Pegasus Airlines News
Pegasus signs codeshare deal with Nile Air
Through the codeshare partnership, Pegasus guests will be able to purchase flights from Pegasus channels for the Nile Air flights between Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Cairo.
Pegasus Airlines welcomes new Airbus A320neo to fleet
Pegasus Airlines continues to expand its fleet with aircraft equipped with new generation, more environmentally friendly engines.
Pegasus Airlines converts options to raise Airbus order to 100 planes
Pegasus Airlines has placed an order for 25 A321neo Airbus Cabin Flex configuration planes. The order comes on top of 18 A321neo and 57 A320neos already on order bringing Pegasus Airlines total firm order to 100 Airbus A320 Family aircraft.
Pegasus to launch four new routes in August
Pegasus is launching four new destinations to give its guests even more choice. As of August, the new routes will bring Pegasus’ total network to 108 destinations, including 36 within Turkey and 72 other international destinations.
Pegasus links Abu Dhabi with Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Turkey
Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed the inaugural Pegasus flight arriving from Istanbul, Turkey. The maiden flight marks the commencement of a direct service three times a week between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport by Pegasus.
Pegasus Airlines seeks to build new hub at Ankara, Turkey
Pegasus Airlines is expanding its flight network from Ankara. The move is part of a wider strategy designed to develop new hubs, alongside Istanbul, in an effort to open up new markets.
Pegasus Airlines seeks to rebuild UK-Sharm El Sheikh connections
Pegasus Airlines is seeking to rebuild connections between Sharm El Sheikh and the UK. Many flights between the key source market and the Egyptian destination are currently suspended following a series of terror attack.
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.