News from Pegasus Airlines (PGS)

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Pegasus Airlines is developing Ankara International Airport into a “sub-hub” that specialises in transfer traffic between Europe and eastern Anatolia.

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Pegasus Airlines says its fleet of 78 aircraft will rise to 91 units by end of 2019, and the last Boeing aircraft will be withdrawn in 2024. All aircraft options are on the table for the carrier’s long-term requirements.

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Pegasus Airlines obtains approval to merge IZair (Turkey) into its operations.

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Pegasus is starting new destinations from SAW airport:

Jeddah (S. Arabia) from 1.December.18
Sharjah (UAE) from 13.December.18
Rotterdam (The Netherlands) from 16.December.18

From Izmir to Hamburg (Germany) already started
From Ankara to Hamburg already started

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Pegasus Airlines plans to launch new services to Macedonia, from Izmir to both Skopje and Ohrid in late May 2019.

Pegasus Airlines to start B737-800 service from Ankara to Paris CDG on 17 December 2018.

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Pegasus Airlines plans to offer new service from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Basra on 28 May 2019, with B737-800.

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Pegasus Airlines plans to offer new service from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Basra on 28 May 2019, with B737-800.

Pegasus Airlines to launch services from Gaziantep to Erbil, and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Basra, in March and May 2019 respectively, with B737-800s.

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Pegasus Airlines will start 4 day a week flights to Venice (Italy) from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport after 1.7.2019.

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Pegasus Airlines plans to launch summer seasonal services to Moscow Domodedovo from Bodrum, Dalaman, Gazipasa, and Izmir, beginning from late April 2019.

[hakan]

Sabiha Gokcen Airport will have a second runway possibly by the end of this year. After that, they have plans to close the first runway to give a good well deserved maintenance. Once the first runway comes back to operations and both runways running together I think PGS will increase their flight numbers from SAW further. Currently in summer SAW's runway traffic is extremely heavy and restricting PGS to launch more destinations. By the way they have no immediate plans to use the new Istanbul airport apart from their current Izmir flight. They have stated after second or third stage of Istanbul airport they may think about using it more.

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Pegasus Airlines to launch flights between Manchester and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen on 1 July 2019.

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Pegasus Airlines plans to launch Gaziantep – Erbil, Istanbul – Riyadh, and Trabzon to Amman and Jeddah, by early June 2019.

[stefanel]

Sabiha Gokcen Airport will have a second runway possibly by the end of this year. After that, they have plans to close the first runway to give a good well deserved maintenance. Once the first runway comes back to operations and both runways running together I think PGS will increase their flight numbers from SAW further. Currently in summer SAW's runway traffic is extremely heavy and restricting PGS to launch more destinations. By the way they have no immediate plans to use the new Istanbul airport apart from their current Izmir flight. They have stated after second or third stage of Istanbul airport they may think about using it more.

Finally! SAW is too congested indeed.
Do you have any map with the new layout?
I wish they converted Atatürk into a low-cost facility, it's so well-situated comparing to the other two Istanbul airports!

[hakan]

Sabiha Gokcen Airport will have a second runway possibly by the end of this year. After that, they have plans to close the first runway to give a good well deserved maintenance. Once the first runway comes back to operations and both runways running together I think PGS will increase their flight numbers from SAW further. Currently in summer SAW's runway traffic is extremely heavy and restricting PGS to launch more destinations. By the way they have no immediate plans to use the new Istanbul airport apart from their current Izmir flight. They have stated after second or third stage of Istanbul airport they may think about using it more.

Finally! SAW is too congested indeed.
Do you have any map with the new layout?
I wish they converted Atatürk into a low-cost facility, it's so well-situated comparing to the other two Istanbul airports!

Stefanel,

See this link for the new layout: https://images.app.goo.gl/fLHXy7WHrPRbDzAf6 (it will re-direct you to the news website)

For Ataturk airport, the current government and the head of it want make the place a big garden "Millet Bahcesi" and exhibition centre

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And a dedicated cargo airport.

[hakan]

And a dedicated cargo airport.

Until the cargo facilities ready at the new airport yes. Also Ataturk airport will be only open for VIP and some general aviation. But it will be like a very small airport with very limited flights eventually. The government wants everybody use the new airport. The land will be turn into a park some buildings will turn into places that exhibitions can be held.

[hakan]

Sabiha Gokcen Airport will have a second runway possibly by the end of this year. After that, they have plans to close the first runway to give a good well deserved maintenance. Once the first runway comes back to operations and both runways running together I think PGS will increase their flight numbers from SAW further. Currently in summer SAW's runway traffic is extremely heavy and restricting PGS to launch more destinations. By the way they have no immediate plans to use the new Istanbul airport apart from their current Izmir flight. They have stated after second or third stage of Istanbul airport they may think about using it more.

Finally! SAW is too congested indeed.
Do you have any map with the new layout?
I wish they converted Atatürk into a low-cost facility, it's so well-situated comparing to the other two Istanbul airports!

stefanel I see Tekirdag Corlu (TEQ) airport as the potential low cost airport but the emphasis are on SAW and new Istanbul airport.

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Pegasus is starting new destinations from SAW airport:
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Rotterdam (The Netherlands) from 16.December.18
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Pegasus Airlines launched new Kayseri – Rotterdam route on 05 April 2019, with A320.

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Pegasus Airlines to add Bodrum – Kiev Zhulyany route from 13 June 2019, with a mix of B737-800 and A320.