TUI Airways

TUI Airways Limited
Boeing 737-800 in TUI Airways colors
IATA ICAO Call sign
BY TOM TOMJET
FoundedJanuary 1962 (1962-01) (as Euravia)
Commenced operations
  • 1 May 2009 (2009-05-01) (as Thomson Airways)
AOC #294
Operating bases
Fleet size71
Destinations96
Parent companyTUI Group
HeadquartersWigmore House, Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Key peopleDawn Wilson (COO)
Employees10,000 (the entire operation in the UK and Ireland)
Websitewww.tui.co.uk, www.tuiholidays.ie

TUI Airways Limited is a British scheduled and charter airline, owned and operated by the TUI Group. They fly various scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and Ireland to leisure destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.

The air carrier is the fourth largest UK airline by total passengers carried, after EasyJet, British Airways and Jet2.com. It is also the world's tenth largest airline by number of route pairings served. TUI Airways holds a United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Type A Operating Licence permitting it to carry passengers, cargo and mail on aircraft with 20 or more seats. Its head office and registered office is Wigmore House in Luton, Bedfordshire.