Turkish private Pegasus Airlines will launch regular flights between Istanbul and Paris from Friday, according to the company here on Wednesday. The announcement was made by Pegasus Airlines Executive Board Chairman Ali Sabanci. The flights will be from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport (on the Asian side of the city) and Paris' Orly airport. 'We have raised the number of our passengers from 4.4 million to 5.9 million from 2008 to 2009,' said the chairman. 'We will own the youngest Boeing 737-800 fleet in Turkey, with eight more aircraft we will purchase in 2010,' he added. Pegasus Airlines was established in 1990 as a joint venture between Aer Lingus, Silkar Yatirim and Net Holding. 