At the British Tui Airways an era ended on Sunday, because the carrier operated the last passenger flight with the type Boeing 757-200. This led as BY7723 from Paphos to Birmingham.

Most recently, the airline only had three machines of this type in active scheduled service. The G-OOBN is owned by Blackrock and will be used by Tui Airways for the last time on September 30, 2021. One day later the machine was returned to the lessor. This Boeing 757-200 will be converted into a freighter.

The G-OOBP was used commercially for the last time on the Heraklion-London (Gatwick) route on Sunday. This machine is also leased from Blackrock and will be returned shortly. This Boeing 757-200 will then be converted into a freighter.

The official last B757 flight was carried out by Tui Airways with the G-OOBB. Under the flight number BY7723 I flew from Paphos to Birmingham. Now the return to lessor Gecas is imminent. This Boeing 757-200 will also be converted into a freighter and will fly with another lessee for a few more years.

The machine type mentioned was the backbone of the Tui Airways fleet and its predecessor Thomson and First Choice Airways for many years. Boeing 737 Max are now increasingly used in this segment.