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'{{Short description|Charter airline of Germany}} {{About|the German airline|its sister companies|TUI Group#TUI Multinational Airlines}} {{Infobox airline | airline = TUI fly Deutschland | image = | IATA = X3 | ICAO = TUI | callsign = TUI JET | aoc = | bases = {{ubl| | {{nowrap|[[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]]}} | {{nowrap|[[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]]}} | {{nowrap|[[Hannover Airport|Hannover]]}} | {{nowrap|[[Munich Airport|Munich]]}} | {{nowrap|[[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]]}} }} | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | alliance = | fleet_size = 23<!--DO NOT LIST ORDERS HERE--> | destinations = 38 | parent = [[TUI Group]] | num_employees = | logo = TUIfly Logo 2016.svg | logo_size = 175 | founded = {{start date and age|2007|04|03|df=yes}} | headquarters = [[Langenhagen]], [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]] | key_people = {{nowrap|Oliver Lackmann <small>(Chief Flight Operations Officer)</small>}} | website = {{URL|www.tui.com}} }} '''TUI fly Deutschland''',<ref>"[http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/bestimmungen_bbb_transavia.html STCC TRANSAVIA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403040918/http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/bestimmungen_bbb_transavia.html |date=April 3, 2016 }}." TUI fly. Retrieved on 16 February 2011.</ref> formerly ''TUIfly'', is a German leisure [[airline]] owned by the travel and tourism company [[TUI Group]]. It is headquartered at [[Hannover Airport]]<ref>"[http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/servicecenter.html Contact] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402080351/http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/servicecenter.html|date=April 2, 2016}}." TUIfly. Retrieved on 12 May 2009. "Address: TUIfly Vermarktungs GmbH Karl-Wiechert-Allee 23 30625 Hannover Germany Address Airline TUIfly: TUIfly GmbH Flughafenstraße 10 30855 Langenhagen"</ref> with bases at several other German airports. TUI fly Deutschland is part of [[TUI Group|TUI Group's]] airline unit. ==History== [[File:Tuifly Verwaltung Flughafen Hann.jpg|thumb|TUI fly Deutschland head office in [[Hannover]]]] [[File:D-AGEE_B737-35B_hlx.com(Leipzig)_LPA_04FEB09_(3254434488).jpg|thumb|A former TUIfly Deutschland [[Boeing 737-300]] in 2009, promoting the city of [[Leipzig]].]] [[File:TUI, D-ATUJ, Boeing 737-8K5 (44389254081).jpg|thumb|TUI fly Deutschland [[Boeing 737-800]] in its current livery.]] ===Formation=== The airline was formed in 2007 by the merger of [[Hapag Lloyd Flug]] and [[Hapag Lloyd Express]] as a branch of [[TUI Travel]]. The [[airline codes]] of its predecessor are still in use, and the [[Airline call sign|callsign]] ''YELLOWCAB'' was used until it was changed to ''TUIJET'' on 24 September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bavaria Germanair |url=https://theinfolist.com/html/ALL/l/Bavaria_Germanair.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=theinfolist.com}}</ref> In the second quarter of 2007, the load factor was at about 79%, compared to about 92% the year before. The company closed its [[Leipzig/Halle Airport|Leipzig/Halle]] and [[Bremen Airport|Bremen]] bases. On 29 January 2008, plans were announced to merge TUIfly with [[Eurowings]] and [[Germanwings]] ([[Lufthansa]] low-cost subsidiaries) to form a joint and independent holding company, but the talks were ultimately unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tui-group.com/en/pressemedien/press_releases/2008/20080129_tuitravel_strategy.html |title=Announcement of TUI AG |publisher=Tui-group.com |year=2008 |access-date=2012-08-12}}</ref> TUI Travel confirmed on 27 March 2009 that it had signed a strategic partnership with [[Air Berlin]] that would see TUI Travel take a 20% stake in [[Air Berlin]], and Air Berlin 20% in TUI fly Germany. Due to regulatory concerns, this was changed to 9.9%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airberlin.com/site/pressnews_dr.php?ID=1540&LANG=eng |title=Air Berlin information on taking over TUI fly Deutschland routes |publisher=AirBerlin.com |access-date=2012-08-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325133703/http://www.airberlin.com/site/pressnews_dr.php?ID=1540&LANG=eng |archive-date=2012-03-25 }}</ref> Air Berlin was also to wet-lease 17 aircraft from TUI fly and take over all of TUI fly Germany's city connections. TUI was to focus on serving the charter market with 21 aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuitravelplc.com/tuitravel/media/press/?ref=58|title=Charter market|publisher=TUI Travel}}{{dead link|date=August 2012}}</ref> From 25 October 2009 onwards, all German domestic flights previously operated by TUI fly Germany were operated by Air Berlin, as well as all flights to Austria, Italy and Croatia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/faqs_flugpreise_buchungen.html |title=TUIfly information on flights taken over by Air Berlin |publisher=Tuifly.com |access-date=2012-08-12}}</ref> Most of these flights were still operated by TUI fly Germany aircraft, but were marketed by Air Berlin. ===Development since 2013=== In December 2013, TUI fly Deutschland abandoned its distinctive yellow livery and replaced it with a blue design which had already been introduced at [[TUI fly Netherlands]], [[TUI fly Belgium]] and [[TUI Airways]]. The first plane in the new colors arrived in [[Hannover]] on 17 February 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.airliners.de/tuifly-erhaelt-erste-boeing-737-im-neuen-design/31531 |title=TUIfly erhält erste Boeing 737 im neuen Design |newspaper=airliners.de |access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref> The livery was updated in 2016, with titles shortened from "TUIfly" to "TUI".