{"id":6195,"date":"2022-02-23T13:32:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developmentpath.co.uk\/tui\/press-prod\/?p=6195"},"modified":"2022-02-23T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T13:32:26","slug":"tui-announces-additional-flights-to-meet-brits-demand-for-easter-beach-breaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/tui-announces-additional-flights-to-meet-brits-demand-for-easter-beach-breaks\/","title":{"rendered":"TUI ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FLIGHTS TO MEET BRITS\u2019 DEMAND FOR EASTER BEACH BREAKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>23 February 2022:<\/strong>\u202fWith overseas travel well and truly back on the map and stormy weather sweeping the UK, demand for Easter beach breaks is on the up. To help more Brits grab a sunshine getaway the UK\u2019s leading tour operator, TUI, has announced additional flights to Mexico, Dominican Republic and Turkey from Manchester and London Gatwick this April.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mexico:\u00a0 <\/strong>Adding an extra weekly flight to Cancun from London Gatwick from 6 April and one from Manchester from 3 April, TUI will now be operating 17 flights per week to its top long haul sun destination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominican Republic: <\/strong>Second on the long-haul hot list is Dominican Republic and an extra weekly flight from Manchester to Punta Cana from 3 April takes TUI\u2019s weekly flight total to eight over the Easter and into summer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turkey: <\/strong>The rise of Turkey as one of the most popular short haul sun destinations continues and to meet demand two extra weekly flights will run from Manchester to Antalya in April, bringing the flying programme to 13 weekly flights over Easter.\u00a0This will further ramp up with 22 weekly flights in May and 47 in June.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Richard Sofer, TUI\u2019s Commercial and Business Development Director said:<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><em>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing strong demand for family packages this Easter. There has been a general uptick for long haul across the year and Easter bookings for Mexico and Dominican Republic are back to pre-covid levels. Destinations nearer home are also looking positive as easier entry for teenagers and some great value offers, particularly in Turkey, unleash pent up demand.\u00a0 After being denied the opportunity to spend precious time on holiday for so long, we want to offer as much choice and flexibility as possible for families looking for a much-needed overseas break. These additions mean customers can now choose from over 870 flights to 35 destinations this Easter\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TUI\u2019s top-selling destinations this Easter are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tenerife<\/li>\n<li>Egypt (Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada<\/li>\n<li>Mexico (Cancun)<\/li>\n<li>Dominican Republic (Punta Cana)<\/li>\n<li>Lanzarote<\/li>\n<li>Turkey (Antalya)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 23 February 2022:\u202fWith overseas travel well and truly back on the map and stormy weather sweeping the UK, demand for Easter beach breaks is on the up. 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