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SUNEXPRESS LAUNCHES NEW ROUTE FROM CORK TO IZMIR

June 3, 2025

Cork Airport - June 3, 2025: SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, launched their new service from Cork Airport to Izmir for summer 2025 on Saturday last (31st May). To mark the occasion, departing passengers were treated to a selection of Turkish-style snacks at a special celebratory event hosted by Cork Airport. Details

• June 03, 2025
  

  SUNEXPRESS LAUNCHES NEW ROUTE FROM CORK TO IZMIR

  Cork Airport - June 3, 2025: SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, launched their new service from Cork Airport to Izmir for summer 2025 on Saturday last (31st May). To mark the occasion, departing passengers were treated to a selection of Turkish-style snacks at a special celebratory event hosted by Cork Airport.
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• May 06, 2025
  

  SUNEXPRESS LAUNCHES NEW ROUTE FROM NEWCASTLE TO DALAMAN

  6th May, 2025: SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has this weekend (Sunday 4th May) launched a new route from Newcastle to Dalaman for summer 2025.
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• April 28, 2025
  

  SunExpress soars to record revenues in 2024. Target set at 16.8 million passengers for 2025

  · €2.2 billion revenue in 2024, marking a 23% year-on-year increase · 15 new routes for summer 2025, almost doubled seat capacity compared to the pre-pandemic period · Fleet of 85 aircraft, aims to carry 16.8 million passengers in 2025 · Accelerated growth in the UK and Ireland
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• February 28, 2025
  

  TRAVEL INDUSTRY CELEBRATES 35th ANNIVERSARY OF SUNEXPRESS

  28 February 2025: SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, hosted around 300 industry partners for its “35 Years to the Sun & Beyond” event in Belek, Türkiye.
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• December 17, 2024
  

  SUNEXPRESS EXPANDS IRISH ROUTE NETWORK FOR SUMMER 2025

  17 December 2024: SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is expanding its Irish route network for summer 2025.
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• December 12, 2024
  

  SUNEXPRESS EXPANDS UK ROUTE NETWORK FOR SUMMER 2025

  SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is expanding its UK route network for summer 2025.
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• October 28, 2024
  

  Golf Cup at the Turkish Riviera: SunExpress invites tourism professionals to the Green

  SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, will once again host a golf tournament for travel professionals in Türkiye early next year.
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• October 23, 2024
  

  SUNEXPRESS INTRODUCES NEW VALUE FARES TAILORED TO PASSENGER NEEDS

  SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, launches today, a new range of fare options for Summer 2025.
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• October 21, 2024
  

  SUNEXPRESS AND SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP WITH EXPANDED WINTER OPERATIONS

  SunExpress, a joint venture of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, will strengthen its partnership with South African Airways (SAA) by expanding operations in the upcoming European winter season.
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• September 13, 2024
  

  Helmut Wölfel appointed Commercial Director at SunExpress

  Helmut Wölfel has been appointed as Commercial Director of SunExpress, effective September 16, 2024. Wölfel, will succeed Peter Glade who after over eight successful years will leave the company at the end of October.
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• June 24, 2024
  

  SunExpress named ‘Best Leisure Airline in Europe’ again

  SunExpress, a joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has been named ‘Best Leisure Airline in Europe’ at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2024, following their win in 2023 and receiving the “World’s Best Leisure Airline” award in 2022.
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• May 15, 2024
  

  Beam me up, SunExpress!

  SunExpress passengers can now live long and prosper all flight long, thanks to a new and unique Star Trek livery from the airline. Fans and travellers alike can boldly go where no traveller has gone before on the spaceship-themed aircraft, registered as TC-SPO, as it soars across the SunExpress network, including nine routes from the UK to Türkiye, this summer.
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