SunExpress
IATA XQ	ICAO SXS	Callsign SunExpress
Founded		1989
Hubs		Antalya International Airport Adnan Menderes Airport Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Bursa Yenişehir Airport
Focus cities		Frankfurt International Airport Munich Airport
Fleet size		17
Destinations		82
Parent company		Turkish Airlines Lufthansa
Headquarters		Antalya, Turkey
Key people		Paul Schwaiger (Director General)
Website: http://www.sunexpress.com

SunExpress Turkish: Güneş Ekspres Havacılık A.Ş.) is an airline based in Antalya, Turkey. It operates scheduled and charter flights to destinations in Europe. Its main base is Antalya International Airport (AYT). IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Antalya Airport (IATA: AYT, ICAO: LTAI) is 10 km (6 miles) east of the city center of Antalya, Turkey. ... Adnan Menderes Izmir International Airport (IATA: ADB, ICAO: LTBJ) has been named after the Turkish politician and former prime minister Adnan Menderes. ... Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (IATA: SAW, ICAO: LTFJ) is one of the airports serving Istanbul, Turkey. ... YeniÅŸehir Airport (IATA: YEI, ICAO: LTBR) is an airport in the city of YeniÅŸehir in the Bursa Province of Turkey. ... In the airline industry, a focus city is a location that is not a hub, but from which the airline has flights to at least several destinations other than its hubs. ... Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA, ICAO: EDDF), known in German as Rhein-Main-Flughafen or Flughafen Frankfurt am Main, is located near Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ... Munich International Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), officially named Franz Josef Strauss International Airport (German: Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß) is located 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Turkish Airlines, Inc. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried (second is Air France - KLM), and the flag carrier of Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... This article is mostly about the Antalya City; for the province, see Antalya Province. ... This is the disambiguation page for the terms Turk, Turkey, Turkic, and Turkish. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... This article is mostly about the Antalya City; for the province, see Antalya Province. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Antalya Airport (IATA: AYT, ICAO: LTAI) is 10 km (6 miles) east of the city center of Antalya, Turkey. ...

History

The airline was established in October 1989. It started operations in April 1990 with a charter service between Antalya and Frankfurt, Germany. SunExpress was founded as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. In 1995 Lufthansa transferred its SunExpress shares to Condor Airlines, to group all tourist flights under a single unit. In February 2007 Condor shares were retaken by Lufthansa. Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Turkish Airlines, Inc. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried (second is Air France - KLM), and the flag carrier of Germany. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Condor Flugdienst is an airline based in Germany. ...

The owners of SunExpress are 50% Turkish Airlines and 50% Lufthansa. The airline carried just over 2.358 million passengers in 2006. With 617 employees, 373 of which are flight crew staff, SunExpress is the largest employer in Antalya. Including 181 staff at Izmir office and 23 at Frankfurt, SunExpress employs 821 people in total. Turkish Airlines, Inc. ... Deutsche Lufthansa AG (ISIN: DE0008232125) (pronounced ) is the largest airline in Europe in terms of overall passengers carried (second is Air France - KLM), and the flag carrier of Germany. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

SunExpress operates a fleet of 14 airplanes with an average age of 8.6 years and a seating capacity of 2,796 seats. Plans for the purchase of two new Boeing 737-800s, which will be added to the fleet in April and May 2008, will increase the number of aircraft in the fleet to 16. 12 Boeing airplanes leased by SunExpress are equipped with blended winglets installed by THY Maintenance Center.

SunExpress is the only airline in Turkey that is ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and Ohsas 18001 certified. ISO 9000 specifies requirements for a Quality Management System overseeing the production of a product or service. ... The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to ensure products and services have the lowest possible environmental impact. ...

SunExpress Boeing 737-800 lands at Bristol International Airport, Bristol, England

SunExpress supports the Golden Orange Foundation, the Antalya Piano Festival, the International Izmir Festival, the Ayvalik International Music Academy, the Antalya Arts Festival, the Youngenc Orchestra and the Antalya Youth Education Association as part of the company philosophy to contribute to the social and cultural life of Antalya and Izmir. The company also provides educational scholarships to 100 girls as part of the “Baba Beni Okula Gonder” project and is the official carrier of the Antalya City Basketball Team. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x863, 256 KB) SunExpress Boeing 737-800 (Turkish registration TC-SUL) lands at Bristol International Airport, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x863, 256 KB) SunExpress Boeing 737-800 (Turkish registration TC-SUL) lands at Bristol International Airport, Bristol, England. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... Bristol International Airport (IATA: BRS, ICAO: EGGD) is the commercial airport serving the city of Bristol and the south west of England. ... This article is about the English city. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

SunExpress contributes to the growth of Turkish tourism through its active membership in the Antalya Promotion Foundation (ATAV) and the Destination Izmir project, which was established to promote Izmir’s tourism attractions in Europe. SunExpress also supports TUROFED (Turkish Hotel Federation) in promoting hotels in Turkey, which is considered one of the most important components of tourism.

