TUI fly Netherlands

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TUI fly Netherlands, legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Netherlands (formerly branded as Arkefly and Arke),[2] is a Dutch charter airline headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands.[3] It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of the German travel conglomerate TUI Group and its main base is Schiphol Airport.[4]

TUI fly Netherlands
IATA ICAO Call sign
OR TFL ORANGE
FoundedFebruary 2005; 19 years ago (2005-02)
(as Arkefly)
Commenced operations21 April 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-21)
Operating bases
Fleet size11
Destinations60[1]
Parent companyTUI Group
HeadquartersHaarlemmermeer, Netherlands
Websitewww.tui.nl

History

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TUI fly Netherlands head office

TUI fly Netherlands traces its roots to Air Holland which was founded in 1981. After financial problems, Air Holland was taken over by the ExelAviation Group and took a new start as HollandExel in January 2004. In May 2005, the ExelAviation Group was declared bankrupt. The German TUI Group took over the airline's activities and renamed it ArkeFly.

Operations in Curaçao began on 15 July 2004 as DutchCaribbeanExel, which was also part of the ExelAviation Group but was later taken over, together with sister airline HollandExel, by the TUI Group and renamed ArkeFly Curaçao.[5] ArkeFly started weekly flights to St. Maarten from Amsterdam on 2 December 2007, but discontinued this service in November 2008. TUI holds that flights may resume if the volume of tourists travelling to St. Maarten increases.[6] Operations to Orlando, Miami, Puerto Vallarta, and Israel began in 2011.

In October 2013, Arkefly changed its marketing name to Arke, to reflect the partnership with the travel agency of the same name.[7]

On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries will be named TUI, whilst keeping their separate air operator's certificate, taking over three years to complete. Arke was the first to undergo the change and was renamed TUI on 1 October 2015, therefore changing the airline's name also.[8]

TUI Group has 70 737 MAXs on order for the group, the order consists of a mix of the 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 and some of these will be used for the airline to modernize the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to TUI fly Netherlands is yet unknown with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018.[9]

Destinations

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TUI fly Netherlands carries out scheduled and chartered flights, although most of the chartered flights are operated for the Dutch tour operator TUI Netherlands. It operates to destinations in the Mediterranean, Finland, Canary Islands, Red Sea, Mexico, Caribbean, United States, Africa, Middle East and the Dutch Caribbean. Following is a list of destinations the airline flies and excludes its other destinations from airlines TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Nordic and TUI Airways.[10]

As of September 2023, TUI fly Netherlands serves the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
  Aruba Aruba Aruba Airport [11][12]
  Bonaire Bonaire Bonaire Airport [11][12]
  Bulgaria Burgas Burgas Airport Seasonal charter
  Cape Verde Boa Vista Aristides Pereira International Airport
Sal Amílcar Cabral International Airport
São Vicente Cesária Évora Airport
  Cuba Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport [13]
  Curaçao Curaçao Curaçao Airport [14][12]
  Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport
  Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
  Finland Ivalo Ivalo Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kajaani Kajaani Airport Seasonal, begins 17 January 2025 [15]
Kittilä Kittilä Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kuusamo Kuusamo Airport Seasonal charter [11]
  Gambia Banjul Banjul International Airport [16]
  Greece Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal charter
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Karpathos Karpathos Island National Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kavala Kavala International Airport Seasonal charter
Kefalonia Kefalonia International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Preveza Aktion National Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Samos Samos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Skiathos Skiathos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
  Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport [11]
  Morocco Marrakech Marrakesh Menara Airport [11]
Nador Nador International Airport [11]
Oujda Angads Airport Seasonal charter [11]
  Mexico Cancun Cancún International Airport [11]
  Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Base
Eindhoven Eindhoven Airport Base
Rotterdam Rotterdam Airport Base
Groningen Groningen Airport Eelde
  North Macedonia Ohrid Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport Seasonal charter [11]
  Portugal Funchal Madeira Airport Seasonal charter
Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport Seasonal charter
Terceira Lajes Airport Seasonal charter
  Senegal Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport Seasonal charter [16]
  Spain Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport [11]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal charter
La Palma La Palma Airport Seasonal charter
Lanzarote Lanzarote Airport [11]
Las Palmas Gran Canaria Airport [11]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Tenerife Tenerife-South Airport [17]
  Sweden Sälen Trysil Scandinavian Mountains Airport Begins 23 December 2023 [18]
  Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Enfidha Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport Seasonal charter [11]
  Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Seasonal charter [11]
Dalaman Dalaman Airport Seasonal charter [11]
İzmir İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport Seasonal charter [11]

