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SunExpress launches East Midlands and expands at Gatwick, Manchester and in Ireland

Air
Gary Noakes
25 June 2025

SunExpress will launch flights from East Midlands airport next summer, flying to its home base of Antalya.

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SunExpress will be taking off from East Midlands next summer (Credit SunExpress)

The carrier, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, will operate three times a week. East Midlands will be the airline’s 14th UK and Ireland departure point.

SunExpress is also launching new routes from existing airports across the UK and Ireland. These include a twice weekly service to Bodrum from both Gatwick and Manchester.

Also new are twice weekly flights from Cork to Antalya and Dublin to Dalaman.