</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>10.5</td><td>54.9</td><td>92.4%</td><td>01.4%</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>10.3</td><td>54.2</td><td>93.0%</td><td>01.7%</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>10.6</td><td>53.8</td><td>93.8%</td><td>02.4%</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>10.9</td><td>55.2</td><td>94.1%</td><td>03.1%</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>11.2</td><td>57.6</td><td>93.5%</td><td>02.9%</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>11.1</td><td>58.3</td><td>92.8%</td><td>0.7%</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>11.8</td><td>60.6</td><td>92.9%</td><td>5.8%</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>2.0</td><td>10.6</td><td>88.0%</td><td>82.9%</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>2.0</td><td>13.8</td><td>73.9%</td><td>0.2%</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>11.2</td><td>61.2</td><td>88.6%</td><td>458.6%</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>11.5</td><td>60.1</td><td>91.0%</td><td>1.4%</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>12.0</td><td>64.2</td><td>91.1%</td><td>4.9%</td></tr><tr><td> Data for 2005 to 2007 includes First Choice Airways Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority</td></tr></tbody></table>

Destinations

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Most scheduled flights operated by TUI Airways are on behalf of tour operators. The airline offers flights to destinations around the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean from 19 base airports in the United Kingdom. Additionally, seasonal charter routes are served from Copenhagen, Dublin, Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm.

As of February 2026, TUI Airways flies (or has flown) to the following destinations.

List

<table><thead><tr><th>Country</th><th>City</th><th>Airport</th><th>Notes</th><th>Refs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aruba</td><td>Oranjestad</td><td>Queen Beatrix International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td>Innsbruck</td><td>Innsbruck Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Salzburg</td><td>Salzburg Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Barbados</td><td>Bridgetown</td><td>Grantley Adams International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td>Burgas</td><td>Burgas Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sofia</td><td>Vasil Levski Sofia Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Varna</td><td>Varna Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cape Verde</td><td>Boa Vista</td><td>Aristides Pereira International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sal</td><td>Amílcar Cabral International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Costa Rica</td><td>Liberia</td><td>Guanacaste Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>Dubrovnik</td><td>Dubrovnik Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pula</td><td>Pula Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rijeka</td><td>Rijeka Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Split</td><td>Split Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cuba</td><td>Havana</td><td>José Martí International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Holguín</td><td>Frank País Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santa Clara</td><td>Abel Santamaría Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Varadero</td><td>Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td>Larnaca</td><td>Larnaca International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paphos</td><td>Paphos International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td>Copenhagen</td><td>Copenhagen Airport</td><td>Charter Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>La Romana</td><td>La Romana International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puerto Plata</td><td>Gregorio Luperón International Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Punta Cana</td><td>Punta Cana International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Egypt</td><td>Hurghada</td><td>Hurghada International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luxor</td><td>Luxor International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marsa Alam</td><td>Marsa Alam International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mersa Matruh</td><td>Marsa Matruh International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sharm El Sheikh</td><td>Sharm El Sheikh International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Taba</td><td>Taba International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>Helsinki</td><td>Helsinki Airport</td><td>Charter Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ivalo</td><td>Ivalo Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kittilä</td><td>Kittilä Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kuusamo</td><td>Kuusamo Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rovaniemi</td><td>Rovaniemi Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td>Chambéry</td><td>Chambéry Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Toulouse</td><td>Toulouse–Blagnac Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>Chania</td><td>Chania International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Corfu</td><td>Corfu International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Heraklion</td><td>Heraklion International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kavala</td><td>Kavala International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kefalonia</td><td>Kephalonia International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kos</td><td>Kos International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mykonos</td><td>Mykonos Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mytilene</td><td>Mytilene International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Preveza/Lefkada</td><td>Aktion National Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rhodes</td><td>Rhodes International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Samos</td><td>Samos International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santorini</td><td>Santorini International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Skiathos</td><td>Skiathos International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thessaloniki</td><td>Thessaloniki Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Zakynthos</td><td>Zakynthos International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td>Reykjavík</td><td>Keflavík International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Goa</td><td>Dabolim Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Manohar International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>Dublin</td><td>Dublin Airport</td><td>Charter Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>Alghero</td><td>Alghero-Fertilia Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Catania</td><td>Catania-Fontanarossa Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lamezia Terme</td><td>Lamezia Terme International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Naples</td><td>Naples International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Olbia</td><td>Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turin</td><td>Turin Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Venice</td><td>Venice Marco Polo Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Verona</td><td>Verona Villafranca Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>Montego Bay</td><td>Sangster International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jersey</td><td>Jersey</td><td>Jersey Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>Mombasa</td><td>Moi International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>Langkawi</td><td>Langkawi International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maldives</td><td>Malé</td><td>Velana International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>Luqa</td><td>Malta International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mauritius</td><td>Port Louis</td><td>Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>Cancún</td><td>Cancún International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Los Cabos</td><td>Los Cabos International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Puerto Vallarta</td><td>Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Montenegro</td><td>Podgorica</td><td>Podgorica Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Morocco</td><td>Agadir</td><td>Agadir–Al Massira Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Marrakesh</td><td>Marrakesh Menara Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td>Fagernes</td><td>Fagernes Airport, Leirin</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Oslo</td><td>Oslo Airport, Gardermoen</td><td>Charter Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Trondheim</td><td>Trondheim Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td>Faro</td><td>Faro Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Funchal</td><td>Madeira Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Porto Santo</td><td>Porto Santo Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td>Alicante</td><td>Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Almería</td><td>Almería Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fuerteventura</td><td>Fuerteventura Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Girona</td><td>Girona-Costa Brava Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Ibiza</td><td>Ibiza Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jerez de la Frontera</td><td>Jerez Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Lanzarote</td><td>Lanzarote Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Las Palmas</td><td>Gran Canaria Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mahón</td><td>Menorca Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Málaga</td><td>Málaga Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Palma de Mallorca</td><td>Palma de Mallorca Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reus</td><td>Reus Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Santa Cruz de la Palma</td><td>La Palma Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tenerife</td><td>Tenerife South Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>St Lucia</td><td>Saint Lucia</td><td>Hewanorra International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>Colombo</td><td>Bandaranaike International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td>Gothenburg</td><td>Göteborg Landvetter Airport</td><td>Charter Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stockholm</td><td>Stockholm Arlanda Airport</td><td>Charter Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Switzerland</td><td>Geneva</td><td>Geneva Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>Krabi</td><td>Krabi International Airport</td><td>Seasonal charter</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pattaya</td><td>U-Tapao International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Phuket</td><td>Phuket International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tunisia</td><td>Enfidha</td><td>Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Djerba</td><td>Djerba-Zarzis International Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>Antalya</td><td>Antalya Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bodrum</td><td>Milas-Bodrum Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dalaman</td><td>Dalaman Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Izmir</td><td>Adnan Menderes Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom (England)</td><td>Birmingham</td><td>Birmingham Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Blackpool</td><td>Blackpool Airport</td><td>Airport closed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bristol</td><td>Bristol Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coventry</td><td>Coventry Airport</td><td>Airport closed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Doncaster/Sheffield</td><td>Doncaster Sheffield Airport</td><td>Airport closed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>East Midlands Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Exeter</td><td>Exeter Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kingston upon Hull</td><td>Humberside Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Leeds/Bradford</td><td>Leeds Bradford Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Liverpool</td><td>Liverpool John Lennon Airport</td><td>Terminated</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>London</td><td>Gatwick Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Luton Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>London Stansted Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Manchester</td><td>Manchester Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Newcastle upon Tyne</td><td>Newcastle International Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Norwich</td><td>Norwich Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Teesside</td><td>Teesside International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)</td><td>Belfast</td><td>Belfast International Airport</td><td>Seasonal Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom (Scotland)</td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>Aberdeen Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh</td><td>Edinburgh Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow</td><td>Glasgow Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United Kingdom (Wales)</td><td>Cardiff</td><td>Cardiff Airport</td><td>Base</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>Orlando</td><td>Orlando Sanford International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>Phu Quoc</td><td>Phu Quoc International Airport</td><td>Seasonal</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Airline partners

