Holiday giant TUI has confirmed a significant expansion at Cardiff Airport for its 2024 summer season with 40,000 more seats. It said it will put on sale more than 200,000 seats next year - compared with around 160,000 for its current summer season at the Welsh Government-owned airport.
TUI will offer 23 destinations in eight countries as well as bringing back its popular destination of Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt from next April. This is in addition to adding more holidays to Cyprus, Tunisia and Turkey.
Head of business development at the airport, Lee Smith, said: “It is fantastic that one of the UK’s largest tour operators is growing again in Wales. The tour operator continues to invest in Wales, following a great start to sales for this year, allowing it to have the confidence to grow and give customers living in Wales more choice of destinations.”