SunExpress introduced flights between Izmir and Tashkent on Monday 3 August. The 3,595-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays, with a mix of 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The carrier becomes the first to link the two cities. Flight XQ802 departs Izmir at 20:30 local time, arriving in Tashkent at 03:10 […]
August 11, 2026 | Latest Route News +
SunExpress commenced operations between Izmir and Porto on Wednesday 5 November. The 3,065-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays, with the 737-800 aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator between the two cities. Porto adds new routes over winter Porto has entered the 2025/26 winter season with a more diverse short-haul network […]
November 11, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Pegasus Airlines commenced operations between Izmir and Madrid on Wednesday 22 October. The 2,645-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Sundays, with the A320 aircraft. The LCC competes against SunExpress’ 2-weekly rotations. Flight PC1525 departs Izmir at 10:55 local time, arriving in Madrid at 14:20 local time. The return service, operating as flight […]
October 27, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Pegasus Airlines added a new service to Europe by launching flights between Izmir and Zurich on Saturday 20 September. The weekly service will be maintained with a mix of A320 and A320neo aircraft. The LCC faces strong competition, competing against its rival SunExpress’ 10-weekly flights. Flight PC5341 departs Izmir at 12:15 local time, arriving in […]
September 30, 2025 | Latest Route News +
SunExpress launched two new domestic services on Friday 5 September and Saturday 6 September by introducing flights from both Antalya and Izmir to Mus in eastern Türkiye, respectively. The 980-kilometre service between Antalya and Mus will initially be maintained 5-weekly, each day except Mondays and Thursdays, with a mix of 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 […]
September 10, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Aegean Airlines inaugurated flights between Greece’s second-largest city of Thessaloniki and Izmir on Saturday 21 June. The 435-kilometre hop will run 2-weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the A320 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. What they said Panagiotis Nikolaidis, Chief Ground Operations Officer at Aegean Airlines, said: “We’re thrilled to […]
July 1, 2025 | Latest Route News +
SunExpress introduced a limited seasonal winter service between Izmir and Rovaniemi in Finland on Wednesday 15 January. The 3,145-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the 737-800 aircraft until 15 February. The carrier faces no competition on the route, becoming only the second from Türkiye to serve the Finnish city, known […]
January 23, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Pegasus Airlines launched a new service between Izmir and Krakow on Wednesday 20 November. The 1,435-kilometre route will be maintained weekly with the A320 aircraft. The LCC is the sole operator between the two cities. Flight PC1545 departs Izmir at 15:35 local time, arriving in Krakow at 15:55 local time. The return service, operating as […]
November 26, 2024 | Latest Route News +
SunExpress introduced seasonal flights between Izmir, on Turkiye’s west coast, and Edinburgh on Tuesday 29 August. The 2,990-kilometre service will be maintained weekly until 24 October with the 189-seat 737-800 aircraft. It will compete directly against Jet2.com’s weekly flight. Flight XQ832 departs Izmir at 15:30 local time, arriving in Edinburgh at 18:10 local time. The […]
August 30, 2023 | Latest Route News +
SunExpress (IATA code XQ) is a joint venture between Star Alliance partners Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, founded as long ago as 1989. A German-based subsidiary, SunExpress Deutschland (IATA code XG) operated between 2011 and 2020. According to planespotters.net SunExpress currently has a fleet of 50 737s, a mix of 41 -800s and nine MAX 8s. […]
April 13, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Luxair on Thursday 6 April introduced seasonal flights between Luxembourg and Izmir in Turkey. The 2,090-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the 186-seat 737-800 aircraft. The airline faces no competition on the route. Flight LG855 departs Luxembourg at 06:15 local time, arriving in Izmir at 10:20 local time. The inbound service, operating as LG856, […]
April 11, 2023 | Latest Route News +
One of the leading airlines for new route launches in Europe this summer has been Corendon Airlines. The carrier comprises three separate entities; Corendon Dutch Airlines (IATA code CD based in the Netherlands), Corendon Airlines Europe (IATA code XR based in Malta) and Corendon Airlines (IATA code XC based in Turkey). Flights for all of […]
June 30, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story