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Tui Group confirms €293m hit from Max grounding so far

Operators
Jennifer Morris
11 December 2019

Tui Group has confirmed a €293 million hit from the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft in its 2019 full-year results to 30 September.

Tui headquarters

The group delivered underlying ebita (earnings before interest taxes and amortisation) -25.6% down year-on-year to €893 million. 

Group turnover climbed by 2.7% to €18.9 billion, while the group’s northern region, which includes the UK, reported underlying ebit for the holiday experiences business down by 79.6% to €56.8 million. 

The group said while its holiday experiences business delivered a “strong performance”, its markets and airlines business saw a “challenging market”, “with a number of significant headwinds”.