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Other – Splitting an airline group up into affiliate airlines. Not sure if this is the right template but I’m lost.
What is your suggestion?
TUI Airways should be split up into its relevant bits as the different airlines have different fleets, and in the past they had different liveries.
How would it work in the game?
If you wanted TUI UK, you’d have that airlines fleet options, TUI Belgium would have its own fleet options and so on.
Why is this a good idea?
Would allow for each affiliate airline to have its own fleet and thus identity. TUI UK only ever used the 737-800 and -300 even when flying as Thomson, whereas TUI Germany used the -700 and the -500 as well as the -300 and -800. TUI Belgium uses the Embraer family but no other member does, yet all have access to them which is unrealistic, even though I like the option. Would make it easier for implementation of liveries as well.
Optional: Image or reference
Not really got anything to put here.Gonna edit this to better show the fleets below so I do ‘really got anything to put here’, shut it old me.
TUI Group is currently made up of several airlines all operating under the TUI identity but previously all had their own identity with a couple being split up into separate airlines, mixed with many pre-TUI airlines as well. I will list the modern TUI ones here first with what they should have available out of what we have in-game, then list the ones that in the future could potentially be added into each individual airline.
So to begin with, all the TUI’s and their fleets and to kick that off, why not the original TUI airline of Germany,
Second I think I cover the big one, TUI UK (Operate 70 aircraft compared to the next biggest TUI Germany at a mere 24),
TUIfly Netherlands
B38M,
B788,
And as per TUI UK, adding in-game but no longer operated,
B763,
B738,
So to clarify, for the 5 airlines that make up the modern TUI group, TUI Germany shouldn’t have any long haul capabilities and none of the TUI’s bar Belgium should have access to the E-Jet’s. The rest can be interchangeable but honestly, TUI Nordic should only have access to the 787-9 and Belgium to the 787-8. This would make the airlines more realistic.
So before I delve into what options splitting the airlines up would give, though I’d add a little bit about bases. The reason for TUI Belgium operating the Embraer’s unlike any other TUI airline is down to a single airport, that being Antwerp. Now Antwerp has a size restricted runway that has been implemented in-game limiting types to B Class only. However, this takes away the one role that TUI Belgium’s Embraer’s were taken on for and makes them a bit useless.
Also, some bases are missing for TUI UK such as Aberdeen, Bournemouth, Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands and London Stansted (Not including 3 missing airports, that being Cardiff, Exeter and Norwich) as well as TUI Germany having a couple of airports not in-game that they operate routes from, though they’re not strictly hubs.
So now to the potential other types and airlines which would warrant a group split.
Then liveries/airlines which I think it’s worth adding into their respective country airlines beginning with Thomson,
TUIfly
B763,
B738 (Same as above but ofc when it was a separate airline),
B735,
B737,
F100 (In-game as a special),
B738 (Same as above but ofc when it was a separate airline),
Old livery,
A306,
A310,
Jetairfly (Belgium)
F100,
B763 Jetairfly blue,
B763 Jetair operated by TUI Belgium blue,
F100 Jetair operated by TUI Belgium blue,
B734 Jetair operated by TUI Belgium blue,
B738 Jetair operated by TUI Belgium blue,
Sobelair TUI liveries (Depending on if the devs want to give it to Sobelair or Jetairfly),
B733,
B734,
B738,
.