TUIfly Nordic

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TUIfly Nordic
IATA 6B	ICAO BLX	Callsign BLUESCAN
Founded		1985 (as Transwede)
Hubs		Oslo Gardermoen Airport, Landvetter International Airport, Malmö Sturup Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Bergen Airport
Alliance		TUI Airlines
Fleet size		7 (2006)
Destinations		23 (2006)
Parent company		TUI Airlines (TUI Group)
Headquarters		Stockholm, Sweden
Key people		Göran Gårdö
Website: http://www.tuiflynordic.se/

TUIfly Nordic, formerly known as Britannia Nordic, is a charter airline based in Sweden. The name changed on May 1, 2006. It operates holiday charter flights from airports in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland to fly vacation travelers for the tour operators Fritidsresor, Finnmatkat and Star Tour. They have destinations in the Canary Islands, Egypt, the Mediterranean and Thailand.

1 History
2 Fleet
3 Destinations
4 External links

[edit] History

The airline was originally formed in 1985 to handle the charter operations of Transwede Airways. In 1996, the charter part of the airline was taken over by Swedish tour operator Fritidsresor and renamed Blue Scandinavia. When Britannia Airways took control in 1998 following the acquisition of Fritidsresor by Thomson, the airline was renamed Britannia AB and later rebranded as Britannia Nordic. In 2000 Preussag (later TUI) acquired the Thomson Group.

In November 2005, the airline was rebranded as Thomsonfly and in May 2006 as TUIfly Nordic due to the new marketing strategy of the TUI Group. In the case of TUIfly Nordic, sometimes the logo of 'Fritidsresor' is marked on the fuselage to indicate their role as the companies main tour operator.

[edit] Fleet

The TUIfly Nordic fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of September 2006):

In the winter they borrow a Boeing 747 and two Boeing 767 which fly to Thailand and other far destinations.

[edit] Destinations

Sweden
- Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö and sometimes other airports
Norway
- Oslo
- Bergen and sometimes other airports
Finland
- Helsinki
Brasil
- Natal
Bulgaria
- Burgas
Cape Verde
- Sal
Cyprus
- Larnaca
Egypt
- Hurghada, Sharm-el-Sheikh
Greece
- Chania, Rhodos, Samos
Italy
- Sardinia, Sicily, Rome, Calabria
Morocco
- Agadir
Mauritius
- Mauritius
Portugal
- Funchal, Faro
Spain
- Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Palma de Mallorca
Thailand
- Bangkok, Phuket
Turkey
- Antalya, Dalaman
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai
Venezuela
- Isla de Margarita

and sometimes other destinations

[edit] External links

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