Pegasus Airlines added flights between Istanbul SAW and Alicante to its network on Tuesday 23 June. The 2,570-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the A321neo aircraft. The LCC does not face competition between the two airports. Flight PC1121 departs Istanbul SAW at 10:30 local time, arriving in Alicante […]
July 7, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Pegasus Airlines added flights between Istanbul SAW and London LGW on Monday 15 June. The 2,530-kilometre service will be maintained daily with a mix of A320 and 737-800 aircraft. The LCC does not face any direct competition between the two airports, although Turkish Airlines and Wizz Air operate between Istanbul IST and London LGW 3-daily […]
June 29, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Turkish Airlines introduced flights between Istanbul IST and Timisoara in western Romania on Wednesday 1 April. The 785-kilometre service will be maintained 5-weekly, excluding Mondays and Thursdays. The carrier will utilise a range of its narrow-body aircraft on the route. It competes against AnimaWings’ 2-weekly rotations. What they said Bilal Eksi, CEO of Turkish Airlines, […]
April 16, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Lufthansa introduced flights between Munich and Istanbul IST on Sunday 29 March. The 1,550-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the A320 family fleet. The carrier faces competition from Turkish Airlines, which operates 32-weekly flights between the two cities. Flight LH1742 departs Munich at 22:30 local time, arriving in Istanbul IST at 02:05 local time […]
April 13, 2026 | Latest Route News +
SAS inaugurated flights between Copenhagen and Istanbul IST on Thursday 26 March. The 1,980-kilometre service will be maintained daily with the A320neo aircraft, competing directly against 24-weekly flights by Turkish Airlines. Flight SK831 departs Copenhagen at 23:15 local time, arriving in Istanbul IST at 03:40 local time. The return service, operating as flight SK832, takes […]
April 6, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Turkish Airlines commenced flights between its Istanbul IST hub and London STN on Wednesday 18 March. The 2,460-kilometre service will be maintained 15-weekly, twice per day with a third daily service on Saturdays, using the A321neo aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two airports. What they said Fuat Fırat, Vice President […]
March 26, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Turkish Airlines commenced operations between Istanbul IST and the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Wednesday 11 March. The 1,330-kilometre route will initially be maintained daily with the carrier’s 737 fleet. It will increase to 10-weekly from 14 May and 2-daily from 15 June. The Star Alliance member faces no direct competition between the two cities, […]
March 23, 2026 | Latest Route News +
AJet inaugurated flights between Istanbul SAW and Tirana on Monday 2 March. The 805-kilometre service will initially be maintained 5-weekly, every day except Tuesdays and Fridays, with a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft. It will increase to daily from April. AJet will compete against Pegasus Airlines’ 16-weekly service on the route. Flight VF367 departs Istanbul SAW at 09:50 […]
March 9, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Turkish Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary AJet added flights between Istanbul SAW and Rotterdam on Sunday 22 February. The 2,255-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, with its narrow-body Airbus and Boeing fleet. It will compete directly against daily Pegasus Airlines flights. What they said Kerem Sarp, CEO of AJet, said: “We […]
March 3, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Pegasus Airlines commenced flights between Istanbul SAW and Ljubljana on Monday 26 January. The new route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with a mix of A320-family and 737-800 aircraft. The LCC faces no direct competition, although Turkish Airlines operates between Istanbul’s main airport and the Slovenian capital. What they said Guliz […]
February 3, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Turkish Airlines inaugurated flights between Istanbul IST and Tirana on Friday 23 January. The 755-kilometre service will be maintained daily with a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body aircraft. The carrier faces no direct competition on the route, although Pegasus Airlines maintains 16-weekly flights between Istanbul SAW and Tirana. What they said Bilal Eksi, CEO […]
February 2, 2026 | Latest Route News +
LOT Polish Airlines introduced flights between Gdansk and Istanbul IST on Wednesday 14 January. The 1,645-kilometre route will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the 737-familly fleet. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight LO2301 departs Gdansk at 16:35 local time, arriving in Istanbul IST at 21:20 local […]
January 19, 2026 | Latest Route News +