QS TVS Fleet size 19+4 Headquarters Prague, Czech Republic Parent organization Icelandair Group | TVS SKYTRAVEL Destinations 91 Founded 1997 | |
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Operating bases Focus cities Brno-Tuřany Airport
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava Key people Jiří Šimáně
Roman Vik
Jiří Jurán Subsidiaries Travel Service Polska; Travel Service (Slovakia); Travel Service (Hungary); SmartWings | ||
Travel Service, a.s. 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. 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.
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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.
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. 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% In 2009 Icelandair spun its 30% stake in Travel Service into a new company, that was the taken over by Icelandair's creditors.
Current fleet
As of March 2017 the Travel Service fleet consists of the following aircraft:
Business jet fleet
Travel service also operates business jets that are available for private air charter. As of January 2017 the business jet fleet consists of the following aircraft: