Pegasus to start new flights to Türkiye at Aarhus
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Europe’s 8th largest airline Pegasus will open service from Antalya, in May, its first time serving Scandinavia’s fast-growing fifth largest metro area
For Danes, one of the most popular sunshine destinations will now be on the departure board at Aarhus Airport when Pegasus opens a new direct scheduled service to Antalya, which is the gateway to several popular resorts on the Turkish Riviera in southern Türkiye and an attractive hub for travelers to and from a number of central Asian and Near Eastern destinations. It is the first time that Pegasus makes its entrance in the Greater Aarhus area, with the airline thereby gaining access to mainland Denmark’s largest market for potential travelers. With over 1.3 million inhabitants, the region is a very attractive market for Pegasus. Not only to enjoy the rich pool of holiday travel demand for many thousands of sun-seekers who visit Mediterranean Türkiye each year, but also to serve the large share of people with a Turkish background who live in mainland Denmark and especially in the Aarhus area. With over 67,000 people of Turkish descent living in Denmark and over 11,000 within reach of Aarhus Airport, there is a large market for visiting friends and family, with traffic going both ways.
"It is a great pleasure to present a new airline at Aarhus Airport. The new collaboration comes very soon after hosting the prestigious Routes Europe conference in April 2024, where we could showcase the enormous appeal of Aarhus as a destination and strengthen our close dialogue with Pegasus and other airlines. This direct route to Antalya, one of the eastern Mediterranean’s largest markets has long been a desire of both holidaymakers and people with Turkish roots who know Pegasus for their great value service and low fare appeal. We naturally expect the route to be extremely well received in our region", says Lotta Sandsgaard, who is CEO of Aarhus Airport.
Insight shows that currently a very large share of Aarhus area passengers traveling to Türkiye today, including Antalya, choose to fly from airports at Copenhagen or Hamburg. Focusing on the topic of convenience and customer choice, Lotta Sandsgaard commented from her own personal appreciation for Pegasus Airlines’ highly customer-friendly, quality product and service:
“I have regularly used Pegasus to fly within Türkiye, they are an excellent airline with state-of-the-art aircraft, they are a very welcome addition at Aarhus Airport. Our data clearly shows that there is a great deal of unrealized potential in Aarhus towards Türkiye and demand for destinations beyond. Customers naturally crave convenience and everyone wants a shorter journey time to the airport. It will be highly appealing that customers can exchange tedious queues and time on the E45 with a very short drive to Aarhus Airport when currently the vast majority have to reach Copenhagen and Hamburg. We have great relations with Pegasus, we are proud they have chosen to serve Aarhus and I believe this will be a long and exciting co-operation, where we have mutual long-term partnership and growth front-of-mind”.
The route to Antalya takes-off on 9th May 2025. There are departures from Aarhus Airport every Monday and Friday