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TUI Group to retire the Thomson brand in the UK

TUI Group (Hannover) has decided to retire the Thomson brand in the United Kingdom according to this report by Reuters. The retirement of the Thomson brand, which started selling holiday packages in 1965, would presumably also include Thomson Airways (formerly Thomsonfly) (London-Gatwick), although this remains unconfirmed.

The TUI Group is moving towards a single TUI brand and this of course would probably also affect Arke (Arkefly) and Jetairfly. The move is expected to take several years to complete.

Read the full report: CLICK HERE

Route Map: Current routes from London Gatwick:

Copyright Photo below: SPA/AirlinersGallery.com. Thomson Airways’ Boeing 737-8K5 G-TAWA (msn 37264) completes the final approach to the runway at London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW).

Thomson Airways aircraft slide show:

Thomson Airways to operate VIP Boeing 757 charter flights again starting in October

Thomson Airways (London-Luton and Manchester) will again operate a series of around-the-world VIP charter flights starting in October with a specially configured VIP Boeing 757-200 for Smithsonian Journeys and National Geographic Expeditions according to Airline Route.

The first charter flight will depart from Sanford (near Orlando) on October 1 and the second will depart from Washington (Dulles) on October 7.

Read about the National Geographic trip: CLICK HERE

Map of the National Geographic VIP trip:

Copyright Photo: James Helbock/AirlinersGallery.com. Thomson has painted its VIP Boeing 757s in special color schemes in the past such as this Boeing 757-28A G-OOBE (msn 33100) operated for TCS and Starquest Expeditions.

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