Tui bases second aircraft at Bournemouth ahead of Jet2 launch next year

“Tui has been flying out of Bournemouth for 19 years and during that time, demand for Mediterranean holidays has soared in the region,” said commercial director Phil Iveson on Friday (24 May).

“With the addition of this new aircraft we’re helping meet that demand and with exclusive routes to Kefalonia and Paphos and more flexible durations we are making sure our customers can travel from their local airport to their ideal holiday destination”.

The additional aircraft will create 30 new cabin crew jobs this summer, said Tui. Crew relations manager Nicola Bendall, who has worked for the airline and operator for 24 years, said the additional capacity couldn’t be more welcome.

"This second aircraft is a massive vote of confidence for the future of Bournemouth," she said. Our passengers have been asking for this additional capacity for a long time, and it’s created a real energy among the crew."

Bournemouth airport managing director Steve Gill added: “We have a long and proud partnership with Tui and are delighted to be welcoming their second aircraft which provides passengers with even more choice and flexibility from their local airport.

“We expect to handle more than one million passengers this year and Tui’s commitment to Bournemouth is a big part of that continued growth.”

In April, Tui confirmed it was putting an extra 345,000 seats on sale from the UK for summer 2025, 15,000 of which were due to be at Bournemouth.