Smartwings
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Founded | 1997[2] | ||||||
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Operating bases | Václav Havel Airport Prague | ||||||
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Fleet size | 66[3][4][5] | ||||||
Destinations | 91 | ||||||
Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic | ||||||
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Website | www |
Travel Service, a.s.[2] is a Czech charter airline and the biggest airline in the Czech Republic with its head office on the property of Václav Havel Airport Prague in Ruzyně, 6th district, Prague.[6] It operates charter flights mainly to leisure destinations and also wet and dry leases aircraft to other airlines. It has subsidiaries in Poland, Hungary and Slovakia and also operates scheduled flights under the brand SmartWings.[7]
Overview
History
In 2007, the company carried 2.2 million passengers, one year later about 2.3 million passengers. In 2014, it carried 4.3 million passengers, about 1.2 of them on regular flights under the brand name SmartWings.[8]
On 18 September 2007, the Icelandair Group acquired 50% stake in the carrier and purchased further shares to bring its holding to 80% by April 2008. In December 2008 it reduced its holding to 66% by selling shares to the other shareholders, Unimex.[9][10] In 2009 their stake was further diluted to 50.1% through a new share issue, and they also sold a portion of their stake to fellow owners reducing their holding to 30%[11][12] In 2009 Icelandair spun its 30% stake in Travel Service into a new company, that was the taken over by Icelandair's creditors.
Business figures
million CZK | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Operating revenues | 4,391 | 4,844 | 5,818 | 6,511 | 7,006 |
Operating profit | 40 | 73 | 205 | 384 | 344 |
Net profit after tax | (25) | 15 | 156 | 4 | 212 |
Assets | 1,074 | 1,205 | 1,564 | 2,226 | 1,653 |
Equity | 70 | 62 | 237 | 158 | 409 |
Liabilities | 1,004 | 1,143 | 1,327 | 2,068 | 1,245 |
Destinations
Europe
- Czech Republic – Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Pardubice, Karlovy Vary
- Slovakia – Bratislava, Poprad, Žilina, Košice
- Bulgaria – Burgas, Varna
- Montenegro – Tivat
- France – Paris, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille
- Greenland - Kangerlussuaq
- Croatia – Split, Dubrovnik
- Iceland – Keflavik
- Italy – Milan, Rome, Catania, Olbia, Cagliari, Palermo, Naples
- Cyprus – Paphos, Larnaca
- Hungary – Budapest
- Portugal – Faro, Funchal
- Greece – Athens, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Rhodes, Corfu, Zakynthos, Preveza, Kos, Kalamata, Kavala, Skiathos
- Spain – Madrid, Alicante, Malaga, Valencia, Bilbao, Barcelona, Las Palmas, Tenerife-South, Palma de Mallorca, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Ibiza
- United Kingdom – London, Manchester, Liverpool
- Ireland - Dublin
- Austria – Innsbruck, Vienna
- Poland – Warsaw
Africa
- Cape Verde – Sal, Boa Vista
- Egypt – Hurgada, Sharm el Sheik, Marsa Alam
- Kenya – Mombasa
- Marroco – Agadir
- South Africa – Cape Town
- Tanzania – Zanzibar
- Tunisia – Tunis, Monastir, Djerba, Enfidha, Tabarka
- Senegal - Dakar
Asia
Caribbean
- Bermuda - Bermuda
- Cuba – Varadero
- Dominican Republic - Punta Cana
South America
- Brazil – Fortaleza
Fleet
Current fleet
As of April 2016, the Travel Service fleet consists of the following aircraft (including those flying under the SmartWings brand):[3][4][13]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A320-200 | 1 | 0 | 180 | Leased from Smartlynx Airlines. |
Boeing 737-800 | 17 | 0 | 189 | OK-TVL and OK-TVO in "Moravian Silesian Region" livery, OK-TVX in "Prague loves You" livery, 2 leased to Spicejet and 1 leased to Oman Air. EI-CSG leased for Summer 2016 from MIAT Mongolian Airlines |
Boeing 737-900ER | 2 | 0 | 212[14] | OK-TSI and OK-TSM ex Spicejet |
Boeing 737 MAX | 0 | 25[15] | TBA | |
Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
Total | 24 | 25 |
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Výpis z obchodního rejstříku - Travel Service, a.s." (in Czech). Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.
- ^ a b "Travel Service Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ a b "SmartWings Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Jiří Šimáně: Zisk tvoříme v zahraničí, český trh je deformovaný". euro.e15.cz. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Travel Service Contacts". Travel Service, a.s.
- ^ "SmartWings Contact". smartwings.com.
- ^ "Travel Service hlásí za loňský rok skoro o pětinu víc cestujících" (in Czech). Novinky.cz. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ Annual Report of Travel Service 2007
- ^ "Icelandair Group signs LOI to acquire Czech airline operator Travel Service". Air Transport World. Retrieved 13 May 2007.
- ^ "Icelandair Group hf. Prospectus - October 2010" (PDF). euroinvestor.dk.
- ^ "Icelandair Group sells 20% of its share in the Czech airline Travel Service". euroinvestor.dk. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ Travel Service Fleet
- ^ "OK-TSI". planes.cz. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Boeing: Commercial". boeing.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
External links
Media related to Travel Service at Wikimedia Commons