Antalya, Türkiye: 21 January, 2026 – SunExpress, the joint venture of Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, has reported a strong passenger performance for 2025, carrying almost 16 million passengers across its network.  

This marks a 7% increase compared to 2024, when approximately 15 million passengers were carried, reflecting  Türkiye’s popularity as one of the leading vacation destinations in Europe.  

SunExpress also recorded robust traffic during the peak Christmas travel period, from 20th December 2025 to 4th January 2026. During this time, the airline carried almost half a million passengers in total, reflecting a 9% increase compared to the previous festive season (21st December 2024 – 5th January 2025). 

These results reinforce SunExpress’ position as a leading leisure airline between Europe and Türkiye, supported by its strong partnership structure and expanding network. 

In addition to ‘summer sun and beach’ travel, SunExpress caters for a number of other types of travel including cultural, archaeological, and culinary tourism, and sports travel. 

SunExpress is a value carrier with a strong presence on the Turkish Riviera and in Anatolia. The airline operates in a total of 237 routes to 92 destinations across 35 countries. 

 

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About SunExpress 

Founded in Antalya as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, SunExpress acts as a tourism ambassador between Türkiye and Europe with 35 years of experience and leisure airline expertise. Operating flights to 237 routes across 35 countries, SunExpress carries nearly 15 million passengers annually with over 4,500 employees based in Antalya, Frankfurt, Izmir, Ankara and Dalaman. For more information, please visit www.sunexpress.com. 

www.SunExpress.com 

For more information, contact: 

Charlie Hampton / Faye Clarke  
Tel:  +44 (0)7350 420791 
Email: sunexpress@pembrokeandrye.com