AnadoluJet continues EX-YU expansion with new routes
Turkish Airlines’ lower cost unit AnadoluJet has added its third new destination in the former Yugoslavia, with more expected in the coming weeks. After announcing plans to launch operations from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport to both Sarajevo and Pristina in April and May respectively, the carrier will also enter the Macedonian market. AnadoluJet plans to introduce up to four weekly rotations between Antalya and Skopje starting June 3. Services will run from Thursday through to Sunday with the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. It faces no direct competition on the route and will be the only one linking the two cities with a scheduled air service.
Turkey is one of Skopje’s busiest markets. During the last normal year for commercial aviation, in 2019, a total of 7.147 passengers flew indirectly between the Macedonian capital and Antalya. Turkish Airlines handled 3.632 of those travellers via Istanbul. AnadoluJet mainly operated domestic flights within Turkey up until last year, with just two international routes served prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Having lower operating costs than its parent company, it replaced Turkish Airlines at Sabiha Gokcen Airport. It has now added over twenty new destinations to its network for the upcoming summer, with new routes being announced on an almost daily basis. AnadoluJet’s main bases are in Ankara and at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport.
Besides Skopje, within the former Yugoslavia, the airline will also be serving both Sarajevo and Pristina from Turkey’s largest city. Services to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital will commence on April 1 with three weekly rotations, while flights to Kosovo will start on May 10 and will also be maintained with three weekly flights. AnadoluJet will be in direct competition with low cost carrier Pegasus Airlines on the two routes. “AnadoluJet will continue to support the post-Covid-19 gradual recovery. We foresee a potential upside to international passengers, following the additional 15% seat capacity and configuration that AnadoluJet will bring: 189 seats compared to 165 seats in Turkish Airlines aircraft as well as improved aircraft utilisation from AnadoluJet’s business model”, the company said.
| Route | Launch date |
|---|---|
| Istnabul Sabiha Gokcen - Sarajevo | 01.04.2021 |
| Istnavul Sabiha Gokcen - Pristina | 10.05.2021 |
| Antalya - Skopje | 03.06.2021 |
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