TUI Airways

♦ Thomson Airways was formed as Euravia on 01Dec1961 and started operations on 05May1962. Britannia Airways name was adopted in Dec1964. Orion Airways, founded in 1979 by Horizon Holidays and later owned by the large brewing firm Bass Brewery and InterContinental Hotels Group, merged into Britannia Airways in 1989. The carrier became Thomsonfly on 09May2005. Thomson Airways officially changed its legal name to TUI Airways on 02Oct2017
< offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland to destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America > ♦

[BRITANNIA BRANCH]                         [FIRST CHOICE BRANCH]

Euravia (Founded 1962)                     Air 2000 (Founded 1987)
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       ├─ Skyways (Acquired 1962)                     │
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Britannia Airways (Renamed 1964)           Air 2000 (Expanded 1990s)
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       ├─ Orion Airways (Merged 1989)                 ├─ Leisure International Airways (Merged 1998)
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Britannia Airways (Acquired by TUI 2000)   First Choice Airways (Renamed 2004)
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Thomsonfly (Renamed 2005)                             │
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       └───────────────────────┬──────────────────────┘
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                        (MERGER IN 2008)
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                        Thomson Airways
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                        (REBRAND IN 2017)
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                         TUI Airways