TUI, the UK-based holiday company, has announced its winter 2020 programme from Birmingham Airport with the addition of new destination The Gambia and the reintroduction of holidays to Sharm El Sheikh.
The new direct flights to The Gambia from Birmingham are now on sale with weekly flights operating on a Thursday, with the first flight departing on November 5, 2020. TUI also said that eight hotels are now on sale in The Gambia including in Kotu and Kololi.
Long haul flying from Birmingham airport for winter 2020 will see flights added to the popular winter destination of Goa (India) and new weekly flying days to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) giving customers more choice.
TUI has holidays to Sharm El Sheikh, with new flights departing from February 2020 to continue to operate on a Wednesday from Birmingham. From May 2020, TUI will offer both 10 and 11 night holidays to Sharm El Sheikh with an extra flight also available on a Sunday. Known for the red sea and beautiful sandy beaches, Sharm El Sheikh boasts hotels including the exclusive 5T TUI Magic Life and the 5T Reef Oasis Blue Bay.
Further, for the winter 2020 programme TUI has added additional flying days across five of its current destinations that depart from Birmingham Airport, including customer favourites Lanzarote (Canaries), Tenerife (Canaries) and Hurghada (Egypt) giving customers from the West Midlands more choice of holiday destinations.
For summer 2021 Birmingham airport will see a further 46,000 additional seats, and the programme will also include additional flying days to Orlando Sanford (Florida).
TUI UK&I’s Director of Aviation Planning, Karen Switzer, said: ‘Earlier this month TUI announced its winter 2020 and summer 2021 holiday programme which has since expanded with more destinations and added flights. We are delighted that the additional flights provide holidaymakers departing from our regional airports with even more choice when deciding where to go away. With additional flying capacity and more than 1,000 hotels already on sale for summer 2021 it gives those planning ahead the opportunity to choose the most suitable airport, destination and hotel.
‘The customer is at the heart of everything we do and this additional growth to some of our customer’s favourite holiday hotspots from Birmingham airport demonstrates our continued commitment for people to discover their smile with us.’
Tom Screen, Aviation Director of Birmingham Airport said: ‘We are delighted to see TUI growing its long-haul route network from Birmingham, with the return of Sharm El Sheikh from February and new services to The Gambia, Goa, Punta Cana next winter. TUI is such a popular and respected brand amongst customers and the travel industry and we are proud to be able to serve these new flights as well as the existing 53 destinations available with TUI from Birmingham.’
