Pegasus Airlines to go daily to Istanbul

Pegasus Airlines is launching a daily London (Stansted) – Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen) / North Cyprus (Ercan) service from 1st April 2009, with prices from £39.99 including taxes and charges and a once-weekly direct flight to Bodrum on Mondays, launching 4th May 2009 with one-way prices from £65.99 including taxes and charges.

Pegasus currently operates a five-weekly service on the London (Stansted) – Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen) / North Cyprus (Ercan) route and has moved to scale up the service in response to growing demand. Flights on this route will continue to depart London Stansted daily at 12.45, arriving in Istanbul at 18.20. The return leg departs from Istanbul at 10.20, arriving at London Stansted 12.05. Local times apply.

Bodrum flights will depart Stansted 13.05, arriving at Bodrum at 19.00, and the return leg will depart Bodrum at 10.05, arriving Stansted at 12.10 STN. Local times apply.

Sertac Haybat, General Manager of Pegasus Airlines, explains "Europe and the UK in particular are important markets for us. We are scaling up our service from London in response to growing demand from the UK, with load factors and online bookings increasing every month. We are also delighted to be adding a direct Bodrum flight to our UK service, making the journey to this year’s hottest holiday destination cheaper and easier than ever before.”

Pegasus Airlines is the perfect way to see more of Turkey for less, with 15 easy connection points via Istanbul to summer destinations across the country, including Antalya, Dalaman and Izmir (all from £65.99 one-way inc. taxes and charges).

It is also an exciting time to visit Istanbul with the city gearing up for its title of European City of Culture 2010 and landmark sporting events being held there this year such as the UEFA cup final on May 20th, and the Formula One race in June, as well as the endless stream of arts and cultural festivals throughout the year.

For more information and bookings, log on to flypgs.com/en.