Analysts: TUI 737 MAX 8 grounding costs US$3.4m per week
TUI Group's grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet will cost the company about E3m (US$3.4m) per week, European analysts say. A TUI spokesperson said the numbers were presented by analysts and he did not want to comment directly. “However, these numbers are not that wrong,” he said. Meanwhile, TUI is looking to lease capacity on short notice as its fleet of 15 737 MAX 8 remains grounded. TUIfly, which planned to receive its first 737 MAX March 12, was forced to postpone delivery after the suspension of MAX operations in Europe. The aircraft remains in the US. TUI Airlines’ 737 MAX 8 fleet operates from Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and Sweden. The latest delivery would have brought TUI Airlines’ MAX fleet to 16. <br/>
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Analysts: TUI 737 MAX 8 grounding costs US$3.4m per week
TUI Group's grounding of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet will cost the company about E3m (US$3.4m) per week, European analysts say. A TUI spokesperson said the numbers were presented by analysts and he did not want to comment directly. “However, these numbers are not that wrong,” he said. Meanwhile, TUI is looking to lease capacity on short notice as its fleet of 15 737 MAX 8 remains grounded. TUIfly, which planned to receive its first 737 MAX March 12, was forced to postpone delivery after the suspension of MAX operations in Europe. The aircraft remains in the US. TUI Airlines’ 737 MAX 8 fleet operates from Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK and Sweden. The latest delivery would have brought TUI Airlines’ MAX fleet to 16. <br/>
