TUI UK LAUNCHES ADDITIONAL 194,000 SEATS FOR SUMMER

TUI UK Launches Additional 194,000 Seats for Summer 2020 From Birmingham Airport

• New flights to Almeria and Split
• 194,000 extra seats go on sale today from Birmingham Airport

22 October 2019 - TUI, the UK’s largest holiday company, has announced their biggest ever holiday programme with the addition of new destinations; Almeria (Spain) and Split (Croatia) added to its summer 2020 programme from Birmingham Airport.

The new flights from Birmingham Airport will go on sale today with Almeria flights operating on Sundays and Split on Fridays.

TUI have added 16 additional flying days across 11 of its current destinations that depart from Birmingham Airport, including customer favourites such as Antalya (Turkey), Tenerife (Spain) and Rhodes (Greece)*. The summer 2020 programme will also see an increase in the frequency of flights operating to Ibiza (Spain), Mahon (Menorca) and Palma (Spain), giving holidaymakers from the Midlands more choice when booking next year’s summer holiday.

TUI UK&I’s Director of Aviation Planning, Karen Switzer said: “Earlier this month TUI announced an additional two million seats to many holiday destination favourites and today the majority of these seats go on sale for summer 2020. We are delighted that our new additions launched today provide holidaymakers departing from our regional airports with even more choice when deciding where to go next summer on holiday. The customer is at the heart of everything we do and this additional growth to some of our customer’s favourite holiday hotspots demonstrates our continued commitment for people to discover their smile with us. “

Tom Screen, Aviation Director from Birmingham Airport, said: “We are delighted that TUI has added even more capacity and two new routes to its portfolio from Birmingham Airport during summer 2020.  These new routes by TUI means that Midlanders have over 40 direct destinations to choose from with the UK’s largest holiday company.  Whether it is a short break in Spain or a longer break to Egypt, TUI offers a great choice for all needs and we are pleased to be able to work with them on this exciting expansion at Birmingham Airport.”