SunExpress is increasing its flying programme from Budapest Airport as the Turkish airline adds
Izmir to the gateway’s route map from 18 June
Turkish carrier SunExpress has increased the number of flights it operates from the Hungarian gateway of Budapest with a weekly service to the popular holiday resort of Izmir on Turkey’s Anatolian coastline.
Served by the airline’s fleet of 189-seat 737-800s the new link will be in place from 18 June in time for the height of the summer season. It will see the Hungarian capital’s city airport operate 35 weekly flights to Turkey during S22, with SunExpress having a 13% share of the market.
Balázs Bogáts, Head of Airline Development at Budapest Airport, said: “It’s great to see SunExpress further expand its operations from Budapest this summer. The introduction to Izmir, a destination previously only served by charter, will see a key city added to our route map.”
The airline’s Izmir link complements its existing service to Antalya, while Pegasus Airlines offers connections to Sabiha Gökçen and Turkish Airlines operates to Istanbul from Budapest.
“With a choice of three carriers offering an increasing range of services to Turkey, our passengers are provided with the option of many different frequencies and services to this exquisite transcontinental country,” added Bogáts.
