TUI launches new flights from UK airport for the first time in 15 years
TUI Airways has returned to Southampton Airport for the first time in over a decade with brand-new flights.
The new flights have launched from the site in Eastleigh all the way to Majorca.
The new weekly service is to the capital of the Spanish island, Palma.
The flights will continue until the end of September of this year.
Gavin Williams, managing director at Southampton Airport, said: "Our passengers were hugely excited when the return of TUI was first announced last year.
"It was fantastic to see our passengers on the first services which provides an exciting new travel opportunity for the Central South region.
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"We look forward to welcoming more passengers on this flight as we continue to expand and enhance our travel options."
TUI previously offered flights from Southampton to Majorca, but they were scrapped in 2009.
And TUI isn't the only airline to launch a new route from Southampton Airport.
easyJet has launched a new flight from the airport to Paris with twice weekly operations.
The service is year-round and operates twice per week on Mondays and Fridays.
easyJet has planned up to 21 weekly departures from Southampton during peak summer 2025.
As for TUI, its already added new routes to three affordable holiday destinations from Cardiff Airport which will begin in 2026.
The new routes next year are to Faro, Fuerteventura and Hurghada.
The routes from Cardiff Airport to the Egyptian coastal city of Hurghada will start on May 2, 2026.
The beach resort town stretches along Egypt’s Red Sea coast and is known for being one of the best spots for water sports, particularly scuba diving.
TUI is also launching a brand-new route from Cardiff to Faro on May 21, 2026.
There are lots of beaches to visit like Quarteira and Vilamoura as well those on the sandbar islands of Ilha de Faro and Ilha Deserta.
Fuerteventura is the second largest of Spain’s Canary Islands and is another route that TUI is starting from December 20, 2025.
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It will then continue throughout the winter months, and through summer too.
Here's another route from TUI that is heading to one of the most popular Spanish islands this summer.