Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), located on the Asian side of Istanbul, served over 37.1 million passengers in 2023 and today, ranked as the 2nd busiest airport in Turkey and 9th busiest airport in Europe. It...
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Recovery Tracker: KLM, Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Recovery Tracker: Emirates, Etihad, Austrian Airlines and more
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A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
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Route analysis: YHZ-MAN, SAW-HEL, BOG-HAV
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This week: Manchester is to become WestJet’s third destination in the UK; Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines is starting service to Finland;...
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Route rundown: ANR-BHX, KEF-SFO, DXB-SAW
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This week: VLM Airlines, Icelandair and Emirates are each set to resume routes previously operated.
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Turkish turbulence tips tourism traffic
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Political instability and security fears have left a lasting impact on Turkey’s tourism industry during the past year, but has it had the same...
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Etihad latest to split Istanbul operations with Sabiha Gokcen debut
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The airline is seeing an increase in demand for flights into Istanbul and this market demand has created an opportunity to deploy additional...
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Emirates grows Istanbul network with Sabiha Gokcen operation
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Emirates said it was attracted to the split operation in Istanbul and the added investment required by the carrier as it offers customers “a...
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INSIGHT: Pegasus flies high; celebrates ten years with 100 destination and 100 million passenger milestones
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Although first formed as a charter business in 1990, Pegasus has taken-off in the scheduled market since it was acquired by ESAS Holding in 2005...
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Turkish Announces Atlanta as Ninth US Destination
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The Turkish flag carrier has announced that it will be further expanding its US route network with a new service to Atlanta – their ninth US city.
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Wizz Air to Debut A321 On Budapest - London Luton
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Central and Eastern European low-cost airline specialist, Wizz Air, will slightly modify its existing model by introducing a second aircraft type...
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Turkish Airlines Witnesses UK Expansion
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The airline has witnessed significant growth, operating to a total of 260 destinations worldwide, 217 of which are international, and 43 domestic.
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Qatar Airways Boosts Flights to Istanbul with Second Sabiha Gökçen Rotation
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The new flight will launch from March 29, 2015 and will introduce a morning rotation to further support local and transfer traffic on the route. It...
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ROUTES EUROPE: Industry Interview - Temel Kotil, Chief Executive Officer, Turkish Airlines
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FROM THE LATEST ISSUE OF ROUTES NEWS: Turkish Airlines has emerged as one of the fastest growing airlines in the world – Chief Executive...
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Qatar Airways Introduces Link to American's Dallas Hub
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Qatar Airways will add a third new US city to its network in 2014 after announcing it will inaugurate flights between Doha and Dallas/Fort Worth...
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ROUTES CIS: Air Onix to Open Donetsk Operation
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Negotiations at this year’s Routes CIS forum in Donetsk, Ukraine has enabled the host city’s Sergey Prokofiev International Airport to...
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Wizz Air to Launch Low-Fare Links to Moldova
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Central and Eastern European low-cost operator Wizz Air has confirmed plans to expand its business model into another new market with the launch...
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airBaltic Makes Istanbul Airport Switch
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Latvian national carrier airBaltic is continuing its network analysis and just a week after revealing plans to move its flights to the Italian...
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Turkish Airlines Builds its Network at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport
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Turkish Airlines (THY) will introduce a number of new international routes from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport this summer as...