TUI fly Netherlands

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TUI fly Netherlands
TUIfly Logo 2016.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
ORTFLORANGE
FoundedFebruary 2005;19 years ago (2005-02)
(as Arkefly)
Commenced operations21 April 2005;19 years ago (2005-04-21)
Operating bases
Fleet size11
Destinations60 [1]
Parent company TUI Group
Headquarters Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Website www.tui.nl

TUI fly Netherlands, legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Netherlands (formerly branded as Arkefly and Arke), [2] is a Dutch charter airline headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. [3] It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of the German travel conglomerate TUI Group and its main base is Schiphol Airport. [4]

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History

TUI fly Netherlands head office ArkeFly office Schiphol-Rijk.jpg
TUI fly Netherlands head office

TUI fly Netherlands traces its roots to Air Holland which was founded in 1981. After financial problems, Air Holland was taken over by the ExelAviation Group and took a new start as HollandExel in January 2004. In May 2005, the ExelAviation Group was declared bankrupt. The German TUI Group took over the airline's activities and renamed it ArkeFly.

Operations in Curaçao began on 15 July 2004 as DutchCaribbeanExel, which was also part of the ExelAviation Group but was later taken over, together with sister airline HollandExel, by the TUI Group and renamed ArkeFly Curaçao. [5] ArkeFly started weekly flights to St. Maarten from Amsterdam on 2 December 2007, but discontinued this service in November 2008. TUI holds that flights may resume if the volume of tourists travelling to St. Maarten increases. [6] Operations to Orlando, Miami, Puerto Vallarta, and Israel began in 2011.

In October 2013, Arkefly changed its marketing name to Arke, to reflect the partnership with the travel agency of the same name. [7]

On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries will be named TUI, whilst keeping their separate air operator's certificate, taking over three years to complete. Arke was the first to undergo the change and was renamed TUI on 1 October 2015, therefore changing the airline's name also. [8]

TUI Group has 70 737 MAXs on order for the group, the order consists of a mix of the 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 and some of these will be used for the airline to modernize the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to TUI fly Netherlands is yet unknown with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018. [9]

Destinations

TUI fly Netherlands carries out scheduled and chartered flights, although most of the chartered flights are operated for the Dutch tour operator TUI Netherlands. It operates to destinations in the Mediterranean, Finland, Canary Islands, Red Sea, Mexico, Caribbean, United States, Africa, Middle East and the Dutch Caribbean. Following is a list of destinations the airline flies and excludes its other destinations from airlines TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Nordic and TUI Airways. [10]

As of September 2023, TUI fly Netherlands serves the following destinations:

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Aruba Aruba Airport [11] [12]
Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire Bonaire Bonaire Airport [11] [12]
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Seasonal charter
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Boa Vista Aristides Pereira International Airport
Sal Amílcar Cabral International Airport
São Vicente Cesária Évora Airport
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport [13]
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Curaçao Curaçao Airport [14] [12]
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ivalo Ivalo Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kajaani Kajaani Airport Seasonal, begins 17 January 2025 [15]
Kittilä Kittilä Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kuusamo Kuusamo Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Banjul Banjul International Airport [16]
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal charter
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Karpathos Karpathos Island National Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kavala Kavala International Airport Seasonal charter
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Preveza Aktion National Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Samos Samos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Skiathos Skiathos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport [11]
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Marrakech Marrakesh Menara Airport [11]
Nador Nador International Airport [11]
Oujda Angads Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Cancun Cancún International Airport [11]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Base
Eindhoven Eindhoven Airport Base
Rotterdam Rotterdam Airport Base
Groningen Groningen Airport Eelde
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Ohrid Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Funchal Madeira Airport Seasonal charter
Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport Seasonal charter
Terceira Lajes Airport Seasonal charter
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport Seasonal charter [16]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport [11]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal charter
La Palma La Palma Airport Seasonal charter
Lanzarote Lanzarote Airport [11]
Las Palmas Gran Canaria Airport [11]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Tenerife Tenerife-South Airport [17]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sälen Trysil Scandinavian Mountains Airport Begins 23 December 2023 [18]
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Enfidha Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Dalaman Dalaman Airport Seasonal charter [11]
İzmir İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport Seasonal charter [11]

Codeshare agreements

Additionally, TUI fly Netherlands used to have a codeshare agreement with Surinam Airways. [19]

Fleet

Current fleet

TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8 PH-TFL Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner TUI Airlines Netherlands AMS 2019-06-02 (28a).jpg
TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8

As of August 2024, the TUI fly Netherlands fleet consists of the following aircraft: [20]

TUI fly Netherlands fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
PYTotal
Boeing 737 MAX 8 6189189
Boeing 767-300ER 1328328
Boeing 787-8 425280305
Total11

Former fleet

A former TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 737-800 in 2016 Boeing 737-8K5(w) 'PH-TFB' Arkefly (24955424811).jpg
A former TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 737-800 in 2016
A former ArkeFly Boeing 767-300ER in 2010 Boeing 767-304-ER, ArkeFly (TUI Airlines Nederland) AN1794189.jpg
A former ArkeFly Boeing 767-300ER in 2010

TUI fly Netherlands formerly operated the following aircraft: [21] [22]

TUI fly Netherlands former fleet
AircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotes
Airbus A320-200 120062006Leased from Iberworld
320192019Leased from SmartLynx Airlines Estonia and GetJet Airlines
220212021Leased from SmartLynx Airlines/Estonia
220222022Leased from Global Crossing Airlines
Airbus A321-200 120062006Leased from British Midland International
Boeing 737-300 120132013Leased from AirExplore
120152015Leased from Jet Time
Boeing 737-400 220132013Leased from AirExplore
Boeing 737-800 2120052021
220222022Leased from Sunwing Airlines
Boeing 737-900ER 220082008Leased from Futura International Airways
Boeing 757-200 120092009Leased from Skyservice Airlines

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