TUI fly Deutschland: How the TUI Group's Holiday Flights Work

Born from the Merger of Hapagfly and TUIfly

The 2016 rebranding unified under a single brand the previous airline arms of the German tourism group, placing the airline in a broader network of TUI carriers also active in the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Boeing 737s, Awaiting the MAXs

The fleet, made up of about 23 aircraft, is built on the Boeing 737-800 with a growing number of 737 MAX 8s on delivery, in a high-density configuration designed for leisure routes.

Five Bases, Classic Holiday Destinations

Hanover remains the most important base by number of seats offered, followed by Düsseldorf and Frankfurt; Munich and Stuttgart complete the network to Germany's classic holiday destinations: the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, Egypt and Turkey.

Package or Single Flight: Different Fares

Those who book a complete TUI package holiday almost always get checked baggage included by default; those who buy the flight alone, without a package, follow a fare logic closer to a low-cost carrier's, with baggage often excluded from the base fare.

What Passengers Say

• Strengths: an extensive network to classic holiday destinations with direct flights even from smaller regional airports.
• Weaknesses: widespread delays in the July-August peaks due to congestion at Mediterranean airports, and complaints about legroom in the high-density configuration.

It is the most convenient choice for those booking a complete TUI package holiday who want the air transfer included with no extra worries; it is less suitable for those looking for maximum schedule flexibility on niche routes, since the timetable follows the needs of tour packages more than the demand of individual independent travelers. A practical tip: those buying the flight alone, without a package, must explicitly check whether checked baggage is included, because the "flight only" ticket often excludes it even on routes where package passengers get it by default.