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THOMSONFLY, TUI UK’s no-frills carrier, has announced its second base will be Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

The airline will base four aircraft at the airport, formerly Doncaster Finningley Airport, and expects to carry more than one million passengers a year.

The routes have yet to be finalised but will be to sunshine destinations and cities to serve both leisure and business markets.

Flights will be available for under £20 and will be on sale before Christmas 2004.

The launch of Thomsonfly’s first flights from Coventry Airport in March this year were overshadowed by a planning permission row with Warwick District Council, which is ongoing.

TUI said the decision to use Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield also means packages and charter flights with Thomson Holidays will be available from the airport for summer 2005.