TUI, one of the UK’s leading holiday brand – formerly known as Thomson, has announced the launch of a flight service to Podgorica, Montenegro from Birmingham Airport for summer 2018.
The decision to add Montenegro to the network is part of TUI’s plans to offer more choice to customers flying from their local airport and staying at hotels that TUI and First Choice offers, including the brand new 4Sun Holiday Village Montenegro.
The capital city of Montenegro, Podgorica is the official commercial and cultural centre. It is built amongst five rivers, the Zeta, Moraca, Ribnica, Cijevna and Sitnica – the modern Millennium Bridge over the Moraca River, and the stone bridge spanning the Ribnica River are key attractions. Podgorica was rebuilt following WW2, with modern buildings and public parks. Podgorica hosts a number of cultural events and has many theatres, such as Crnogorsko Narodno, Gradsko and Dodest, along with the National Park Skardarsko or Skadar Lake, the biggest lake in Balkan.
Tom Screen, Acting Aviation Director at Birmingham Airport, said: ‘Montenegro is a great destination for TUI to add to its summer 2018 flying schedule. It will be popular with holiday makers as it has stunning mountains, breathtaking beaches and an interesting local culture. We are delighted TUI has chosen to expand its choice of destinations from Birmingham Airport.’
Karen Switzer, Director of Aviation Planning for TUI UK & Ireland, said: ‘It is great to see the first customers heading off on their holidays to one of our newest destinations. We have expanded our programme from Birmingham Airport for summer 2018 and now customers from the Midlands have over 60 destinations to choose from when deciding where to book their holidays.’
Flights will operate once a week every Wednesday until the middle of October. Customers can also book for next year as flights and holidays to Montenegro are already on sale for summer 2019. Seats and holidays can be booked at www.tui.co.uk.
