Pegasus Airlines News
Pegasus Airlines welcomes 18m passengers in early 2016
Pegasus Airlines has announced its traffic results for the January-September period, achieving 7.4 year-on-year growth in its total number of guests on domestic and international routes combined. In total the low-cost carrier welcomed 18.08 million guests over the nine month period. The number of Pegasus guests flying on Turkish domestic routes increased by 10.9 per cent to reach 11.42 million while the number of guests flying on international routes witnessed a 1.9 per cent increase with 6.66 million guests flown.
Pegasus signs codeshare deal with flynas of Saudi Arabia
Leading low-cost airlines from Turkey and Saudi Arabia have signed a codeshare agreement to offer their guests connections on both airlines’ networks. With the new agreement, Pegasus guests can now fly to Riyadh and Jeddah via Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, while flynas guests travelling from Riyadh and Jeddah can fly to Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Hatay and Trabzon via Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen.
Pegasus Airlines sees growth despite challenging Turkish environment
Pegasus Airlines has announced its financial results for the first half of 2016 and its traffic results for January to July 2016. In the first six months of this year Pegasus’ sales revenue has risen by five per cent year-on-year to reach TL1.5 billion; while the airline has recorded an EBITDAR TL28.08 million. Pegasus also achieved 27 per cent growth in its ancillary revenue in the first half of 2016.
Pegasus welcomes first Airbus A320neo to fleet
Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of the first aircraft of its 100 Airbus order made in 2012, the single largest aircraft order in Turkish civil aviation history at the time. The A320neo aircraft TC-NBA - nicknamed ‘Demokrasi’ (Democracy) - makes Pegasus the launch operator for A320neo with CFM engines.
Pegasus completes $500m aircraft deal with Boeing
Boeing and Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines, have finalised an order for five Next-Generation 737-800 airplanes, valued at approximately $505 million based on expected list prices at delivery. Pegasus Airlines and its subsidiaries, Air Manas and Izair, operate a fleet of 58 737-800s and a total of 69 aircraft.
Pegasus Airlines launches new website
Turkey’s low cost airline Pegasus Airlines has launched a brand new revamped website. The new flypgs.com, features a sleek new design, user-friendly navigation and functionality, new features, rich travel-related content and responsive design across all platforms.
Pegasus Airlines to launch Ankara-Amman flights
Pegasus Airlines has added Jordan’s capital Amman to its flight network. Three times weekly flights between Ankara and Amman will commence on March 20th. Guests can book their flights on the Ankara-Amman route with fares from £60.
New routes at Pegasus Airlines drive passenger numbers skyward in 2015
Turkey’s leading low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines achieved 13.2 per cent year-on-year growth in the number of guests carried, flying a total of 22.3 million guests in 2015. In 2015, 13.81 million guests flew on domestic routes in Turkey, translating to an increase of 15.4 per cent compared to the previous year, while the number of guests flying on international routes reached 8.52 million, registering growth of 9.8 per cent compared to 2014.
Pegasus Airlines appoints Redmint to lead French PR campaign
Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s leading low-cost airline, has appointed Redmint Communications as its new public relations representative in France. Pegasus’ first ever multi-country PR representative in Europe, Redmint will be implementing a tailored PR strategy in the French market following over seven years of uninterrupted and successful representation in the UK.
Pegasus Airlines flies ten million passengers in first half of 2015
Pegasus Airlines has announced its traffic data for the first half of 2015, with the airline carrying 10.17 million guests for the period. This translates to a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent, while the seat capacity was 13.04 million, a rise of 12 per cent compared with the same period last year.
Pegasus Airlines records strong growth figures in first quarter
Pegasus Airlines has continued to record double digit growth figures during the first quarter of 2015. The airline carrier 4.52 million guests during the first three months of the year, translating to a year-on-year increase of 10.8 per cent, while the seat capacity was 5.81 million, a rise of 12.1 per cent compared with the same period last year.
Pegasus grew faster than rest of Turkish aviation market in Q1 of 2015
According to the Public Disclosure Platform’s (KAP) traffic data for January-March 2015, Pegasus Airlines continues to grow in double-digits.