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TUI 737 Max 8 G-TUMA at Manchester Airport

TUI starts 737 Max service, but it’s already been repaired!

Published 10/12/2018 Written by: Nick Harding 2 minute read

TUI Airways UK (BY/TOM) (formerly Thomson Airways) has begun operating the Boeing 737 Max 8 from UK airports, but the start didn’t go quite to plan. So far, TUI’s latest …

Jail for drunk passenger who caused flight diversion

Published 26/10/2017 Written by: William Hogarth 2 minute read

On Sunday afternoon a TUI flight bound for Cancun was forced to divert to Quebec in Canada after a drunk passenger began attacking passengers and crew after becoming drunk onboard …

G-FDZG Thomson Family Life (Credit: Angelo Harmsworth)

Cardiff Airport’s Summer underway thanks to Thomas Cook, Thomson, Norwegian & Eurowings

Published 02/05/2017 Written by: Nick Harding 1 minute read

Cardiff Airport’s (CWL/EGFF) 2017 Sumer season has firmly got underway thanks to the arrival of the summer based aircraft from Thomas Cook (MT/TCX) and Thomson (BT/TOM) along with the first …

Thomson adds Montego Bay as direct destination from Cardiff Airport

Published 20/04/2017 Written by: Nick Harding 1 minute read

Thomson Holidays have recently announced their 2018 Holidays including the addition of the Dreamliner flight from Cardiff to Montego Bay (MBJ/MKJS) for the winter 2017/2018 season. According to Thomson, The …

Thomson to Tui rebrand is well underway

Published 27/01/2017 Written by: UK Aviation News Team 1 minute read

Thomson liveried aircraft flying British holidaymakers off on package holidays have always been a common sight at UK airports including Cardiff Airport but the Tui rebrand is now well underway. …

Thomas Cook G-OMYT (Image: The Aviation Media Co.)

Cardiff Airport new routes and special visitors 2017

Published 19/01/2017 Written by: Niall Lock 1 minute read

2017 is going to be an exciting year for Cardiff Airport, here’s why. New airlines/routes: Airline Destination Start Date Cobalt Larnaca LCLK/LCA Summer 2017 Alba Star Palma LEPA/PMI Summer 2017 …

Freebird A320 (Maarten Visser/Wikipedia CC)

Freebird to operate for Thomson

Published 01/04/2016 Written by: UK Aviation News Team 1 minute read

Istanbul based Freedbird Airlines (FH/FHY) has been confirmed as the operator for the weekly Thomson flight from Cardiff (CWL) to Dalaman (DLM) this summer. The Airline which started life in …

Thomson Airways G-OOBD (Picture Credit Nick Harding)

Farewell Thomson, Hello TUI

Published 12/02/2016 Written by: UK Aviation News Team 1 minute read

Thomson, A familiar name and sight at Cardiff Airport will soon be disappearing as parent company TUI has decided to operate under a single brand. Both Thomsonfly (formely Britannia Airways) …

Norwegian Boeing 737-800 (Credit Alan Wilson/Wikipedia)

Thomson add extra Tenerife flight for 2016

Published 08/02/2016 Written by: UK Aviation News Team 1 minute read

Thomson Holidays have confirmed they are adding a new charter flight to Tenerife from Cardiff Airport in 2016. The extra Tenerife flight will be operated by Low-Cost carrier, Norwegian. Norwegian …

Horse owner attempts to block family from holiday win

Published 02/02/2016 Written by: UK Aviation News Team 2 minute read

Green eyed horse owner, Nicola Mitchell from Prestatyn called “foal play” when a picture featuring her horse won a holiday competition with Thomson Holidays. The Bellis family took the selfie, …