TUI fly Belgium

Last updated

TUI fly Belgium
TUIfly Logo 2016.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
TBJAFBEAUTY
Founded13 November 2003;20 years ago (2003-11-13)
(as Jetairfly)
Commenced operations23 November 2005;18 years ago (2005-11-23)
Operating bases
Fleet size25
Destinations134
Parent company TUI Group
Headquarters Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium
Key peopleElie Bruyninckx (President)
Website www.tuifly.be

TUI fly Belgium, [1] [2] legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Belgium nv and formerly branded Jetairfly, [2] is a Belgian scheduled and charter airline with its registered office at Brussels Airport. [3]

Contents

The airline is a subsidiary of the TUI Group and part of the TUI Airlines. TUI Airlines also incorporates the sister companies TUI fly Netherlands, Corsair International (France), TUI fly Deutschland (Germany), TUI Airways (United Kingdom) and TUI fly Nordic (Sweden).

History

TUI fly Belgium head office in Ostend Het hoofdkantoor van de Jetairfly - Ostend (2009).jpg
TUI fly Belgium head office in Ostend

The airline was established as Sunrise in 2002 as a home carrier for tour operator Jetair, part of the tourism group TUI AG and re-established as TUI Airlines Belgium on 13 November 2003. [4] The original plans were to operate two aircraft, but after charter company Sobelair (home carrier for Jetair) ceased its operations, started its operations with 5 Boeing 737-400. On 23 November 2005, the airline was renamed Jetairfly as part of the rebranding around the trade name Jetair.

In January 2012, Jetairfly announced that Jet4you, a low-cost Moroccan carrier and also a subsidiary of the TUI AG Group, would be fully integrated in Jetairfly. The merger was complete in April 2012. [5] In March 2012, Jetairfly officially became a full scheduled airline, while previously many of their flights were conducted as charter flights. As a result, all flights can be booked in both directions even by non-EU citizens. [6]

In the beginning of 2013, Jetairfly was the first leisure airline worldwide to introduce the Embraer 190 in its fleet. In the autumn of 2013, the new office building and maintenance hangar "Jetairport" was inaugurated at Brussels Airport. In December 2013, Jetairfly was the first and only Belgian airline to introduce the brand new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. [7]

On 14 November 2014, Jetairfly sealed a wet-lease deal to provide up to four aircraft with crew to operate on behalf of ECAir, the flag carrier of the Republic of the Congo, from mid-2015 on. [8] [9]

In 2015, it was the first and only Belgian airline with an ISO 14001 certification for their focus on sustainability and reducing their ecological footprint. [10] [11]

On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries will be named TUI fly, [12] whilst keeping their separate Air Operator's Certificate, taking over three years to complete. [13] On 19 October 2016, Jetairfly received the new brand name TUI fly Belgium with the legal name still being TUI Airlines Belgium NV [3] as the second airline within the TUI group which underwent the name change. [2]

Destinations

TUI fly Belgium has a network of 180 routes to more than 100 airports in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Caribbean, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Africa and the United States. The airline's home base is Brussels Airport, but flights are also operated from eight other bases: Liege Airport, Ostend-Bruges International Airport, Antwerp Airport, Lille Airport in France, Mohammed V International Airport Casablanca and Marrakesh Menara Airport in Morocco. [14]

Fleet

TUI fly Belgium Boeing 737 MAX 8 TUI (Jetairfly) Boeing 737-8 MAX.jpg
TUI fly Belgium Boeing 737 MAX 8
TUI fly Belgium Boeing 787-8 Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner OO-JDL "Diamond" - Tui - 32140317807.jpg
TUI fly Belgium Boeing 787-8

Current fleet

As of January 2024, TUI fly Belgium operates the following aircraft: [15] [16]

TUIfly Belgium fleet
AircraftIn
service		OrdersPassengersNotes
PYTotal
Boeing 737-700 4—–148148To be retired and replaced by Boeing 737 MAX. [17]
Boeing 737-800 7—–189189
Boeing 737 MAX 8 510 [18] To replace Boeing 737-700.
Boeing 737 MAX 10 —4 [18] TBATo replace Boeing 737-800.
Boeing 787-8 1—25280305
Embraer E195-E2 [19] 3—–136136
Total2014

Fleet modernisation

TUI Group has 70 737 MAXs on order for the group. [20] The order consists of 18 MAX 10 aircraft, [21] with the remaining variants unspecified as of June 2017. In 2018 TUI fly Belgium was set to receive a total of four new MAX aircraft. Over the next four years they were scheduled to receive a total of 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and four Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. [18] Deliveries of the new aircraft to the TUI Group commenced in January 2018 with the first aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, delivered to TUI fly Belgium. [22]

Former fleet

A former TUI fly Belgium Embraer 190 in 2019. These have been replaced by the Embraer E195-E2. Antwerp JetAirFly ERJ Embraer 190STD OO-JEB 2019 12 (cropped).jpg
A former TUI fly Belgium Embraer 190 in 2019. These have been replaced by the Embraer E195-E2.

