Travel Service Airlines

Travel Service Airlines
IATA
QS
ICAO
TVS
Callsign
SKYTRAVEL
Founded 1998[1]
Operating bases Prague-Ruzyně Airport
Focus cities Brno, Ostrava, Karlovy Vary, Pardubice
Subsidiaries Smart Wings
Fleet size 20 (+6 order)
Destinations 46
Parent company Icelandair Group (30%)
Headquarters Czech Republic
Key people Jiří Šimáně
Roman Vik
Sigthor Einarsson[1][2]
Website www.travelservice.aero

Travel Service Airlines (incorporated as Travel Service, a.s.[2]) is an airline based in Prague, Czech Republic,[3] a subsidiary of Icelandair Group. It has a Budapest-based subsidiary Travel Service Kft. Its low cost short-haul scheduled flights are operated under brand SmartWings.[1]

On 18 September 2007, the Icelandair Group acquired 50% stake in the carrier and purchased further shares in 2008.[4][5]

Contents

History

In 2007, the company carried 2,2 million passengers.[4] in 2008, carried 2,3 million passengers

Selected financial results of Travel Service, a.s.
million CZK 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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

Fleet

The Travel Service fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2011):[6]

Travel Service Fleet
Aircraft In Fleet Orders Options Notes
Airbus A320-211 7 0 0 1 operated by Strategic Airlines
1 operated by Air Sweden
1 operated by Nouvelair
4 operated by SmartLynx Airlines
Boeing 737-500 2 0 0 both in SmartWings livery
Boeing 737-800 17 5 0 1 operating for Iraqi Airways
Boeing 787-8 0 1 1 [7]
Cessna 680 2 0 0
Total 27 6 1

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c Notes to accounting statements 2009
  2. ^ a b Commercial register at justice.cz, identification number (IČ) 25663135
  3. ^ "Contacts." Travel Service Airlines. Retrieved on 14 November 2011. "Travel Service, a. s. K Letišti 1068/30 160 08 Prague 6 Czech Republic"
  4. ^ a b Annual Report of Travel Service 2007
  5. ^ "Icelandair Group to buy Czech airline Travel Service." Associated Press. 14 May 2007.
  6. ^ Travel Service Airlines fleet list at ch-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
  7. ^ Travel Service Agree to 787 Dreamliner Order