From May 2009, Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways will fly under just one brand to be known as Thomson Airways. Since the merger of TUI AG owned Thomson holidays and First Choice last year, a number of brands have been reorganized and Thomsonfly and First Choice are just the latest.
Thomson Airways Managing Director Chris Browne said: “By incorporating both airline sunder one name, we will now operate 65 planes to more than 80 destinations from 21 airports in the UK.”
Thomsonfly first launched in 2003, having previously been known as Britannia and prior to that Euravia. With a fleet of 47 aircraft, Thomsonfly currently carries over 8 million passengers each year from 20 UK airports to over 80 destinations in 37 countries.
First Choice Airways was founded in 1987 as air2000 and currently fly over six million customers each year to over 80 destinations worldwide from 22 UK airports.
