Pegasus Airlines
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| Founded | 1989 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Antalya International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 30 | ||||||
| Parent company | Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS | ||||||
| Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||
| Key people | Ali Sabancı | ||||||
| Website | http://www.flypgs.com/ | ||||||
Pegasus Airlines (Pegasus Hava Tasimaciligi AS) is an airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. It operates holiday charter flights to Turkish resorts from northern and western Europe, and leases aircraft and crew to other operators on demand. Its main base is Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), Istanbul, with a hub at Antalya International Airport (AYT).
History
The airline was established on 1 December 1989 and started operations on 15 April 1990. It was owned by Aer Lingus, but was sold in 1994 to Yapi Kredi Bank. It is now owned by Esas Holdings (85%) and Silkar (15%).
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Pegasus Airlines is one of the biggest charter companies in Turkey with a passenger capacity of more than 4 million passengers per year.
Destinations
As of January 2007, listed on flypgs.com
- Berlin (Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport amd Berlin-Tegel International Airport)
- Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf International Airport)
- Frankfurt (Frankfurt International Airport)
- Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
- Hannover (Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport)
- Leipzig (Leipzig/Halle Airport)
- Lübeck (Lübeck Blankensee Airport)
- Münster (Münster Osnabrück International Airport)
- Munich (Franz Josef Strauss International Airport)
- Nuremberg (Nuremberg Airport)
- Stuttgart (Stuttgart Airport)
- Adana (Adana Şakirpaşa Airport)
- Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
- Antalya (Antalya International Airport)
- Bodrum (Milas-Bodrum Airport)
- Diyarbakır (Diyarbakır Airport)
- Erzurum (Erzurum Airport)
- Gaziantep (Oğuzeli Airport)
- İstanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and Atatürk International Airport)
- İzmir (Adnan Menderes Airport)
- Kayseri (Erkilet International Airport)
- Malatya (Erhaç Airport)
- Mardin (Mardin Airport)
- Samsun (Çarşamba Airport)
- Trabzon (Trabzon Airport)
- Van (Ferit Melen Airport)
Fleet
The Pegasus Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2006) [1]:
- 12 Boeing 737-800 (plus 6 on order)
- 2 Boeing 737-400
- 2 Boeing 737-500
The airline has also ordered 12 Boeing 737s (6 firm orders for 737-800, and 6 options for either of 737-700, 800 or 900 ER).
Pegasus Airlines average fleet age is 6.9 years (July 2006).
External links
References
- ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006