TUI adds long-haul to Doncaster Sheffield Airport programme
Holiday company TUI UK has announced that an additional aircraft will be positioned out of Doncaster Sheffield Airport as it adds long-haul added to the programme and five new routes from summer 2019.
Customers flying from Doncaster Sheffield Airport will see an increase of 110,000 seats after TUI this morning announced an additional aircraft would be based there. DSA will see a 15% share of TUI’s overall passenger growth for summer 2019.
Next summer, TUI will be the only airline flying long-haul from Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Customers will be able to book summer holidays to Sanford in Florida, flying on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Flights and holidays to Pula (Croatia), Hurghada (Egypt), Kos (Greece) and Bodrum (Turkey) have all been added to the programme from Doncaster Sheffield Airport for next summer.
Additional flights to popular destinations have been added to the programme for next summer, there will be more flights to Alicante in Spain and 10 and 11 night holiday options to Zante, Antalya and Rhodes for customers flying from Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
TUI UK’s Commercial Director Richard Sofer said: “Summer 2019 is the most ambitious programme we have ever introduced. We are focusing firmly on expanding access to our amazing range of holidays through an extended regional flying programming concentrated on the core destinations holidaymakers want to travel to, while offering the flexibility of holiday duration they want.
“We’ve increased our capacity by basing an additional aircraft in Doncaster Sheffield, adding 110,000 additional seats and introducing five new routes from Doncaster Sheffield Airport for summer 2019. We are also giving customers even more opportunity when booking their summer holidays with the new addition of long haul flying and more 10 and 11 night holiday options.”
Chris Harcombe, aviation development director at DSA, said: “TUI is more than an airline to DSA, it is our founding partner. Adding long haul and further new routes is the next logical step to reward their many loyal customers with even more choice from DSA.
“Coming off the back of our Vision and Masterplan launches showing the true scale of what DSA can achieve, this news is a clear forward step and backing of what we want to achieve. We look forward to these routes starting in summer 19”
Summer 2019 holidays will be on sale from 5 April.
