Who owns Pegasus Airlines?
Pegasus Airlines is owned by Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. (Turkey, BIST: PGSUS).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. 2025 Annual Activity Report (1 January – 31 December 2025), Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. (via KAP). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Founded
- 1990
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Parent ticker
- BIST: PGSUS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines is a low-cost carrier based in Türkiye. Its annual report says it operated charter flights from 1990 and, after its acquisition by Esas at the beginning of 2005, changed to a low-cost network carrier model. It flies from its main hub at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport on domestic and international routes and operated 127 aircraft at the end of 2025.
Ownership timeline of Pegasus Airlines
- Current owner Pegasus Airlines [1] reported
Where Pegasus Airlines sits in Pegasus Airlines
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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About the owner: Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus Airlines is a publicly listed company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as BIST: PGSUS.
Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. is a Turkish low-cost airline headquartered at Aeropark, Pendik, Istanbul, with its main hub at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. Its shares have traded on Borsa Istanbul since 26 April 2013. Esas Holding, a Turkish family-owned investment firm, was its controlling shareholder at 52.81 per cent at 31 December 2025. It reports operating charter flights since 1990 and a 127-aircraft fleet at that date.
Pegasus Airlines: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇹🇷 Pegasus Airlines and other Turkish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 89 brands that began in Turkey. 11 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pegasus Airlines is not one of them.
- AJet — Turkish Airlines 🇹🇷
- Aras Kargo — Austrian Post 🇦🇹
- Celebi Aviation — Celebi Aviation 🇹🇷
- TAV Airports — TAV Airports 🇹🇷
- İDO — İDO 🇹🇷
- Actisoft — BİM 🇹🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pegasus Airlines?
The parent company of Pegasus Airlines is Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş., a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Pegasus Airlines Turkish?
Yes. Pegasus Airlines originated in Turkey in 1990 and its owner, Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş., is also headquartered in Turkey.
Is Pegasus Airlines still owned by Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş.?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Pegasus Airlines is still owned by Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. 2025 Annual Activity Report (1 January – 31 December 2025) — Pegasus Hava Taşımacılığı A.Ş. (via KAP), Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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