The travel operator says the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX planes means it will have to stump up for replacement aircraft.
TUI has warned investors of a €200m hit from the decision to ground all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft following two deadly crashes in five months.
The travel operator, which currently has 15 of the planes affected, issued a profit warning as it said that it had secured replacement planes to ensure customers suffered no disruption. Shares were 10% down on opening after it said underlying earnings were now expected to be 17% lower on the previous 12 months.last month when it warned that weaker profit margins in the UK would result in flat profits compared to the prior year.
TUI said it was to use some spare aircraft in its 150-strong fleet and lease others to minimise the temporary loss of the 737 MAX.Boeing is racing to restore confidence in the plane through some technical fixes after the new model was involved in October's Lion Air incident in Indonesia and the Ethiopian Airlines crash earlier this month.
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