Pegasus Airlines sustainability score: 26/100
Better than 73% of Airlines / Aviation
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
Pegasus Airlines is a Turkish low-cost carrier founded in 1989 and headquartered in Istanbul. Operating 118 aircraft and serving ~35 million passengers annually, it is a mid-sized European airline competing primarily on price.
More about Pegasus Airlines
The company has invested heavily in modern fleet renewal (92% neo-family aircraft, average age 4.5 years) to improve operational efficiency.
Head office TurkeyStaff ~8,459 (2024)Revenue 111,822,522,000 TRY (FY2024)Website ↗
Pegasus discloses emissions intensity but not absolute tonnes, masking likely growth in total emissions despite fleet renewal. SAF use is unmeasured and minimal. Critically, the airline is an IATA member—an association InfluenceMap rates as Europe's most obstructive on climate policy, actively blocking aviation emissions regulation.
Pegasus Airlines scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified July 2026.
That places Pegasus Airlines joint 847th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 6th of 23 in Airlines / Aviation.
What is Pegasus Airlines doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Carbon Footprint: Operations (6/10, 4/10). Weakest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (1/10, 3/10).
Where Pegasus Airlines lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its record on controversiesDeal with the findings under question 10, in public.
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations4/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain3/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies1/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Pegasus Airlines's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Pegasus Airlines's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
63% of them were published by Pegasus Airlines itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“79.5% of our emissions were Scope 1, Scope 2 emissions accounted for 0.2%”
“As of 2024, emissions value further reduced to 58.3 gCO2/RPK”
“the industry's net emissions from flight operations grew by 6.7% year-on-year in 2024”
“In 2022, 2023 and 2024, we balanced our electricity consumption... through the International Green Energy Certificate (I-REC/Yek-G)”
“Our Sustainability Director... reports directly to our CEO”
“monitoring all activities related to the use of natural resources such as water and energy”
“IATA (E+)... have actively opposed key national and EU aviation climate policies”
“International Air Transport Association (IATA) advocated for the repeal and replacement of the EU ETS”
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How does Pegasus Airlines compare with other airlines / aviation companies?
Where Pegasus Airlines sits among airlines / aviation peers.
Among the 23 major airlines / aviation brands we've scored, Pegasus Airlines is tied =6th of 23, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Airlines / Aviation?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Pegasus Airlines.
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