Sunexpress is a Turkish airline based in Antalya that is jointly owned by Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. It carried over 7.3 million passengers in 2014 with an 85% occupancy rate and employs 2,973 people. Sunexpress operates as a low-cost airline with a fleet of 74 Boeing 737-800 aircraft serving 107 destinations primarily between Turkey and Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the UK, and Greece. The airline aims to operate from Antalya and Izmir to make Istanbul less important for domestic and international flights, which provides a competitive advantage over other carriers.