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May 2023 TUI Launches Biggest Ever Summer Programme With 1.1 Million Extra Flights
TUI has added a further 1.1 million flight seats for UK holidaymakers departing in summer 2024. Giving customers more flexibility with departing airports, destinations and holiday lengths, the new announcement means the season will be TUI’s biggest summer yet. With far more capacity to take holidaymakers to key destinations,
it’s great news for British holidaymakers looking to lock in their summer holidays early. The increase in seats is made across 13 regional airports, from Glasgow to Bournemouth. Customers can fly to more destinations than ever before from their local airport. Over 10 million flights for Summer 2024 The additional capacity is helping TUI increase the frequency
of flights and offer more choice and flexibility for British holidaymakers. The increase means that TUI is now set to have over 10 million seats available for the season, including to destinations that are already popular with customers.
The increase will see:
- 250,000 additional seats to Turkey - 250,000 additional seats to Spain - 250,000 additional seats to Greece and Cyprus - 300,000 additional seats to North Africa - 50,000 additional seats to Italy and Croatia - New Marella Cruise itineraries Andrew Flintham, TUI managing director, said: “Our customers
want more flexibility and to be able to choose a departure airport that is close to home – and that is exactly what the new TUI 2024 summer programme has been designed to do. We want every one of our customers to be able to create a holiday as unique as they are – departure airport, destination and duration are all key components which come together to make the perfect TUI holiday. “The 2024 programme will see extra flights departing from across
the UK with additional TUI flying from Glasgow, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Bristol, and East Midlands. Each region of the UK will see significant increase in flight seats offering more holidays to those living in the region. All of this adds up to over 1 million extra TUI smiles!”
Foreign Office Issues Warning Regarding Travel to Turkey for Medical Procedures
THE Foreign Office has issued a warned regarding travelling to Turkey for medical procedures. This comes after reports emerged of an outbreak of botulism within the Istanbul and Ozmir regions of Turkey in February you this year. Botulism is caused by a
toxin which attacks the nerve system causing suffered to experience difficulty breathing, muscle paralysis or even death. The reports have been linked
to weight-loss treatments being carried out in the regions previously mentioned. The foreign office said,
“We are aware of 24 British nationals who have died in Turkey since January 2019 following medical tourism visits.
“There are reports of
an outbreak of botulism cases linked to weight loss treatments performed in Istanbul and Izmir in February 2023. “You can find further information on botulism in Turkey from the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC). “If you are travelling to
Turkey to undertake a medical procedure we would advise you to refer to the HealthTurkiye portal website for medical providers who are approved by the Ministry of Health.”
FLIGHTS TO NEWQUAY TAKE OFF FROM BELFAST CITY
AIRPORT
THE first Aer Lingus Regional service to popular UK holiday destination, Newquay Cornwall has taken off from George Best Belfast City Airport today. Belfast City Airport is the only Airport in Northern Ireland to offer passengers a direct route to Newquay Cornwall Airport, with flights operating on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays throughout the spring and summer. Operated by Emerald
FINNAIR has celebrated 40 years of flying to Japan in a major milestone for the Nordic carrier. Finnair’s first flight to the ‘Land of the
Rising Sun’ took off on 22 April 1983, with a new non-stop service to Tokyo-Narita, becoming the only airline at the time to offer direct flights between Western Europe and Japan. Technological advancements with extra
fuel tanks on its DC-10 aircraft allowed the Nordic carrier to increase the speed of service and forgoing transfers. It carved out a unique customer proposition by flying via the North Pole and the shortest routes between Europe
Airlines, the new route builds on the Aer Lingus Regional existing portfolio from Belfast City Airport with flights already in operation to Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, and Southampton. The airline has extensive
plans to continue developing its network from its Belfast base, with flights to Isle of Man, Jersey, and Newcastle set to begin in the coming weeks.
$20 Million in Gold Stolen in Toronto Airport Cargo Holding Area Heist
A CANADIAN airport is missing $20 million in gold after a recent heist. The airport heist is said to have
taken place in Toronto Airport and went undetected at the time. The gold was within a ‘high
PLANS to introduce the new EU entry-exit systems,
otherwise
known as EES, for UK Travellers heading to Europe have been delayed once again. Originally, the implementation
of these new biometric checks were scheduled for 2021, a date which was pushed back to November 2023 following technical difficulties.
value container’ which is said to have been taken by thieves who has access to the cargo holding area from an adjacent company; The company resides close to the secure area of the airport. No arrests have currently been
made. “Our investigators have got their
eyes opened to all avenues” said Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duivesteyn. “We are looking at all angles on how this item was stolen”.
EU Biometric Scheme For UK Travellers Delayed Until Summer 2024 Sources have reported that
the EES has been further pushed back until Summer 2024, with the earliest checks set to be introduced in May 2024. The introduction of EES means
that US-style fingerprints and facial biometric checks at EU borders will be implemented for UK Passport Holders.
The EU is also set to introduce
the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), an online visa which will be mandatory for UK Visitors heading to the EU. These visas will cost €7 and will be valid for three years. The introduction of the ETIAS
has also been postponed and is set to be put in place from 2024.
Finnair
Celebrates 40 Years of
Flying to the Land of the Rising Sun
and Asia. Over the next four decades, Finnair established a formidable reputation for flying to the Far East and before the pandemic flew to more destinations in Japan, than any other European carrier. In response to increasing customer demand, Finnair became the popular gateway to Japan. With the start of direct services to Fukuoka in 2016, Finnair was the first – and only – European airline to operate to five different cities in Japan, including Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo and Tokyo. Finnair flights to Tokyo Narita, via the North Pole, resumed on 9 March 2022.
US Proposes National No-Fly List for Unruly or Abusive Passengers Convicted of Serious Acts
THE US is proposing to
create a national no- fly list for unruly passengers. The bipartisan Protection from
Abusive Passengers Act would enable the TSA to ‘set up and manage a program’ to
store details of abusive passengers. The no-fly list would be for people fined or convicted of assaulting crew members and other serious acts. The amount of time a person would be banned from flying would be based on the severity of the crime.
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