SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, becomes the new exclusive airline partner of the German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04.

As part of the partnership, which was concluded for a period of three years, the vacation specialist will fly the Royal Blues team to their training camps in Turkey and other international appearances. North Rhine-Westphalia and in particular the Gelsenkirchen catchment area are among the airline's core markets due to the three departure airports in Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Cologne-Bonn.

"Supporting professional sports has long been part of our DNA," explains SunExpress CEO Max Kownatzki. “We are therefore proud to support one of the most successful and well-known Bundesliga clubs in Germany as an airline partner in the future. Royal blue and sunny yellow go together perfectly, as SunExpress and FC Schalke 04 share the same values: passion, commitment and team spirit – whether on the field or at 11.000 meters above sea level: we do our best for our fans and customers.”