TUI Airways has partnerships with the following airlines:

Fleet

Current fleet

As of August 2025, TUI Airways operates an all-Boeing fleet composed of the following aircraft:

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>In service</th><th>Orders</th><th>Passengers</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>W</td><td>Y</td><td>Total</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737-800</td><td>33</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>189</td><td>189</td><td>Older aircraft to be retired.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737 MAX 8</td><td>27</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737 MAX 10</td><td>—</td><td>28</td><td>TBA</td><td>Deliveries delayed due to certification issues.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 787-8</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>47</td><td>253</td><td>300</td><td>G-TUID retired November 2025, OO-JDL to replace her as G-TUIP.</td></tr><tr><td>—</td><td>325</td><td>325</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 787-9</td><td>5</td><td>—</td><td>63</td><td>282</td><td>345</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>72</td><td>40</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Seasonal leasing

In 2023, TUI Group and Enter Air agreed to set up a joint venture wet-lease ACMI operator called Fly4 Airlines. The Irish-based airline, which is set to take off in spring 2024, will take on three TUI Airways Boeing 737-800s plus one from TUI fly Belgium, and lease them back to TUI Airways during the peak summer seasons. These aircraft will then be leased to other airlines during the winter schedule when TUI operations are not at high demand. TUI had previously also leased multiple Airbus A320-200 aircraft for the summer 2023 season to cover for the delay in Boeing 737 MAX deliveries. In December 2024, TUI Airways announced it has ordered 14 additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft sign leased from BOC Aviation, to help cover the absence of the delayed MAX 10 aircraft. Older Boeing 737-800s are due to retire. It has been announced these aircraft will be delivered between 2025 and 2026.

Historical fleet

TUI Airways formerly operated the following aircraft:

<table><thead><tr><th>Aircraft</th><th>Total</th><th>Introduced</th><th>Retired</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Airbus A320-200</td><td>5</td><td>2009</td><td>2012</td><td>Inherited from First Choice Airways.</td></tr><tr><td>Airbus A321-200</td><td>2</td><td>2009</td><td>2013</td><td>Inherited from First Choice Airways.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 737-300</td><td>8</td><td>2008</td><td>2012</td><td>Inherited from Thomsonfly.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 757-200</td><td>31</td><td>2008</td><td>2021</td><td>Inherited from Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways. Replaced by Boeing 737 MAX.</td></tr><tr><td>Boeing 767-300ER</td><td>17</td><td>2008</td><td>2023</td><td>Last two remaining retired in November 2023. Replaced by Boeing 787.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Accidents and incidents

TUI Airways

• On 20 October 2023, TUI Airways Flight 3551, a Boeing 737-800 (registered as G-TAWD), skidded off the runway while attempting to land at Leeds Bradford Airport in heavy rain caused by Storm Babet. There were no injuries reported, but the airport subsequently closed while the aircraft was recovered. The airport reopened on 21 October 2023. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service. • On 4 March 2024, TUI Airways Flight 6114, a Boeing 737-800 (registered as G-FDZS) barely cleared the A38 road by less than 100ft during take off at Bristol Airport. The AAIB determined that the plane's autothrottle was disconnected uncommanded due to a known fault with voltage being supplied to the autothrottle servo motor in 737s.