A TUI flight which was scheduled to land at Bournemouth Airport in the early hours of Saturday had to be diverted to Gatwick Airport AGAIN. 

For the past three weeks, passengers of TUI flights from Tenerife and Rhodes have landed 110 miles away in London’s Gatwick Airport.

Once landed, passengers have been “left waiting out in the cold” for up to four hours as alternative travel arrangements be made back to Bournemouth. 

Last Saturday saw an identical issue with the airline, leaving yet more passengers on a flight from Tenerife frustrated - with one passenger describing it as a "farce".  

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Bournemouth Echo: Planes have been landing in Gatwick Airport (PA)Planes have been landing in Gatwick Airport (PA)

Chris Adams, who was on the flight last Friday, said he didn’t get back home until around 8am the following morning after the coach dropped people off at the airport. 

Chris said: “This seems to be happening every Friday night. TUI were a little bit better prepared this time round as there were coaches at Gatwick. 

“But from leaving the hotel in Tenerife to getting back home, it was still a 15-hour journey. 

“TUI aren’t communicating with each other or the passengers very well. The whole thing is disjointed and a farce.” 

Bournemouth Echo: TUI has diverted its flights over three consecutive weeksTUI has diverted its flights over three consecutive weeks

Chris joins a long list of holidaymakers who have been left tired and frustrated with TUI as they arrive back in their beds by between 7am and 9am. 

On Friday, June 17, a TUI plane set off from Tenerife and was due to land in Bournemouth at just past midnight. 

Delays “due to operational issues” meant the plane had to be diverted to Gatwick Airport. 

Bournemouth Echo: Bournemouth passengers waiting in Gatwick Airport after a flight from TenerifeBournemouth passengers waiting in Gatwick Airport after a flight from Tenerife

One passenger on the flight said he was left disappointed by the “lack of communication” from TUI. 

Exactly seven days later, another flight from Rhodes was due to land in Bournemouth again just past midnight. 

However, the delayed departure meant the plane would arrive at Gatwick the following morning. 

Passengers were left stranded in the cold for hours as alternative travel arrangements couldn’t be made back to Bournemouth until 6.30am. 

The Daily Echo have approached TUI for a comment.