TUIFLY

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'TUIfly' is the third biggest airline in Germany (after Lufthansa and Air Berlin) and was founded in January 2007 as a cooperation of Hapag-Lloyd Flug and Hapag-Lloyd Express whose brands Hapagfly and HLX.com are no longer used. All flights are operated by Hapag-Lloyd Flug while Hapag-Lloyd Express markets them.
TUIfly offers both charter and low-cost flights. About 60% of all seats are sold directly, 30% as a part of a TUI holiday and 10% by other agencies. In contrast to other low-cost carriers, all seats are pre-assigned at check-in, however on most routes there are no complimentary meals or refreshments offered.
With a fleet of currently 54 Boeing 737 aircraft, TUIfly is Germany's third largest operator, only surpassed by Lufthansa and Air Berlin. As it does not have an IATA or ICAO designator of its own yet, usually the former designators of HLX are used (with a few exceptions for legal reasons). While most flights are operated by Hapag-Lloyd Flug, there are also some flights operated by Germania.
TUIfly have recently announced that all their Thomsonfly aircraft will also be renamed and have the same look as TUIfly, thus Thomsonfly will no longer be around. However, due to the impending merger of First Choice Airways and Thomsonfly, no decision has yet been made on the brand name of these two amalgamated airlines.

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Virtual Airline

Fleet

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Virtual Airline

Following the tradition of its predecessors, TUIfly also has a virtual counterpart called TUIfly-virtual that is officially approved by TUIfly. Its members are simulating the flights of TUIfly using Microsoft Flight Simulator on networks like IVAO or VATSIM.

Fleet

As of the May 2007, the TUIfly fleet consists of the following aircraft:

★ 3 Boeing 737-300

★ 2 Boeing 737-500

★ 10 Boeing 737-700 (8 are operated by Germania)

★ 39 Boeing 737-800 (1 is operated by XL Airways Germany)

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★ TUIfly

★ TUIfly Fleet