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Also known as SunExpress Airline, Sun Express, SunExpress Air, Sun Express Air, XQ, SXS

SunExpress is a Turkish-German airline based in Antalya. SunExpress was founded in October 1989 as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. It operates scheduled and chartered passenger flights to 90 destinations in 30 countries in Europe as well as North Africa, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Red Sea. The airline concentrates on international tourism, domestic Turkish flights to cities in Anatolia, and wet leasing. The total number of SunExpress employees is 5,000.

Key facts

Airline.airline
SunExpress
Airline.image
Berlin Brandenburg Airport SunExpress Boeing 737-86Q(WL) TC-SUU (DSC06358).jpg
Airline.logo
SunExpress Logo.svg
Airline.logo_size
250
Airline.IATA
XQ
Airline.ICAO
SXS
Airline.callsign
SUNEXPRESS
Airline.headquarters
Antalya, Turkey
Airline.revenue
1.8 billion EUR (2023)
Airline.bases
Antalya İzmir Ankara
Airline.frequent_flyer
your benefits
Airline.fleet_size
86
Airline.destinations
92
Airline.num_employees
5,000

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Güneş Ekspres Havacılık Anonim Şirketi
Official website
www.sunexpress.com
Image
Hamburg Airport SunExpress Boeing 737-8HC(WL) TC-SOE (DSC00365).jpg
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airline accounting code
564
inception
1990-03-09
start of work period
1990-04-02
Commons category
SunExpress
street address
Yenigöl Mahallesi Nergiz Sokak No:84 07230 Muratpaşa/Antalya
IATA airline designator
XQ
ICAO airline designator
SXS
social media followers
29700
total equity
8000000
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Foundation and early years
  • Development since 2010
  • Destinations
  • Codeshare agreements
  • Interline agreements
  • Fleet
  • Current fleet
  • Historic fleet
  • References
  • External links

SunExpress is a Turkish-German airline based in Antalya. SunExpress was founded in October 1989 as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. It operates scheduled and chartered passenger flights to 90 destinations in 30 countries in Europe as well as North Africa, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Red Sea. The airline concentrates on international tourism, domestic Turkish flights to cities in Anatolia, and wet leasing. The total number of SunExpress employees is 5,000.

==History== thumb|SunExpress Boeing 737-800 in its original livery (2002) thumb|SunExpress Boeing 737-800 wearing a special livery to celebrate the airline's 20th anniversary (2010)

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