SunExpress to increase summer 2019 capacity by 15%

Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines’ joint venture SunExpress will increase capacity by 15% for the summer 2019 season in response to strong demand in Turkey. CEO Jens Bischof said, “We will grow with new aircraft, bringing our fleet to a total of 80 jets, the largest fleet in the history of SunExpress.” Of the 80 aircraft, 18 Boeing 737-800s will operate for subsidiary SunExpress Germany and six Airbus A330s will fly for Lufthansa’s LCC Eurowings. Several 737-800s are also wet-leased to Turkish Airlines’ LCC AnadoluJet. In 2019, SunExpress will add two 737-800s and the first five 737 MAX 8s to its fleet. SunExpress has 60 737s on order, which includes a mix of -800s and MAX 8s. In Summer 2019, the carrier will operate to more than 90 destinations in 30 countries. The carrier’s main growth will be in Turkey, its core market. SunExpress will offer 3.5m seats to Antalya. New routes from Antalya also include flights to Oslo (Norway), Gothenburg (Sweden), Eindhoven (Netherlands) and Prague (Czech Republic). <br/>