SunExpress Deutschland
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| Founded | 2010 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2011 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Frankfurt Airport | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | SunPoints | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 20 | ||||||
| Parent company | SunExpress | ||||||
| Headquarters | Frankfurt, Germany | ||||||
| Website | sunexpress.com | ||||||
SunExpress Deutschland GmbH is a German leisure airline based in Frankfurt. It is a subsidiary of SunExpress, which itself is a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. Its main base is Frankfurt Airport with smaller bases at several other airports throughout Germany.
History
SunExpress Deutschland was founded on the 8 June 2011 as a subsidiary of SunExpress and started operations with three Boeing 737-800. It was founded in order to fly from Germany to the Red Sea using the German AOC. These routes have been served on the 2 November 2011 for the first time and the network has since been extended to several more leisure destinations in Southern Europe and North Africa.
In February 2015, the Lufthansa Group announced that SunExpress Deutschland will be the operator of Eurowings' new long-haul operations which will be based at Cologne Bonn Airport from November 2015. SunExpress Deutschland therefore will receive leased Airbus A330-200s.[1]
Destinations
SunExpress Deutschland serves the following destinations under its own brand as well as on behalf of Eurowings as of November 2015:
Operated as SunExpress Deutschland
- Berlin - Tegel Airport
- Cologne/Bonn - Cologne Bonn Airport Focus city
- Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf Airport Focus city
- Frankfurt - Frankfurt Airport Base
- Hannover - Hannover Airport[2] Focus city
- Leipzig - Leipzig/Halle Airport
- Munich - Munich Airport Focus city
- Stuttgart - Stuttgart Airport Focus city
- Heraklion - Heraklion International Airport
- Rhodes - Diagoras Airport
- Thessaloniki - Thessaloniki International Airport
- Adana - Adana Şakirpaşa Airport
- Ankara - Esenboğa International Airport
- Antalya - Antalya Airport
- Bodrum - Bodrum Airport[2]
- Dalaman - Dalaman Airport[2]
- Elâzığ - Elazığ Airport
- Gaziantep - Oğuzeli Airport
- Istanbul - Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Izmir - Adnan Menderes Airport
- Kayseri - Erkilet International Airport
- Samsun - Samsun-Çarşamba Airport
- Trabzon - Trabzon Airport
Operated for Eurowings
- Punta Cana - Punta Cana International Airport[1]
- Puerto Plata - Gregorio Luperón International Airport[1]
- Cologne/Bonn - Cologne Bonn Airport Base[1]
- Dubai - Dubai International Airport[1] seasonal
- Boston - Boston Logan International Airport (begins 4 May 2016)[4]
- Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport (begins 1 June 2016)[5]
- Miami - Miami International Airport (begins 1 May 2016)[4]
Fleet
As of November 2015, the SunExpress Deutschland fleet consists of the following aircraft:[6]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A330-200 | 4 | — | 310 | operated for Eurowings[7] |
| Boeing 737-800 | 11 | — | 189 | |
| Total | 15 | — |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://www.lufthansagroup.com/de/presse/meldungen/view/archive/2015/march/04/article/3449.html
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 http://airlineroute.net/2014/12/03/xg-s15update2/
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/29/ew-bkk-dec15/
- 1 2 Eurowings Confirms Cologne – US Launch from May 2016. Airline Route. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Eurowings Delays Las Vegas Launch to June 2016. Airline Route. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ ch-aviation.com - SunExpress Deutschland retrieved 22 November 2015
- ↑ http://www.lufthansagroup.com/en/themen/eurowings.html
