SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish
Airlines and Lufthansa, carried 10.7 million passengers and
enjoyed a load
factor of 85% in 2022, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
Achieving a
revenue of around €1,49 billion during the year, exceeding its profit target, SunExpress will
operate
the largest network in its history this summer adding 26 new
routes that should see the airline carry more than 12 million passengers by the
end of the year.
Max Kownatzki, CEO of SunExpress, said,
“As we continue to support the recovery after the earthquake, we
are more confident than ever in Turkey’s unwavering strength to
recover quickly. In order to support this recovery, we have
focused on promoting Turkey and Turkish tourism abroad even more
intensively as Turkey’s tourism ambassador. With this focus, we
will continue to contribute to the Turkish economy and employment
in the country.”
SunExpress continues to add value to Turkey’s tourism sector with
non-stop flights to 60 destinations in 30 countries and more than
185 routes from Turkey.
This summer, the carrier will offer
15 new routes to the Turkish Riviera operating flights from
Antalya, Izmir, Dalaman and Bodrum-Milas airports to 58
destinations.
In addition, 11 new international routes will be
added to its Anatolia – Europe flight network offering direct
services from 16 Anatolian cities to 18 cities in Europe.
As the airline expands, over 400 new jobs are
expected to be created in 2023 alone, including: pilots, cabin
crew, line maintenance, ground operations and corporate positions.
:
Anatolia, Athens, Barcelona, Birmingham, Bristol,
Brussels, Dubai, Dublin, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Saarbrücken,
Tiblisi, Venice, and Zurich, as well as:
Adana – Berlin
Ankara – Berlin
Adana –
Hamburg
Ankara – Hamburg
Ankara – Stockholm
Kayseri –
Geneva
Gaziantep – Geneva
Diyarbakır- Vienna
Hatay –
Stuttgart
Ankara – Tiblisi
Kütahya-Zafer – Düsseldorf
“We continue to contribute to Turkey’s 60 million tourist target
for this year,” Kownatzki said. “In cooperation with the Turkish Tourism Promotion
and Development Agency, we continue our efforts to promote Turkey
abroad and contribute to the promotion of travel to Turkey
throughout the year.”
