Pegasus passenger growth up 17.3% with 19.74 million guests carried in 2014

Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines’ carried 19.74 million passengers during 2014 – an increase of 17.3% from 16.82 million in 2013. The number of guests taking domestic flights in Turkey was 11.97 million, a year-on-year increase of 17%, while the number of guests on international flights reached 7.77 million, a growth of 17.8% compared to the same period in 2013.

The data for Turkey's aviation sector showed that Pegasus grew 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Turkish domestic market for its internal flights and 1.5 faster for its international flights in 2014. That same year, Pegasus' share of the domestic market rose from 26.9% to 28% and its share of the international market increased from 9% to 9.4%.

Commenting on the 2014 traffic results Pegasus Airlines' General Manager Sertac Haybat says: “At Pegasus we continued our steady growth trend of recent years into 2014 and also increased our market share. Our share of the domestic market rose to 28% and our share of the international market to 9.4%. In 2015, we plan to continue our steady growth by adding new aircraft to our 55-strong fleet and launching new destinations to our expanding network.”