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1629/24800528415_c456502a26_c.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-08-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915123905/https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1629/24800528415_c456502a26_c.jpg |archive-date=2016-09-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuifly.com/downloads/Logo_blauer_Hintergrund.png |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-08-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820025327/https://www.tuifly.com/downloads/Logo_blauer_Hintergrund.png |archive-date=2016-08-20 }}</ref> In September 2014, TUI fly Deutschland decided to relocate their operations at [[Zweibrücken Airport]] to nearby [[Saarbrücken Airport]] as Zweibrücken Airport faced bankruptcy and an uncertain future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/31189-germanys-tuifly-to-close-zweibrcken-base-in-november |title=Germany's TUIfly to close Zweibrücken base in November |publisher=ch-aviation.com |access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref> In January 2016, TUI fly Deutschland also announced it would leave [[Hamburg Airport]] entirely due to the increasing competition from low-cost carriers. The summer seasonal routes did not resume, and all remaining routes ended by March 2016.<ref name="TUIflyclosure">[https://web.archive.org/web/20160130004234/http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/43096-tuifly-to-end-hamburg-operations-over-lcc-threat ch-aviation.com - TUIfly to end Hamburg operations over LCC threat] 13 January 2016</ref> In September 2016 plans were announced to merge TUI fly Deutschland with [[Air Berlin]|Air Berlin's]] leisure operations - which were partially operated by TUI fly Germany - as well as Air Berlin's entire Austrian subsidiary [[Niki Luftfahrt|Niki]].<ref>[https://www.handelsblatt.com/my/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/air-berlin-tui-plant-gemeinsame-sache-mit-berliner-krisen-airline/14631182.html?ticket=ST-1129675-hIIKtcMWsc9kmR7Xcui5-ap1 handelsblatt.com - "TUI plans joint ops with Berlin's crisis airline"]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (German) 30 September 2016</ref> On 5 October 2016, TUI fly Deutschland confirmed it was in talks with [[Air Berlin]] and [[Etihad Airways]] to create a new holding company for leisure operations. The new company was planned to serve important holiday destinations from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.aero.de/news-25132/Air-Berlin-spricht-mit-Tui-ueber-Zusammenschluss-von-Touristiksparte.html aero.de - "Air Berlin in talks with TUIfly over merger of tourism branch"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006135259/http://www.aero.de/news-25132/Air-Berlin-spricht-mit-Tui-ueber-Zusammenschluss-von-Touristiksparte.html |date=October 6, 2016 }} (German) 5 October 2016</ref> In June 2017 TUI Group and Etihad Aviation Group announced that joint venture negotiations had ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aviation24.be/airlines/etihad-airways/tui-group-and-etihad-aviation-group-will-not-continue-their-negotiations/|title=TUI Group and Etihad Aviation Group will not continue their negotiations - Aviation24.be|date=9 June 2017|website=aviation24.be|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> In July 2018, the airline announced it would close its base at [[Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport]] by October 2018.<ref name="KB">{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/68577-tui-fly-to-terminate-karlsruhe-presence-in-mid-4q18|title=TUI fly to terminate Karlsruhe presence in mid-4Q18|publisher=ch-aviation.com}}</ref> [[TUI Group]] has 70 [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAX]]s on order.<ref name="boeing">{{cite web|url=http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=737&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=737&ViewReportF=View+Report|title=Boeing 737 Orders & Deliveries|website=boeing.com|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121013435/http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=737&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=737&ViewReportF=View+Report|url-status=dead}}</ref> The order consists of 18 [[Boeing 737 MAX|MAX 10]] aircraft,<ref name="max10">{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-leisure-group-tui-converts-18-orders-to-737-438384/|title=PARIS: Leisure group TUI converts 18 orders to 737 Max 10|date=19 June 2017|website=flightglobal.com|access-date=23 March 2018}}</ref> with the remaining variants unspecified as of June 2017.<ref name="max10"/><ref name="boeing"/> In January 2019, it was announced that TUI fly Deutschland would receive 25 of these 737 MAX by 2023.