TUI fly Belgium has previously operated the following aircraft: [23]

TUI fly Belgium former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A320-200 320182018Leased from Orange2Fly.
420182019Leased from SmartLynx Airlines Estonia.
120212021
Airbus A321-200 120192019Leased from SmartLynx Airlines.
Airbus A330-200 120182018Leased from AirTanker Services.
Boeing 737-400 720052012
Boeing 737-500 120072012
Boeing 767-300ER 420082022
Embraer 190 420132023
Fokker 100 120052008

Service

Short- and medium-haul

On short-and medium haul flights, there are three types of service offered on all Economy Class aircraft:

Long-haul

Boeing 767
Boeing 787 [25]

On all long-haul flights there is AVOD for every passenger.

See also

Related Research Articles

Hapag-Lloyd Flug GmbH was a German leisure airline headquartered in Langenhagen, Lower Saxony that was originally founded by Hapag-Lloyd and later became a subsidiary of TUI Group. It operated scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly to holiday resorts in Europe. Its successor is today's TUI fly Deutschland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brussels Airport</span> International airport serving Brussels, Belgium

Brussels Airport — also informally called Brussels-National Airport or Brussels-Zaventem Airport — is an international airport in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant, 6.5 nautical miles northeast of Brussels, Belgium. In 2019, more than 26 million passengers arrived or departed at Brussels Airport, making it the 26th busiest airport in Europe. It is home to around 260 companies, together directly employing 20,000 people and serves as the home base for Brussels Airlines and TUI fly Belgium. BRU covers 1,245 hectares and contains three runways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sobelair</span> Defunct charter airline of Belgium (1946–2004)

Société Belge des Transports par Air SA, known by its short form Sobelair, was a Belgian charter airline from that operated from 1946 to 2004. It was headquartered in Brussels and operated mostly non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights out of Brussels Airport.

N.V. Virgin Express S.A. was a Belgian airline created within the Virgin Group. It operated flights mainly to southern Europe from its hub at Brussels Airport. Ticket sales were mainly through the Internet. The airline merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines, which started operations on 25 March 2007. Virgin Express' head office was in Building 116 at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, near Brussels.

TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline operates domestic services within Angola, medium-haul services in Africa and long-haul services to Brazil, Cuba, and Portugal. The airline was originally set up by the government as DTA – Divisão dos Transportes Aéreos in 1938, rechristened TAAG Angola Airlines in 1973, and gained flag carrier status in 1975. It is now a member of both the International Air Transport Association and the African Airlines Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TUI fly Nordic</span> Charter airline of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland

TUI fly Nordic is a charter airline headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and is a part of the TUI Group. It operates short, medium and long-haul flights to leisure destinations from several airports in the Nordic countries, on behalf of the tour operators TUI Danmark (Denmark), TUI Suomi (Finland), TUI Norge (Norway) and TUI Sverige (Sweden). In 2016, the airline carried approximately 1,500,000 passengers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CityBird</span> Former Belgian charter airline

CityBird S.A. was an airline founded in 1996 and based in Building 117D, Melsbroek Air Base in Zaventem. The airline filed for bankruptcy in October 2001. Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium considered buying them out of bankruptcy, but later pulled out.

Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium, based and headquartered at Brussels Airport. It operates to over 100 destinations in Europe, North America and Africa and also offers charter services, maintenance and crew training. It is a member of the Star Alliance as well as the International Air Transport Association. The airline's IATA code SN is inherited from its predecessors, Sabena and SN Brussels Airlines. Brussels Airlines is part of the Lufthansa Group. The company slogan is ′You’re in good company′.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TUI fly Deutschland</span> Charter airline of Germany

TUI fly Deutschland, formerly TUIfly, is a German leisure airline owned by the travel and tourism company TUI Group. It is headquartered at Hannover Airport with bases at several other German airports. TUI fly Deutschland is part of TUI Group's airline unit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TUI fly Netherlands</span> Charter airline of the Netherlands

TUI fly Netherlands, legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Netherlands, is a Dutch charter airline headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of the German travel conglomerate TUI Group and its main base is Schiphol Airport.

