Six reasons to make Turkey your holiday destination this summer

After two years of uncertainty, the world appears to be opening up its doors once more to welcome international travellers, so it’s little wonder that many of us have begun to think once more about adventure and travel.

What can interrupt daydreams of sunnier climes, white beaches and exciting new cultures however is often residual worries of new rules that could have been introduced since the last time you boarded a plane; frequently shared concerns around travelling often still centre around the new documentation needed, such as passenger locator forms, Covid-19 PCR tests, and vaccine passports.

Any hesitation over the complications this extra paperwork can bring has been quickly alleviated by Pegasus Airlines, Turkey’s leading low-cost carrier, whose ethos has always been ‘everyone has the right to fly’.

The airline operates daily flights between Manchester Airport and Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen, with fares starting from £99.99.

The network connects Manchester Airport to 32 destinations across Turkey, including Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Izmir, and 39 international destinations, including Beirut, Dubai, Hurghada, Karachi, Muscat, North Cyprus, Tbilisi and Tel Aviv.

After signing an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to be the first airline in Turkey to trial IATA’s Travel Pass, Pegasus Airlines is amongst the first airlines in the world to go live with the launch of the app on international routes.

IATA’s Travel Pass, which can be downloaded for free, will allow guests to digitally store and manage their health-related documents required for international travel and can be used while travelling to many countries on Pegasus’ international flight network.

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