Pegasus Airlines receive its new Boeing 737-800

Pegasus Airlines has now taken delivery of its 16th Boeing 737-800 from an order of 40.

At the launch of its scheduled flights in 2005, Pegasus Airlines took steps to establish a ‘fleet of the future’ and in accordance with its ongoing tradition has named this new aircraft ‘Irem Naz’ after the daughter of Bahtiyar ªentürk of its Izmir Hub.

The airline , which provides the wider public with economic air travel, recorded an increase in guests on domestic flights of 42% against an average of 15% for the Turkish aviation sector. During this time Pegasus Airlines' international routes also saw a 26% growth in passenger numbers. In parallel with this growth Pegasus Airlines placed an order for 40 Next-Generation Boeing 737-800s at a value of $3.2 billion list price.

As the first privately owned airline in Turkey to make such a large order, Pegasus continues to take delivery of its Next-Generation aircraft and by the end of 2011 will have a fleet of 40 aircraft, including its sister airline’s Izair’s. By 2015 the entire order of aircraft will have joined Pegasus Airlines’ fleet.