There’s no voting for these awards, it all boils down to cold, hard facts and figures. Yes, the Euro ANNIEs are back for their fourth annual outing, and there are some fascinating winners. Nine awards, 11 winners (we can explain), spread across eight different countries.
Pegasus Airlines connects Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport and Barcelona Airport with daily flights; adds low-frequency services from Antalya Airport to Pristina Airport.
Much of Europe is showing little if any growth this summer, but that is not true of Turkey. Our analysis of the European air traffic market this summer shows that Istanbul has the region’s two fastest-growing major airports, Turkey is the fastest-growing country market, and Turkish Airlines is the fastest-growing airline.
Turkish Airlines launches flights from Ankara Airport to Frankfurt Airport; adds Ercan, London Gatwick and Tbilisi from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen; inaugurates Friedrichshafen as 223rd destination from Istanbul Atatürk.
Pegasus Airlines links Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen to Nevşehir, and Izmir to Sivas.
Transavia.com starts flying from Rotterdam to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen, Budapest and Valencia.
Pegasus Airlines launches flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen to both Mus and Amasya.
Turkish Airlines links Istanbul to Houston. Opens second base in Istanbul with five new routes from Sabiha Gökçen starting this week. More will follow in the coming weeks.
anna.aero was invited to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport last week to celebrate the arrival of Turkish Airlines’ new base, which will result in 13 international routes this summer. We got to talk to the airport’s CEO about competition, the new planned airport for Istanbul, the growth in Turkish air travel and the chances of Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 summer Olympics.
airBaltic has swopped the airports it serves in both Istanbul and Milan. Now flies from Riga to Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen and Milan Malpensa.
Pegasus Airlines connects both Denizli and Kahramanmaras with Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen.