Destinations

SunExpress Flights Operated From Main Hub Antalya (AYT) (Winter 2007/2008) This article is mostly about the Antalya City; for the province, see Antalya Province. ...

• Adana 2 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday
• Amsterdam 1 Weekly Flights: Thursday
• Basel 3 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday
• Berlin Schönefeld 5 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Berlin-Tegel 3 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Friday, Sunday
• Bremen 2 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Sunday
• Cologne 6 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
• Diyarbakir 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Saturday
• Dortmund 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Friday
• Dresden 2 Weekly Flights: Wednesday, Saturday
• Dusseldorf 8 Weekly Flights: Monday (2), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Erfurt 1 Weekly Flights: Monday
• Erzurum 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Thursday
• Frankfurt 8 Weekly Flights: Monday (2), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Friedrichshafen 1 Weekly Flights: Monday
• Graz 1 Weekly Flights: Wednesday
• Hamburg 6 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday (2), Friday, Sunday (2)
• Hannover 5 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday (2), Sunday
• İzmir 11 Weekly Flights: Monday (2), Tuesday, Wednesday (2), Thursday, Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday
• Karlsruhe 2 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Friday
• Leipzig 3 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
• Linz 1 Weekly Flights: Wednesday
• Münster 3 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Wednesday,Saturday
• Munich 7 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Nuremberg 3 Weekly Flights: Monday, Thursday, Saturday
• Paderborn 2 Weekly Flights: Wednesday, Sunday
• Rostock 1 Weekly Flights: Friday
• Saarbrücken 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Saturday
• Salzburg 1 Weekly Flights: Wednesday
• Stuttgart 5 Weekly Flights: Monday (2), Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
• Trabzon 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Saturday
• Van 2 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday
• Vienna 4 Weekly Flights: Wednesday (2), Friday, Saturday
• Zurich 4 Weekly Flights: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

SunExpress Flights Operated From Second Hub İzmir (ADB) (Winter 2007/2008) Adana (Turkish: }) (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus)) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Basel (disambiguation). ... Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport ( ) (IATA: SXF, ICAO: EDDB) is an international airport located in the town of Schönefeld in Brandenburg, adjacent to Berlins southern border. ... Berlin-Tegel Otto Lilienthal (IATA: TXL, ICAO: EDDT) (often shortened to Tegel) is the main international airport in Berlin, Germany. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Cologne (German: , IPA: ; local dialect: Kölle ) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than... Diyarbakir (Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ; Greek: Amida; Turkish spelling: Diyarbakır) is a city in Turkey, situated on the banks of the River Tigris. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Düsseldorf in Germany The Düsseldorf Coat of Arms Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... The cathedral Mariendom at night. ... Theodosiopolis redirects here; it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... For other uses, see Hamburg (disambiguation). ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Ä°zmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the countrys largest port after Ä°stanbul. ... Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... Leipzig ( ; Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk from the Sorbian word for Tilia) is, with a population of over 506,000, the largest city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. ... For the town in Germany, see Linz am Rhein. ... For other places with the same or similar names, and other uses of the word, see Munster (disambiguation) Münster is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Nürnberg redirects here. ... Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. ... Motto: Within your walls be concordance and public welfare Rostock (pronounced // from Polabian Roz toc, literally to flow apart) is the largest city in the north German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. ... Capital Saarbrücken Language(s) Rhine Franconian; see language of the Saarland Government Principality Historical era Middle Ages  - Joined Holy Roman Empire 925  - Established ca 1120  - Passed to Nassau-Weilburg 1353  - Occupied by France 1793  - Annexed by France 1797  - Passed to Prussian Grd     Dchy Lwr Rhine   June 9, 1815 Saarbr... This article is about the capital of the Austrian state of Salzburg. ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Greek: ), is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. ... This article is about the road vehicle. ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Ä°zmir, historically Smyrna, is the third most populous city of Turkey and the countrys largest port after Ä°stanbul. ...

• Adana 9 Weekly Flights: Monday (2), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (2), Saturday, Sunday
• Amsterdam 1 Weekly Flights: Sunday
• Antalya 11 Weekly Flights: Monday (2), Tuesday, Wednesday (2), Thursday, Friday (2), Saturday (2), Sunday
• Berlin Schönefeld 3 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday,
• Berlin-Tegel 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday
• Cologne 7 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Diyarbakir 5 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Dusseldorf 4 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
• Erzurum 5 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
• Frankfurt 7 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Gaziantep 4 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday
• Hannover 2 Weekly Flights: Wednesday, Friday
• Kars 3 Weekly Flights: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
• Kayseri 3 Weekly Flights: Thursday, Friday, Sunday
• Malatya 3 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
• Munich 4 Weekly Flights: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday
• Nuremberg 1 Weekly Flights: Monday
• Oslo 1 Weekly Flight Sunday
• Paris (CDG) 2 Weekly Flights Tuesday, Sunday
• Samsun 2 Weekly Flights: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
• Sivas 2 Weekly Flights: Wednesday, Sunday
• Stockholm 1 Weekly Flight Wednesday
• Stuttgart 3 Weekly Flights: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday
• Trabzon 5 Weekly Flights: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• Van 5 Weekly Flights: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
• Zurich 1 Weekly Flights: Saturday

