Seating, luggage and upgrades

Upgraded seating on your flight, extra luggage allowance, and Champagne on pre-order – just some of the ways to make your TUI Airways journey as exciting as the end destination. We’re talking extra legroom on the plane, Premium seating with prosecco before take-off, preordering your inflight meal, and plenty more besides. Keep reading to find out how you can get your holiday off to a high-flying start.

Seating options

From selecting extra legroom to booking Premium seating, there are plenty of ways to ramp things up when it comes to flying with TUI. Whichever you pick, you’ll benefit from early online check-in – it’ll open 14 days before your flight departs, instead of 48 hours. You can upgrade your seats via Manage My Booking.

Premium seating. Book Premium seating and get a 20-inch seat – four inches bigger than the standard – plus a seat pitch that’s at least six inches bigger than the standard. And, get your holiday off to the best start with extras like fast-track security, airport lounge access, Prosecco before take-off, a four-course meal and a Rituals® amenity kit.

Premium seating

Book Premium seating and get a 20-inch seat – four inches bigger than the standard – plus a seat pitch that’s at least six inches bigger than the standard. And, get your holiday off to the best start with extras like fast-track security, airport lounge access, Prosecco before take-off, a four-course meal and a Rituals® amenity kit.

Extra Space seats

These seats are close to emergency exits or behind bulkheads or dividing walls, giving you extra space and often extra legroom, too. These seat pitches are at least eight inches bigger than the standard.

Extra Legroom seats

Treat yourself to a little extra wiggle room with our Extra Legroom seats. These pitches are a minimum of two inches bigger than the standard.

Select Your Seat. Choose where you sit on the plane when you upgrade to Select Your Seat. You can expect at least a 29-inch seat pitch on our Boeing 787s or at least a 32-inch pitch on our Dreamliners, which are used for all long-haul flights, and occasionally for shorter flights.

Select Your Seat

Choose where you sit on the plane when you upgrade to Select Your Seat. You can expect at least a 29-inch seat pitch on our Boeing 787s or at least a 32-inch pitch on our Dreamliners, which are used for all long-haul flights, and occasionally for shorter flights.

Food and drink

Inflight menu

For short and mid-haul flights, you can choose from a menu of light bites, drinks, hot food and sandwiches on our short and mid-haul flights of up to seven hours. And on our long-haul flights – of seven hours or more – you'll get a free bottle of water when you board, plus a main meal and a lighter snack before landing. Your main meal will be served with a glass of wine, followed by your choice of tea or coffee.

Find out more by visiting our inflight shop and café page.

Pre-order meals and sweet treats. On flights longer than three and a half hours – excluding Morocco, Portugal, and our long-haul destinations – you can pre-order a hot meal. Choose from an all-day breakfast, a vegetarian breakfast, meatball marinara, and mac ‘n’ cheese. Meals are available for pre-order up until three days before you fly – to add one, simply go to Manage My Booking. Plus, for short and mid-haul flights, you can pre-order Champagne and chocolates. Just give us a call on 0203 451 2688 to add these to your booking.

Pre-order meals and sweet treats

On flights longer than three and a half hours – excluding Morocco, Portugal, and our long-haul destinations – you can pre-order a hot meal. Choose from an all-day breakfast, a vegetarian breakfast, meatball marinara, and mac ‘n’ cheese. Meals are available for pre-order up until three days before you fly – to add one, simply go to Manage My Booking. Plus, for short and mid-haul flights, you can pre-order Champagne and chocolates. Just give us a call on 0203 451 2688 to add these to your booking.

Your luggage

Luggage allowance and extra space. If you’re worried about tipping the scales, why not buy some extra space in your case before you go? If you’re travelling on a package holiday, you’ll have the option to add an extra 5kg or 10kg per person, if you don’t exceed the maximum weight of 25kg per bag. Prices start from £18 for an extra 5kg both ways. If you’ve booked a flight only, you’ll have the option to add 15kg, 20kg or 25kg per person. Prices start from £40 for 15kg both ways. Visit our luggage allowance page for more information. 

Luggage allowance and extra space

If you’re worried about tipping the scales, why not buy some extra space in your case before you go? If you’re travelling on a package holiday, you’ll have the option to add an extra 5kg or 10kg per person, if you don’t exceed the maximum weight of 25kg per bag. Prices start from £18 for an extra 5kg both ways. If you’ve booked a flight only, you’ll have the option to add 15kg, 20kg or 25kg per person. Prices start from £40 for 15kg both ways.

Visit our luggage allowance page for more information. 

Sports equipment. Avoid hassle at the airport by making sure your sports gear is taken care of before you go. You’ll need to give us a call on 0203 451 2688 to book. You can bring everything from skis and golf clubs to bikes and watersports equipment. We can also take care of musical instruments for you. Find out more on our luggage allowance page.

Sports equipment

Avoid hassle at the airport by making sure your sports gear is taken care of before you go. You’ll need to give us a call on 0203 451 2688 to book. You can bring everything from skis and golf clubs to bikes and watersports equipment. We can also take care of musical instruments for you.

Find out more on our luggage allowance page.

Day before Bag Drop

Got an early flight or just want to travel light? You can check your bags in a whole day early from selected airports. It’s available if you're on a flight with a TOM flight number, which departs before noon, and some airports even offer free or discounted parking when using this service.

For more information, read our check-in and airport FAQs.

Transfers, car hire and coaches

All the info you need about car hire in your holiday destination, and coach transfers to and from the airport.

Airport transfers. Upgrade your package transfer. Or, if you’ve just booked a flight or a hotel stay, you can add a transfer. Find out more about airport transfers.

Airport transfers

Upgrade your package transfer. Or, if you’ve just booked a flight or a hotel stay, you can add a transfer.

Find out more about airport transfers.

Car hire. You can head off on your own adventures when you book car hire with us. Enjoy the freedom to go wherever the road takes you. With car hire, you can venture beyond the main attractions, find hidden treasures, and create unforgettable memories.Find out more about car hire.

Car hire

You can head off on your own adventures when you book car hire with us. Enjoy the freedom to go wherever the road takes you. With car hire, you can venture beyond the main attractions, find hidden treasures, and create unforgettable memories.

Find out more about car hire.

National Express. Pick from more than 100 National Express airport services, running to and from London Gatwick, London Stansted, London Heathrow, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. Find out more about National Express airport services.

National Express

Pick from more than 100 National Express airport services, running to and from London Gatwick, London Stansted, London Heathrow, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.

Find out more about National Express airport services.

Accessibility and hotel extras

Assisted travel. We’ve got a friendly and knowledgeable team dedicated to finding the holiday or flights that match your needs, whether you or someone you're travelling with has access needs, reduced mobility, or a disability, including non-visible ones, and neurodiversity.Find out more about assisted travel with TUI.

Assisted travel

We’ve got a friendly and knowledgeable team dedicated to finding the holiday or flights that match your needs, whether you or someone you're travelling with has access needs, reduced mobility, or a disability, including non-visible ones, and neurodiversity.

Find out more about assisted travel with TUI.

Accommodation extras. From Swim Academies and late check-out rooms to baby hire equipment and kids’ parties, there’s plenty to add to your hotel stay on your next holiday. Find out more about accommodation extras.

Accommodation extras

From Swim Academies and late check-out rooms to baby hire equipment and kids’ parties, there’s plenty to add to your hotel stay on your next holiday.

Find out more about accommodation extras.

More tips and inspiration

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Read our top tips for long-haul flights.

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Check out our airport advice.

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Check out these top five tips – in collaboration with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Travel Aware campaign – to be in the know before you get away.

Read the latest travel advice.