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Tui's Flintham: 'We know we haven't got it right on refunds'

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James Chapple
21 May 2020

Tui has launched a self-service refund tool and introduced greater flexibility on amendments, with UK and Ireland boss Andrew Flintham admitting the operator "hasn’t got it right" on refunds.

Andrew Flintham, managing director for Tui, said the airline has recruited more staff and have more aircraft available

Andrew Flintham has been with Tui since 2007 and has risen through the ranks to the role of managing director

Flintham apologised to customers on Thursday (21 May) for the length of time it has taken Tui to find a system to process what he described as an "unprecedented volume" of refunds, with more than 900,000 customers impacted by cancellations owing to Covid-19 travel restrictions.


Customers who have cancelled holidays before 11 June can now access a self-service section on the Tui website to apply for a cash refund, while customers with holidays booked up to 31 August can now make free amendments online until 30 June.