TUI Airways
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TUI Airways Limited[5] (formerly Thomson Airways) is the British arm of the TUI Airline group, which is owned and operated by the TUI Group. They offer scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.
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Founded | 1 December 1961; 62 years ago (1961-12-01) (as Euravia) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 2 October 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-02) (as TUI Airways) | ||||||
AOC # | 294 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 69[2] | ||||||
Destinations | 96 | ||||||
Parent company | TUI Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Wigmore House, Luton, England[3] | ||||||
Key people | Dawn Wilson (COO) | ||||||
Employees | 10,000 (the entire operation in the UK and Ireland) [4] | ||||||
Website | www |
The airline is the fourth-largest UK airline by total passengers carried, after EasyJet, British Airways and Jet2.com. It is also the world's tenth-largest airline by number of route pairings served.[6] TUI Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Its head office and Registered Office is Wigmore House in Luton, Bedfordshire.