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Monday, September 23, 2013

► KENYA: TUIfly Nordic to begin B787 Mombasa flights from December as Edelweiss pulls out from 2014.

TUIfly Nordic(6B), the Stockholm-based charter subsidiary of the TUI Travel international leisure travel group, is set to offer a once weekly B787 service between Scandinavia and Mombasa, Kenya with effect from December 22 until March 30, 2014.  

According to AirlineRoute, TUI Nordic's flight will originate in Stockholm, stopover in Helsinki before proceeding to Mombasa. The Boeing 787-8 aircraft service is provided by Thomson Airways (BY).

TuiFly Nordic: Stockholm - Helsinki - Mombasa
- Eff 22DEC13
  • TOM418 ARN2200 – ?HEL0130 – 1135MBA 787 1
  • TOM419 MBA1335 – 2140HEL? – 2315ARN 787 1
Meanwhile, Swiss charter carrier, Edelweiss (WK), will abandon its weekly Zurich - Mombasa charter service with effect from February 23 (outbound) and February 24, 2014 (inbound).

As always, these services are subject to revision.