SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, continues to connect Izmir to domestic and international destinations with direct flights, with new routes added to its flight network and increased capacity. The airline, which has added a total of 8 routes, 26 of which is from İzmir, to its flight network this summer, reaches the widest flight network on the İzmir route.
SunExpress CEO Max Kownatzki said, “As SunExpress, we offer services with our largest flight network ever between Turkey and Europe. In this context, we have reached the widest flight network in Izmir with the new routes we offer from Izmir. We are the airline that connects İzmir to the most destinations on both domestic and international routes with more than 50 destinations in total.”
SunExpress operates direct flights from Izmir to a total of 37 international destinations. This summer, Dubai, Birmingham, Saarbrücken, Tbilisi and Edinburgh, as well as London-Gatwick, Venice and Barcelona have been added to the new international routes on the Izmir route.
Domestically, it flies from Izmir to 15 cities in Turkey, namely Adana, Antalya, Bodrum, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kars, Kayseri, Konya, Malatya, Samsun, Trabzon, Van and Mardin.
Kownatzki said, “As İzmir's main carrier, we continue to connect İzmir to the world and contribute to both İzmir and Aegean tourism. Izmir has a lot to offer not only during the summer months but also all year round. We will continue to work to show visitors from all over the world that İzmir is an ideal holiday destination with its rich history, cultural heritage and unique nature.”