SunExpress Flights Operated From The New Hub Istanbul (SAW) Adana (Turkish: }) (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus)) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. ... For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... This article is mostly about the Antalya City; for the province, see Antalya Province. ... Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport ( ) (IATA: SXF, ICAO: EDDB) is an international airport located in the town of Schönefeld in Brandenburg, adjacent to Berlins southern border. ... Berlin-Tegel Otto Lilienthal (IATA: TXL, ICAO: EDDT) (often shortened to Tegel) is the main international airport in Berlin, Germany. ... Cologne (German: , IPA: ; local dialect: Kölle ) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than... Diyarbakir (Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ; Greek: Amida; Turkish spelling: Diyarbakır) is a city in Turkey, situated on the banks of the River Tigris. ... Düsseldorf in Germany The Düsseldorf Coat of Arms Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Theodosiopolis redirects here; it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Gaziantep (Kurdish: , informally, Antep) is the capital city of Gaziantep Province in Turkey. ... Map of Germany showing Hanover Hanover (in German: Hannover [haˈnoːfɐ]), on the river Leine, is the capital of the state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Kars (Armenian: Ô¿Õ¡Ö€Õ½) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of the Kars Province, formerly at the head of a sanjak in the Turkish vilayet of Erzurum. ... Kayseri (Greek: Καισάρεια), in the antiquity Mazaka and later Caesarea, is an industrialized city in Turkey. ... Malatia can also be a misspelling of the medical term Malacia. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Nürnberg redirects here. ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Statue of Atatürk who initiated the Turkish War of Independence in Samsun on May 19, 1919 Samsun is a city in northern Turkey, on the coast of the Black Sea, with a population of 439,000 as of 2006. ... Sivas is the provincial capital of Sivas Province in Turkey. ... For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Stuttgart (disambiguation). ... Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Greek: ), is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. ... This article is about the road vehicle. ... Location within Switzerland   Zürich[?] (German pronunciation IPA: ; usually spelled Zurich in English) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ...

• Adana 2x daily B737-800 service
• Antalya daily B737-800 service
• Cologne 3x weekly B737-800 service
• Diyarbakir 4x weekly B737-800 service
• Erzurum 3x weekly B737-800 service
• Hanover 2x weekly B737-800 service
• Kars 3x weekly B737-800 service
• Nuremberg 2x weekly B737-800 service
• Sivas 2x weekly B737-800 service
• Trabzon daily B737-800 service
• Van 4x weekly B737-800 service

SunExpress Flights Operated From Bursa (YEI) Adana (Turkish: }) (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus)) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. ... This article is mostly about the Antalya City; for the province, see Antalya Province. ... Cologne (German: , IPA: ; local dialect: Kölle ) is Germanys fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than... Diyarbakir (Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ; Greek: Amida; Turkish spelling: Diyarbakır) is a city in Turkey, situated on the banks of the River Tigris. ... Theodosiopolis redirects here; it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace. ... , Hanover(i) (German: , IPA: ), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Kars (Armenian: Կարս) is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of the Kars Province, formerly at the head of a sanjak in the Turkish vilayet of Erzurum. ... Nürnberg redirects here. ... Sivas is the provincial capital of Sivas Province in Turkey. ... Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Greek: ), is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. ... This article is about the road vehicle. ... For other uses, see Bursa (disambiguation). ...

• Diyarbakir 2x weekly 737-800 service
• Erzurum 2x weekly B737-800 service
• Trabzon 2x weekly B737-800 service

Diyarbakir (Syriac: ܐܡܝܕ; Greek: Amida; Turkish spelling: Diyarbakır) is a city in Turkey, situated on the banks of the River Tigris. ... Theodosiopolis redirects here; it is also a name of the ancient city of Apros, Thrace. ... Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Greek: ), is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. ...

Fleet

The SunExpress fleet consists of the following aircraft (May 2008): The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ...

• 14 Boeing 737-800 TC-SUG, TC-SUH, TC-SUI, TC-SUJ, TC-SUL, TC-SUM, TC-SUO, TC-SUU, TC-SUV, TC-SUY, TC-SUZ, TC-SNE, TC-SNF, TC-SNG
• 3 Boeing 757-200 TC-SNB, TC-SNC, TC-SND.

All aircrafts are fitted with winglets. The Boeing 737 is a short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ... The Boeing 757 is an American short to medium range commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... A winglet is a device used to improve the efficiency of aircraft by lowering the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. ...

SunExpress average fleet age is 5.9 years (April 2008).

External links

• SunExpress
• SunExpress (German website)
• Fleet

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