TUI fly Nordic
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Founded | December 1996 (as Blue Scandinavia) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | May 2006 (as TUI fly Nordic) | ||||||
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Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||
Employees | 650 | ||||||
Website | www www www www |
TUI fly Nordic is a
History
The airline was originally formed in 1985 as Transwede Airways operating both charter and scheduled flights to destinations around Europe. In 1996 the charter part of the airline was taken over by the Swedish tour operator Fritidsresor and was renamed to Blue Scandinavia. Following the acquisition of Fritidsresor by Thomson in 1998 the airline was rebranded as Britannia Nordic. After Preussag (TUI) acquired the Thomson Group in 2000 the airline was rebranded as TUI fly Nordic in 2005.[1]
In 2015 the TUI Group announced that all five of its airline subsidiaries would be rebranded as
Destinations
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Lockheed_L-1011-1_Tristar%2C_Blue_Scandinavia_JP5955232.jpg/220px-Lockheed_L-1011-1_Tristar%2C_Blue_Scandinavia_JP5955232.jpg)
As of October 2020, TUI fly Nordic serves the following destinations:[6][7][8][9]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of March 2024, the TUI fly Nordic fleet consists of the following aircraft:[13][14]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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P | Y | Total | ||||
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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3 | — | — | 189 | 189 | |
Boeing 787-9
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1 | — | 63 | 282 | 345 | |
Total | 4 | — |
Former fleet
TUI fly Nordic formerly operated the following aircraft:[15]
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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Boeing 737-800
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18 | 1998 | 2021 | [16] |
Boeing 757-200
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4 | 1998 | 2002 | |
5 | 2005 | 2011 | ||
Boeing 767-300ER
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3 | 1999 | 2002 | |
3 | 2008 | 2021 | ||
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar | 2 | 1996 | 1997 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
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3 | 1996 | 1998 |
See also
References
- ^ "TUI Airlines Review". Wanderlusting. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Arke Fly kicks off TUI Group rebranding exercise". CH Aviation. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ a b Boeing 737 Orders & Deliveries
- ^ a b PARIS: Leisure group TUI converts 18 orders to 737 Max 10
- ^ "John Murphy's blog – July 2017". 18 July 2017.
- ^ "Only Flight". tui.no.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Only Flight". tui.se.
- ^ a b "Only Flight". tui.dk.
- ^ a b "Only Flight". tui.fi.
- ^ "Only Flight". tui.no.
- ^ Liu, Jim (3 January 2020). "TUIfly Nordic outlines Norrkoping network in S20". routesonline.com.
- ^ "TUI lanserar sju nya flyglinjer till Scandinavian Mountains Airport Sälen-Trysil". Mynewsdesk. 21 October 2020.
- ^ "TUIfly Nordic Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Sweden's TUI fly Nordic adds maiden B737 MAX 8".
- ^ "Blue Scandinavia Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "TUI fly Nordic retires last B737-800". Ch-Aviation. 1 December 2021.
External links
Media related to TUIfly Nordic at Wikimedia Commons