Holiday giant, TUI Group, is increasing the number of flights to Mallorca from Britain starting next month as a result of massive demand. The group are believed to be expanding their Mallorca programme both in Britain and Germany. It is unclear whether the move is connected to the ongoing conflict in the Gulf or whether it was planned before the conflict started but British travel firms have reported a big increase in demand for Mallorca because it is considered a "safe haven" destination.
TUI is expanding its summer 2026 schedule with 68 additional flights to Spain and Greece including increased capacity at Palma airport. Specifically, TUI is increasing Cardiff to Palma flights from five to six per week, with further capacity added across other UK regional airports.
Direct flights operate from 17 UK airports, including Cardiff, London Heathrow, East Midlands, and Edinburgh.
The Chief Executive of Jet2, Steve Heapy, ha said that they had received some cancellations to Turkey and Cyprus as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Gulf.
However, the Mallorca tourist industry has stated that there had been no massive increase in demand for Mallorca holidays since the start of the Gulf conflict but British tour operators are reporting a surge in demand.