Originally Posted by
SJL26779
TUI must be seriously short of their own AC this summer with all the extra AC being used from various airlines
But this was ever the way with traditional IT holiday flight operators which were "captive" to a tour operator. TUI's forbear, Thomson, would use their own Britannia Airways aircraft to the extent practical, but then charter in from various operators, whether UK or resort based (Spantax, Transeuropa, that lot) to add to their capacity where required. They were often not advertised as such in the holiday brochures, it was only apparent on ticketing.