TUIfly
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| TUIfly | ||
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| IATA X3/HF |
ICAO HLX/HLF |
Callsign Yellow Cab/Hapag Lloyd |
| Founded | 2007 (precedessor in 1972) | |
| Hubs | none | |
| Focus cities | Cologne Bonn Airport Stuttgart Airport Hanover Airport |
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| Frequent flyer program | bluemiles | |
| Member lounge | none | |
| Alliance | none | |
| Fleet size | 54 | |
| Destinations | 75 | |
| Parent company | TUI AG | |
| Headquarters | Hanover, Germany | |
| Key people | Dr. Michael Frenzel (TUI) | |
| Website: http://www.tuifly.com | ||
TUIfly is a German airline that 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 aircrafts, 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.
[edit] Virtual Airline
Following the tradition of its precedessors, TUIfly also has a virtual counterpart called TUIfly-virtual that is officially approved by TUIfly. Its members are simulating the flights of TUIfly using the Microsoft Flight Simulator on networks like IVAO or VATSIM.
