SunExpress
It’s all hidden in our name. Founded as a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines in 1989, we are a true sun specialist and offer numerous direct connections between Europe and Turkey. Besides flying our guests to many...
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Sept. 19, 2022)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Aug. 8, 2022)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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Sun Express Opens Budapest-Izmir, Turkey Route
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The Aegean coast city becomes the third city and fourth airport in Turkey served from Budapest.
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SunExpress Plots UK Growth
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Two new destinations in the UK will join the Turkish-German carrier’s network in 2023.
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Interview: A Place In The Sun
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Max Kownatzki tells Routes about his baptism of fire after becoming SunExpress CEO at the start of the pandemic and why the airline is now growing...
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SunExpress Evaluates Longer Routes Following 737-8 Additions
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The Turkish airline’s CEO said the extended range of the Boeing 737-8 offers “some interesting opportunities” to broaden its network.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Jan. 31)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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SunExpress Schedules New Summer Routes
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Beirut, Copenhagen and Helsinki are among the destinations receiving new routes to Turkey this summer.
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Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Jan. 3)
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Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.
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SunExpress Seeks Airline Partnerships, CEE Expansion
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SunExpress is also close to announcing two new UK and Ireland airports for summer 2022.
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SunExpress targets UK and Ireland potential
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Head of network planning Wilken Bellmann tells Routes the UK and Ireland would be a 'great strategic fit' for the airline’s network.
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Route Analysis: Izmir-Dortmund
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SunExpress is resuming service between the Turkish city of Izmir and Dortmund, Germany.
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SunExpress CEO eyes increased summer demand
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Twenty-three new routes are planned for the summer season, including flights from Antalya to Beirut, Ljubljana and Tel Aviv.
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Route Analysis: Dusseldorf-Beirut
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Eurowings is taking over a route left without service following the closure of SunExpress Deutschland.
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Recovery Tracker: British Airways, Condor, Vistara and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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PRESS RELEASE: Routes launches new hybrid event for 2020: Routes Reconnected
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A new event is being launched by Routes which will provide an innovative platform for the aviation industry to rebuild air services in the...
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SunExpress to focus on Turkish tourism, close German subsidiary
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Leisure carrier SunExpress is closing its German division as part of a restructuring to focus on the Turkish tourism market.
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COVID-19: Europe market update (w/e April 12)
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Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Senior network planners from over 130 airlines have already registered for Routes World 2022
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Decision makers from the world’s leading and fastest-growing carriers have confirmed their attendance at the 27th global route development forum.
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Press Release: SunExpress seeks new airport partners to rebuild passenger traffic
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SunExpress is using Route Exchange’s RFP feature to expand its network in the British Isles.