Pegasus Airlines touches down in Tuzla

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Pegasus Airlines introduced services between Istanbul Sabiha Gocken Airport and Tuzla on Saturday, becoming the first major carrier to commence flights to the airport following the closure of Wizz Air’s base last September. Turkey’s Deputy Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Enver Iskurt, and the Director General of the Directorate of Civil Aviation of Turkey, Kemal Yuksek, were among the passengers on the inaugural flight which was sold out.

Commenting on the new weekly flight, Tuzla Airport’s CEO, Dževad Halilčević, said, “After a number of years, we secured a nonstop service from Istanbul. Today’s loads have demonstrated that residents of the Tuzla Canton and the region want to travel to Turkey and vice versa. The inaugural flight has been promising”. Mr Iskurt added, “This is a historic service between Tuzla and the Republic of Turkey, which we will work to strengthen in the future. By launching these flights, we believe that the connections between the two countries will deepen and will continue to grow. I especially hope that these flights will also bring economic and trade development to the region”. The Prime Minister of the Tuzla Canton, Irfan Halilagić, noted, “It is important for us that a reputable airline has commenced flights, and I believe that this is the first step and the start of long-lasting cooperation. We are particularly satisfied with the loads, which are at a high level and shows that it is a long-standing unfulfilled dream of this part of Bosnia and Herzegovina to have nonstop flights to Istanbul".

Apart from next week’s service, Pegasus Airlines will maintain its Tuzla flights with the 239-seat Airbus A321 jet. Next Saturday, a 186-seat A320 aircraft will be deployed. In October, Turkish Airlines’ low cost subsidiary, AJet, will also commence weekly flights between Istanbul Sabiha Gocken Airport and Tuzla.