SunExpress
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Facts (Overview)
SUNEXPRESS
The Unique Partnership of Turkish and German Civil Aviation Leaders
History
SunExpress was founded in Antalya in October 1989 as the joint venture of world’s leading airlines, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. Operating its first flight in 1990, the company blends the know-how of German and Turkish aviation leaders thanks to its solid shareholder structure.
Operating touristic charter flights between Europe- specifically Germany - and Antalya for a long time, SunExpress became the first private airline company to offer international scheduled flights from Turkey, with its Antalya-Frankfurt flight in 2001.
Increasing its scheduled flights rapidly day-by-day, SunExpress opened its 2nd base in İzmir and started to operate domestic flights in 2006. With this launch, SunExpress became the first airline company to connect İzmir with Anatolian cities with direct flights in Turkey. The company currently provides the largest domestic and international flight network in İzmir. SunExpress marked another major milestone in its history, and opened its 3rd base in İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport in 2008.
The company announced a comprehensive re-branding and product enhancement project by the end of its 20th anniversary, which was celebrated at an event in Antalya on May 01, 2010 with the participation of nearly 3.000 guests. At this event SunExpress welcomed its next 20 years with the delivery of the first of 6 newly purchased B737-800 with a brand new livery and launched its new corporate identity including its new logo, aircraft livery, new corporate colours, uniforms and entire visual identity elements. SunExpress also revealed many brand new features to create extra quality and value for its customers.
SunExpress operates an all-Boeing fleet of 25 airplanes with an average age of 5.3 years and a seating capacity of 4.725 seats. The fleet shows highest industry and environmental standards. All airplanes in the fleet are equipped with blended winglets.
