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Turkish carrier boasts of industry-leading profit margin

Air
Gary Noakes
7 March 2023

Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines is claiming the highest 2022 profit margin in the industry.

Pegasus Airlines is back in profit and expanding

Unveiling its full year results, the carrier said its 34.1% margin outstripped Ryanair’s by around a third and beat its previous record set in 2019, when it achieved a 33.3% gross margin.

Pegasus posted a pre-tax profit of €403 million for the calendar year, a turnaround from 2021’s loss of €158 million. Revenue jumped from €1 billion in 2021 to €2.45 billion.

Pegasus has benefited from its low operating cost base plus the popularity of Turkey last year due to the weakness of its currency.