Am amazed no one has posted this…
Two 737 aircraft will operate the flights from Bournemouth – the first Southern base for Thomsonfly.com. The airline is part of TUI UK, which includes well known brands Lunn Poly and Thomson Holidays. Bournemouth is the third regional airport base to be announced since Thomsonfly.com launched in December last year.
The flight services will offer people in the region low fares flights from their local airport. One-way fares will start from under £20 including taxes and charges – which is less than a single rail fare from Bournemouth to London.
The operation will benefit the local economy by creating over 60 jobs directly at Thomsonfly.com, investing in the area and benefiting local tourism by encouraging incoming tourism.
Thomsonfly.com operation at Coventry Airport flew over 350,000 sector passengers in its first six months of operation, which commenced in March this year. Winter routes are now being introduced including cities, winter sun resorts and ski destinations. Earlier this year Thomsonfly.com also announced that it would be operating from Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport, former RAF Finningley, next spring.
Chief Commercial Officer of Thomsonfly.com, Alex Hunter, was at the airport today to launch the airline’s new base, he said: “Bournemouth is one of the fastest growing towns in Europe making it a great choice for a new base. The number of low cost routes is very limited from Bournemouth so our flights will open this up dramatically and this is a real opportunity for Thomsonfly.com. People want to be able to be able to choose from a range of leisure destinations at low fares without having to travel to a London airport. The routes will also provide a new gateway to the UK for overseas travellers, providing an extra boost for the local economy.”
Rowena Burns, Group Strategy Director of Manchester Airport Group, added: “Thomsonfly.com has quickly established itself as a major low fares airline and we are delighted that they have chosen Bournemouth as their southern base. We strongly believe that having such a major player based at the airport will prove to be a huge magnet for a wider audience who may not have previously considered flying from Bournemouth in the past. It also puts Bournemouth Airport firmly on the map which is good news for local businesses and tourism, and will help attract investment and industry into the region.”
The flights will go on sale in early December on the website at http://www.thomsonfly.com or by calling 0870 1900 737. By pre-registering on the website potential passengers will receive the details of the routes and flights as soon as they are announced
Fantastic news for BOH especially after they lost Buzz when Ryanair took them over, they seems to never be a day going by without a new route announcement at the moment!
By: cabincrew1 - 14th October 2004 at 08:50
it will be interesting to see MOL’s reaction to this one!!!!.
that was my first thought, remember what he did when palmair started talking about pik from boh then buzz announced the same run umm lets watch the space!!! saw on southtoday someone say would be nice for a service to italy fr= rome or milan from boh???
By: cabincrew1 - 14th October 2004 at 08:50
it will be interesting to see MOL’s reaction to this one!!!!.
that was my first thought, remember what he did when palmair started talking about pik from boh then buzz announced the same run umm lets watch the space!!! saw on southtoday someone say would be nice for a service to italy fr= rome or milan from boh???
By: thesaint - 14th October 2004 at 08:29
As a local,this is great new’s for all of us down here,especially after the Buzz/RYR debacle(I had a ticket booked with Buzz),it will be interesting to see MOL’s reaction to this one!!!!. I doubt he’s got the finance’s to buy out the TUI group.
We are apparently having 2 ex DLH B733’s based for the 6 destination’s.
Here’s looking forward to my first Thomsonfly flight!!.
By: thesaint - 14th October 2004 at 08:29
As a local,this is great new’s for all of us down here,especially after the Buzz/RYR debacle(I had a ticket booked with Buzz),it will be interesting to see MOL’s reaction to this one!!!!. I doubt he’s got the finance’s to buy out the TUI group.
We are apparently having 2 ex DLH B733’s based for the 6 destination’s.
Here’s looking forward to my first Thomsonfly flight!!.
By: skycruiser - 14th October 2004 at 05:25
Bournemouth is a diversion airfield for BA’s 737 fleet.
By: skycruiser - 14th October 2004 at 05:25
Bournemouth is a diversion airfield for BA’s 737 fleet.
By: MerlinXX - 14th October 2004 at 04:54
Bournemouth always seems to have a good variety of aircraft coming in and out. Not only EAL’s base, but FR Aviation used to do alot of work on privately owned aircraft. I heard a rumour before that the Sultan of Brunei (or someone similar) used to park his aircraft there when visiting England, as the parking charges at Heathrow were astronomical!!!!. Also, during the winter months, Bournemouth gets quite a few diversions as it does not suffer with fog as regularly as some of the larger airports.
By: MerlinXX - 14th October 2004 at 04:54
Bournemouth always seems to have a good variety of aircraft coming in and out. Not only EAL’s base, but FR Aviation used to do alot of work on privately owned aircraft. I heard a rumour before that the Sultan of Brunei (or someone similar) used to park his aircraft there when visiting England, as the parking charges at Heathrow were astronomical!!!!. Also, during the winter months, Bournemouth gets quite a few diversions as it does not suffer with fog as regularly as some of the larger airports.
By: cabincrew1 - 14th October 2004 at 03:52
on the local bbc southtoday news they have said that tomsonfly don’t know what destinations they are going to offer from boh, but tickets will go on sale in december i hope they really do well as they will have a fight on there hands what with fr at boh and be at sou, but this is fab news hope all works out for them. danairboy you was moaning the other day on how expensive frills airlines was i.e eastern airways
By: cabincrew1 - 14th October 2004 at 03:52
on the local bbc southtoday news they have said that tomsonfly don’t know what destinations they are going to offer from boh, but tickets will go on sale in december i hope they really do well as they will have a fight on there hands what with fr at boh and be at sou, but this is fab news hope all works out for them. danairboy you was moaning the other day on how expensive frills airlines was i.e eastern airways
By: LBARULES - 13th October 2004 at 18:34
I read they had purchased some of the ex LH 733s. Jet2 have just got a few of those as well.
By: LBARULES - 13th October 2004 at 18:34
I read they had purchased some of the ex LH 733s. Jet2 have just got a few of those as well.
By: topjet330 - 13th October 2004 at 18:31
to add to that apparently a B737-800 is to be based at Doncaster with three B737-300’s
By: topjet330 - 13th October 2004 at 18:31
to add to that apparently a B737-800 is to be based at Doncaster with three B737-300’s
By: topjet330 - 13th October 2004 at 18:30
it will be intresting to see where the 7 aircraft needed in total will come from
By: topjet330 - 13th October 2004 at 18:30
it will be intresting to see where the 7 aircraft needed in total will come from
By: MANAIRPORTMAD - 13th October 2004 at 16:04
ah ok, thanks LBARULES
By: MANAIRPORTMAD - 13th October 2004 at 16:04
ah ok, thanks LBARULES
By: LBARULES - 13th October 2004 at 16:03
Yep, and all the ex EAL a/c.
By: LBARULES - 13th October 2004 at 16:03
Yep, and all the ex EAL a/c.
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