TUI fly Netherlands, legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Netherlands (formerly branded as Arkefly and Arke),Arklefly shortens its name to just Arke Drum, Bruce, World Airlines News. 22 October 2013, retrieved 3 November 2013 is a Dutch charter airline headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands."Arkefly." TUI Nederland. Retrieved on 28 September 2009. "ArkeFly Beech Avenue 43 1119 RA Schiphol-Rijk Postbus 75607 1118 ZR Schiphol-Triport" It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of the German travel conglomerate TUI Group. Its main base is Schiphol Airport.
History
Arkefly TUI fly Netherlands traces its roots to Air Holland which was founded in 1981. After financial problems, Air Holland was taken over by the ExelAviation Group and took a new start as HollandExel in January 2004. In May 2005, the ExelAviation Group was declared bankrupt. The German TUI Group took over the airline's activities and renamed it ArkeFly.
Operations in Curaçao began on 15 July 2004 as DutchCaribbeanExel, which was also part of the ExelAviation Group but was later taken over, together with sister airline HollandExel, by the TUI Group and renamed ArkeFly Curaçao.Flight International 27 March 2007 ArkeFly started weekly flights to St. Maarten from Amsterdam on 2 December 2007, but discontinued this service in November 2008. TUI holds that flights may resume if the volume of tourists travelling to St. Maarten increases. Operations to Orlando, Miami, Puerto Vallarta, and Israel began in 2011.
In October 2013, Arkefly changed its marketing name to Arke to reflect the partnership with the travel agency of the same name.
TUI fly Netherlands On 13 May 2015, it was announced by the TUI Group that all five of TUI's airline subsidiaries will be named TUI, whilst keeping their separate air operator's certificate, taking over three years to complete. Arke was the first to undergo the change and was renamed TUI on 1 October 2015, therefore also changing the airline's name.
TUI Group has 70 737 MAX aircraft on order for the group, the order consists of a mix of the 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 models and some of these will be used for the airline to modernize the fleet and replace older aircraft. The number of aircraft allocated to TUI fly Netherlands is yet unknown with deliveries of the new aircraft commencing in January 2018. In November 2024, TUI fly Netherlands retired their last Boeing 767-300ER as the last TUI Group operator of this type.
Destinations TUI fly Netherlands carries out scheduled and chartered flights, although most of the chartered flights are operated for the Dutch tour operator TUI Netherlands. It operates to destinations in the Mediterranean, Finland, Canary Islands, Red Sea, Mexico, Caribbean, United States, Africa, Middle East and the Dutch Caribbean. Following is a list of destinations the airline flies and excludes its other destinations from airlines TUI fly Belgium, TUI fly Deutschland, TUI fly Nordic and TUI Airways.
As of September 2023, TUI fly Netherlands serves the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefsArubaArubaQueen Beatrix International Airport AlbaniaTiranaTirana International AirportBonaireBonaireFlamingo International Airport BulgariaBurgasBurgas AirportCape VerdeBoa VistaAristides Pereira International Airport SalAmílcar Cabral International Airport São VicenteCesária Évora Airport CuraçaoCuraçaoCuraçao International Airport Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International Airport EgyptHurghadaHurghada International Airport Marsa AlamMarsa Alam International AirportSharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh International AirportFinlandIvaloIvalo AirportKajaaniKajaani AirportKittiläKittilä AirportKuusamoKuusamo AirportGambiaBanjulBanjul International Airport GreeceChaniaChania International AirportCorfuCorfu International AirportHeraklionHeraklion International AirportKarpathosKarpathos Island National AirportKavalaKavala International AirportKefaloniaKefalonia International AirportKosKos International AirportPrevezaAktion National AirportRhodesRhodes International AirportSamosSamos International AirportSkiathosSkiathos International AirportZakynthosZakynthos International AirportJamaicaMontego BaySangster International AirportMauritiusPlaine MagnienSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International AirportMoroccoMarrakeshMarrakesh Menara AirportNadorNador International AirportOujdaAngads AirportMexicoCancúnCancún International Airport NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport SchipholEindhovenEindhoven AirportRotterdamRotterdam AirportGroningenGroningen Airport Eelde North MacedoniaOhridOhrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportPortugalFunchalMadeira AirportPonta DelgadaJoão Paulo II AirportTerceiraLajes AirportSenegalDakarBlaise Diagne International AirportSpainFuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport IbizaIbiza AirportLa PalmaLa Palma AirportLanzaroteLanzarote Airport Las PalmasGran Canaria Airport Palma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca AirportTenerifeTenerife South Airport ReusReus AirportSeasonalSwedenSälen TrysilScandinavian Mountains Airport TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International AirportEnfidhaEnfidha–Hammamet International AirportTurkeyAntalyaAntalya AirportBodrumMilas–Bodrum AirportDalamanDalaman AirportGazipasaGazipasa Airportİzmirİzmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Codeshare agreements Additionally, TUI fly Netherlands used to have a codeshare agreement with Surinam Airways.
Fleet
Current fleet , TUI fly Netherlands operates the following aircraft:
+ TUI fly Netherlands fleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotesWYTotalBoeing 737 MAX 86——189189To be phased out in 2027 and replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 10.Boeing 737 MAX 10—7TBADeliveries in 2027 and replacing Boeing 737 MAX 8.Boeing 787-84—25280305Total107
Former fleet
TUI fly Netherlands formerly operated the following aircraft:
+ TUI fly Netherlands former fleetAircraftTotalIntroducedRetiredNotesAirbus A320-200720192022Leased for the Summer seasons.Airbus A321-200120062006Leased from British Midland International.Boeing 737-300120132013Leased from AirExplore.120152015Leased from Jet Time.Boeing 737-400220132013Leased from AirExplore.Boeing 737-8002120052021220222022Leased from Sunwing Airlines.Boeing 737-900ER220082008Leased from Futura International Airways.Boeing 757-200120092009Leased from Skyservice Airlines.720002024
See also List of airlines of the Netherlands
References
External links
Official website