The holiday airline SunExpress assumes that Turkey will be in high demand as a holiday destination in the summer of 2021. Eight additional flight connections will be offered from the DA-CH region between April and the end of October 2021. Overall, the carrier wants to take off from Germany, Austria and Switzerland around 300 times a week in the direction of Turkey.

The joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines plans to offer flights to Turkey from 14 German airports. Three airports are to be controlled in Switzerland. In Austria, the offer is limited to Vienna-Schwechat Airport. One of the new things is that from Düsseldorf there is a weekly trip to Eskişehir in Anatolia and Hatay in the south of the country. From April 2021, SunExpress will fly to Zonguldak on the Turkish Black Sea coast from Düsseldorf twice a week. Another new feature is the weekly flight connection from Cologne / Bonn Airport to Bodrum on the Turkish Aegean Sea and from Frankfurt Airport to Malatya in Eastern Anatolia.

“We all long for sun and relaxation,” explains Max Kownatzki, CEO of SunExpress. “Turkey has proven last year that it can offer safe holidays in the sun even in times of corona. It is one of the most popular holiday destinations for German-speaking travelers and if the pandemic doesn't put a spanner in the works, we see great potential for a strong summer 2021 ”.

There will also be a new weekly flight to Bodrum from Vienna, and SunExpress is also increasing the flight frequency in Switzerland with a connection a week from Geneva Airport to Izmir and two flights a week from Geneva to Antalya.

“We bring our customers into the sun, to family and friends - directly, without detours. A stable summer flight schedule with strong direct connections is particularly important for us as the leading Turkey specialist. After months of lockdown, the passengers want one thing in particular: to finally arrive, ”said Chief Commercial Officer Peter Glade.