<ref name="737maxdelivery">{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/interview-oliver-lackmann-insgesamt-25-boeing-737-max-fuer-tuifly-vorgesehen|website=aerotelegraph.com|title=25 Boeing 737 MAX planned for TUI fly|date=14 January 2019}}</ref> After the demise of [[Germania (airline)|Germania]] in early 2019, TUI fly Deutschland announced it would base aircraft at [[Nuremberg Airport]] to fly to several leisure destinations.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/sundair-und-tuifly-helfen-dresden-und-nuernberg aerotelegraph.com - "Sundair and TUIfly help at Dresden and Nuremberg"] 7 Februar 2019</ref> In November 2019, it was announced that the airline planned to operate its long-haul flights to destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico, similar to its sister airlines. Initially, the airline was to have taken on two [[Boeing 787]]s to operate these flights with plans to increase the number in the future. The flights were originally planned to begin in the Winter 2020/21 season, with scheduled and charter services to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica, and Barbados.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.travelbook.de/news/tuifly-plant-langstreckenfluege-ab-deutschland|title=TUI Fly plans long haul from Germany|website=travelbook.de|date=22 November 2019}}</ref> The plans were shelved for the foreseeable future in the wake of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/tuifly-langstrecken-entscheidung-wackelt/55635 airliners.de] (German) 28 May 2020</ref> In October 2020, TUI fly Deutschland retired their last of their 20 [[Boeing 737-700]]s.<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/tuifly-boeing-737-700/57937 airliners.de] 26 October 2020</ref> Several of them had been operated on a long-term [[wetlease]] basis on behalf of now defunct [[Air Berlin]]. In December 2020, the airline announced a major downsizing in operations with a reduction from over 30 to 17 aircraft while also terminating all services from Cologne/Bonn, Basel/Mulhouse, Paderborn/Lippstadt and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/tuifly-umfliegt-im-naechsten-winter-basel-und-koeln aerotelegraph.com] (German) 17 December 2020</ref> ==Operations== TUI fly Deutschland offers both [[Charter airline|charter]] and scheduled flights with about 60% of all seats sold directly, 30% as a part of a TUI holiday package, and 10% by other agencies. TUI fly Deutschland itself offers drinks, snacks, and meals on flights to and from Cape Verde, Egypt, Greece, Israel, southern Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Spain including the Canary Islands, and Tunisia. Hot meals are served on the longest flights, including those to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Egypt, and Madeira.<ref>"[http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/faqs_an_bord.html In the air] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402212044/http://www.tuifly.com/en/service/faqs_an_bord.html |date=April 2, 2016 }}." ''TUIfly''. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.</ref> ==Destinations== TUI fly Deutschland operates from several German airports to leisure destinations mainly around the Mediterranean, such as Spain and Greece. The airline does not operate long-haul flights contrary with the other [[TUI Airlines]]. ==Fleet== ===Current fleet=== {{As of|2024|1}}, the TUI fly Deutschland fleet consists of the following aircraft:<ref name="planespotters">{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/TUIfly|title=TUIfly Fleet Details and History|website=planespotters.net|date=6 January 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |- !Aircraft !In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |- | rowspan="2" |[[Boeing 737-800]] | rowspan="2" |16 | rowspan="2" |&mdash; |186 | rowspan="2" | |- |189 |- |[[Boeing 737 MAX 8]] |7 |18<ref name="737maxdelivery" /> |189 | |- !Total !23 !18 ! colspan="2" | |} ===Former fleet=== TUI fly Deutschland formerly operated the following aircraft:<ref name="planespotters"/> {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center" |- !Aircraft !Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes |- |[[Airbus A319-100]] |1 |2020 |2020 |leased from [[Sundair]] |- |[[Airbus A321-200]] |1 |2019 |2020 |leased from Galistair Malta |- |[[Boeing 737-300]] |3 |2007 |2010 |leased from [[Germania (airline)|Germania]] |- |[[Boeing 737-500]] |5 |2007 |2008 | |- |[[Boeing 737-700]] |21 |2007 |2020 | |- |[[Boeing 767-300ER]] |3 |2015 |2017 |relocated to [[TUI Airways]] |} ==See also== *[[List of airlines of Germany]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline|TUIfly}} *[http://www.tuifly.com/en/ Official website of TUIfly] *[http://www.tui-group.com Official website of the TUI Group] {{Portal bar|Germany|Companies|Aviation}} {{TUI}} {{Airlines of Germany}} {{A4E|state=collapsed}} {{IATA members|europe}} {{Authority control}} {{Coord|52|27|29|N|9|42|28|E|region:DE-NI_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuifly}} [[Category:Airlines of Germany]] [[Category:Airlines established in 2007]] [[Category:European Low Fares Airline Association]] [[Category:TUI Group]] [[Category:Charter airlines]]'