Codeshare agreements

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Additionally, TUI fly Netherlands used to have a codeshare agreement with Surinam Airways.[19]

Fleet

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Current fleet

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TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 787-8

As of August 2024, the TUI fly Netherlands fleet consists of the following aircraft:[20]

TUI fly Netherlands fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
P Y Total
Boeing 737 MAX 8 6 189 189
Boeing 767-300ER 1 328 328
Boeing 787-8 4 25 280 305
Total 11

Former fleet

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A former TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 737-800 in 2016
 
A former ArkeFly Boeing 767-300ER in 2010

TUI fly Netherlands formerly operated the following aircraft:[21][22]

TUI fly Netherlands former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A320-200 1 2006 2006 Leased from Iberworld
3 2019 2019 Leased from SmartLynx Airlines Estonia and GetJet Airlines
2 2021 2021 Leased from SmartLynx Airlines/Estonia
2 2022 2022 Leased from Global Crossing Airlines
Airbus A321-200 1 2006 2006 Leased from British Midland International
Boeing 737-300 1 2013 2013 Leased from AirExplore
1 2015 2015 Leased from Jet Time
Boeing 737-400 2 2013 2013 Leased from AirExplore
Boeing 737-800 21 2005 2021
2 2022 2022 Leased from Sunwing Airlines
Boeing 737-900ER 2 2008 2008 Leased from Futura International Airways
Boeing 757-200 1 2009 2009 Leased from Skyservice Airlines

See also

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References

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  1. ^ tui.nl - Vliegbestemmingen TUI retrieved 15 March 2017
  2. ^ Arklefly shortens its name to just Arke Drum, Bruce, World Airlines News. 22 October 2013, retrieved 3 November 2013
  3. ^ "Arkefly." TUI Nederland. Retrieved on 28 September 2009. "ArkeFly Beech Avenue 43 1119 RA Schiphol-Rijk Postbus 75607 1118 ZR Schiphol-Triport "
  4. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 77.
  5. ^ Flight International 27 March 2007
  6. ^ ArkeFly Discontinues St. Maarten Service
  7. ^ "Aircraft Operators - TUI fly Netherlands". www.hef.ru.nl. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Arke Fly kicks off TUI Group rebranding exercise". CH Aviation. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. ^ "TUI GROUP ANNOUNCE SELECTION OF 18 BOEING 737 MAX 10S". aviation24.be. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Tickets and destinations". Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "TUIfly Netherlands (OR) flight index". Flightmapper.
  12. ^ a b c "TUI blijft vliegen op de Caribische eilanden vanaf Amsterdam" (in Dutch). Curacao.nu. 23 June 2022.
  13. ^ "TUI fly Netherlands flight OR337". Aviability. 22 September 2022.
  14. ^ "SLM wants to compete with KLM and TUI on Curaçao-Amsterdam route". Curaçao Chronicle. 21 April 2023.
  15. ^ "TUIfly Netherlands Expands Finland Service in 1Q25".
  16. ^ a b "Nieuwe Luchthaven Dakar voordeel voor TUI-reizigers" (in Dutch). Luchtvaartnieuws. 8 December 2017.
  17. ^ "TUIfly Netherlands 1Q24 Boeing 767 European Operations".
  18. ^ "TUI START KOMENDE WINTER VLUCHTEN TUSSEN SCHIPHOL EN SCANDINAVIAN MOUNTAINS" (in Dutch). Luchtvaartnieuws. 11 July 2023.
  19. ^ "TUI Netherlands / Surinam Airways plans codeshare service from April 2017". Routesonline. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  20. ^ "TUI Airlines Netherlands Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  21. ^ "ArkeFly Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Arke Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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