Jet4you was a low-cost airline based in Casablanca, Morocco. It operated services between Moroccan cities and destinations in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland and Italy. Its main base was Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport, with focus cities at Agadir, Nador, Paris and Tangier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean Airlines</span> Flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica

Caribbean Airlines Limited is the state-owned airline and flag carrier of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Headquartered in Iere House in Piarco, the airline operates flights to the Caribbean, North America and South America from its base at Piarco International Airport, Trinidad. Presently Caribbean Airlines employs more than 1,700 people and is the largest airline in the Caribbean. The company slogan is The Warmth of the Islands.

Malaysia Airlines operates a fleet of Airbus A330 and A350 as well as Boeing 737NG and Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ostend–Bruges International Airport</span> International airport serving Ostend, Belgium

Ostend–Bruges International Airport, commonly known simply as Ostend Airport, is an international airport located 2.7 nautical miles south southwest of Ostend, Belgium, near the coast and about 25 km (16 mi) from central Bruges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Premium economy class</span> Travel class offered on some airlines

Premium economy class, also known by brand names which vary by company, is a travel class offered on many airlines. It is usually positioned between standard economy class and business class in terms of price, comfort, and available amenities. On December 12, 1992, EVA Air introduced the Economy Deluxe Class on the inaugural flight of its first trans-Pacific route (TPE-LAX), becoming the first airline to offer this class of service. In some countries, this class has emerged as a response from governments and companies requiring economy class for travel done by staff, while still getting some benefits like airport priority.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TUI Airways</span> Charter airline of the United Kingdom

TUI 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.

Dubai Aviation Corporation, operating as Flydubai, is an Emirati government-owned low-cost airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The airline mainly operates out of Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport, though some flights fly out from Terminal 3. The airline operates a total of 124 destinations, serving the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe from Dubai. The company slogan is Get Going.

Equatorial Congo Airlines SA, operating as ECAir, is an airline headquartered in Brazzaville; and is the flag carrier of the Republic of the Congo. The airline suspended all operations on 10 October 2016. however it restarted operations in late March 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Batik Air Malaysia</span> Full-service airline of Malaysia

Batik Air Malaysia is a Malaysian full-service carrier, an associate carrier of the Indonesian Lion Air Group, with headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The original name, Malindo, signifies a cooperative pact between Malaysia and Indonesia.

Eastern Air Express is an American charter airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and based at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. It was formerly a subsidiary of The Perot Group, which is controlled by Ross Perot, Jr.

References

  1. ↑ "Cheap flight tickets | Book a flight with TUI fly". tuifly.be.
  2. 1 2 3 ch-aviation.com – Jetairfly rebrands as TUIfly Belgium 21 October 2016
  3. 1 2 "Company information | TUI fly". tuifly.be.
  4. ↑ "TUI Airlines Belgium". Airline History. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Marokkaanse Jet4you gaat op in Belgische Jetairfly" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad.be. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jetairfly" (PDF). 22 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Flightsim.to (4 October 2020). "PMDG 737-800 TUI BE | OO-JAA 2018 for Microsoft Flight Simulator | MSFS". Flightsim.to. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Congo's ECAIR adds first Jetairfly B737 to fleet". Ch-aviation.com. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Belgium's Jetairfly Seals Wet-Lease Deal With ECAir". Aerosmart.com. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jetairfly, the first Belgian airline with ISO 14001 certification". 20 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jetairfly ecological footprint" . Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "Name change TUIfly will become TUI fly". March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "TUI Group to rebrand five airlines as 'TUI'" . Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Jetairfly annonce une base à Lille" (in French). air-journal.fr. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Our fleet | TUI fly". tuifly.be.
  16. ↑ "Tui Airlines Belgium Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "TUI Group to simplify fleet, mulls more B737 MAX 10s". ch-aviation.com. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 "TUI fly krijgt naast B737 MAX8 ook vier MAX10's in de vloot (Dutch)". flightlevel.be. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Belgium's TUI fly takes first E195-E2". ch-aviation.com. 9 May 2023.
  20. ↑ Boeing 737 Orders & Deliveries
  21. ↑ "Paris: Leisure Group TUI converts 18 orders to 737 Max 10". Flightglobal.com. 19 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "TUI Group announce selection of 18 Boeing 737 MAX 10s". aviation24.be. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  23. ↑ "Jetairfly Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  24. ↑ Spinnae, David (2 December 2010). "Jetairfly breidt uit : nieuwe lijn, verhoogde vluchtfrequenties, vlootuitbreiding met de nieuwste technologie" (in Dutch). Flightlevel. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  25. ↑ "Home". JetairFly Dreamliner. Retrieved 29 July 2015.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to TUI fly Belgium at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.