The new investor in CSA is to be the company of the owners of Smartwings

The new investor in Czech Airlines (ČSA) is to be the Prague City Air company, founded at the end of January, owned by Smartwings owners Jiří Šimáně and the Vik family. According to the reorganization plan, the company will provide the airline with a settlement loan of 125 million crowns, from which creditors will be … Read more

Two problems during the week. The Smartwings plane had to return to Prague

The Czech airline Smartwings met a difficult week. Already two planes on the daily flight from Prague to Antalya, Turkey, had to return to Prague almost immediately after takeoff for technical reasons. – As the reader of the News List pointed out, Thursday’s connection turned over Brno and returned to Ruzyně Airport. Sunday’s flight did … Read more

Instead of billions, Airbus is asking only hundreds of millions for CSA

Airbus Canada, which manufactures smaller A220 transport jets, is now asking CSA to pay over 315 million crowns. “The receivable represents compensation for damage caused as a result of the debtor’s refusal to perform under the purchase contract,” the receivables published in the insolvency register shall be stated in the application. In the original May … Read more

The service company of Prague Airport detained two CSA planes, Smartwings does not pay invoices

Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT), a subsidiary of Prague Airport, detained two Czech Airlines (CSA) ATR aircraft on Tuesday due to unpaid invoices. The Smartwings aviation group, to which CSA belongs, has declared the detention of aircraft illegal and is preparing legal action. The website informed about it Zdopravy.cz. Airlines had to cancel flights due to … Read more

Large companies in difficulty are asking for another three months to defend against creditors

During the first pandemic wave, firms affected by government measures could apply for special debt protection until August 31. It was adopted in November soap opera, which allowed these companies to extend the moratorium for another three months, even without the consent of creditors. “The request for an extension was submitted by the parent company … Read more

Travelers began to attract first-minute tours with discounts more than ever before

“In recent years, discounts for early bookings – ie first minute tours – amounted to a maximum of thirty percent. Hoteliers have now become even cheaper, so discounts reach up to forty percent, “said Jan Papež, vice-president of the Association of Travel Agencies. First minutes usually last from autumn to the end of the year, … Read more

CSA will temporarily stop flying to Košice and Amsterdam. In addition, it will not renew some of the planned lines – ČT24 – Czech Television

A CSA spokeswoman stated that the resumption of routes must be postponed from day to day for a number of destinations, as well as the already resumed air connections were interrupted again. Lines to Amsterdam and Košice will stop flying from September 28 to October 14. Their future will depend on epidemiological developments and travel … Read more

Earthquake in Smartwings: hundreds of people can be released, 29 pilots have already resigned

The first 29 pilots from CSA have already been fired. According to the findings of the daily Zdopravy.cz, the planned redundancies should be roughly halved between CSA and Smartwings. “The company was forced to take this step due to the bad situation in the aviation industry caused by coronavirus,” said Smartwings Group spokeswoman Vladimíra Dufková. … Read more

From Ostrava to the sea? With Smartwings up to seven times more expensive than from Katowice

This is shown by a simple comparison of ticket prices from Ostrava and Katowice to Burgas in Bulgaria or to Crete to Heraklion. While the ticket with Smartwings from Mosnov Airport in Crete costs CZK 8,154, the Polish state carrier LOT offers a direct flight from Katowice to Heraklion for CZK 1,194. There are similar … Read more