A Boeing 737-500 with the SmartWings colors painted on it.

SmartWings was the low-cost Brand of the Czech charter airline Travel Service.[1] Travel Service operated scheduled flights to several European metropolitan and leisure destinations under the brand from its base at Václav Havel Airport Prague.[2] In 2018, Travel Service renamed itself to Smartwings.

History

The brand was established in 2004 by Travel Service, which specialized in leisure charter flights at that time, to offer low-cost scheduled flights. For example, after the bankruptcy of SkyEurope, the company started scheduled services to Paris and Rome.

In October 2017 it was announced that Travel Service planned to move all of its operations under the SmartWings brand.[3]

In 2018, Travel Service has been renamed to Smartwings.[4]

Destinations

SmartWings Boeing 737 MAX 8 operated by Travel Service
A SmartWings branded Boeing 737-800 operated by Travel Service

Fleet

As of October 2018, the Smartwings fleet consisted of the following aircraft operated by Travel Service:[5]

Smartwings fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-700 2 — 148
Boeing 737-800 22 — 189 2 leased to Sunwing Airlines, 1 leased to Air Transat
Boeing 737 MAX 8 6 33 189 Deliveries 2018–2023
Total 30 33

References

  1. ↑ "About SmartWings". smartwings.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Contact Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine." Smart Wings. Retrieved on 19 February 2012. "Office at Prague airport K letisti 1068/30 160 08 Praha 6 Czech Republic"
  3. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/60187-czech-airlines-has-new-owner-as-travel-service-ups-stake Travel Service Rebrand]
  4. ↑ "Travel Service rebrands to Smartwings as part of reorganization". AVIATOR. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. ↑ "SmartWings Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

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