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Travel Daily News
13-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
Smartwings introduce 5 new destinations as of October
Smartwings expands Prague operations this winter with five new routes and increased frequencies to Paris and Málaga starting October 2025. PRAGUE – Smartwings will significantly boost its Prague-based operations from this October. With the new winter flight schedule, Smartwings will expand its offering by adding 5 new destinations: Brussels, Barcelona, Porto, Bucharest, and Rome. At the same time, the number of flights to Paris and Málaga will increase. As of October 23, Smartwings will offer regular flights to Barcelona, Spain (4 times a week), Porto, Portugal (twice a week) and Rome, Italy (4 times a week). Three days later, on October 26, new services to Brussels (12 times a week) and Bucharest (7 times a week) will be launched. At the same time, Smartwings will increase the number of flights to Paris to 3 a day starting October 27, and to Málaga, Spain, offering 12 flights a week as of October 23. Smartwings' portfolio of year-round scheduled services from October 2025 will newly include: Brussels from 26/10/2025 12 times a week Barcelona from 23/10/2025 4 times a week Porto from 23/10/2025 twice a week Bucharest from 26/10/2025 7 times a week Rome from 23/10/2025 4 times a week Flight tickets are now available across all distribution channels. Clients can purchase tickets for Smartwings flights on the Smartwings website and at flight ticket vendors. The basic 'LITE' fare on all Smartwings flights includes full-size hand luggage with maximum dimensions of 55 x 40 x 23 centimeters and weight of up to 8 kg. 'We strive to add new interesting services for our clients and to expand our portfolio of destinations. We are pleased that these destinations will now be even better accessible from Prague thanks to Smartwings' direct flights,' says Michal Váňa, Commercial Director, Smartwings. Under the 2025-2026 winter schedule, the airline will offer direct flights from Czech airports to more than three dozen destinations. Smartwings will operate scheduled flights from Prague to Madrid, Paris, Dubai, the four Canary Islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, Porto in Portugal, Rome, Brussels, Málaga, Barcelona, Valencia, Bucharest, Tel Aviv, Antalya, Mallorca, Madeira (Funchal), the Azores (Ponta Delghada) and the Egyptian resorts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam. Smartwings charter flights will depart from Prague to the Cape Verde Islands (Sal and Boa Vista), Bahrain, Qatar (Doha), Oman (Salalah), the United Arab Emirates(Ras Al Khaimah), Zanzibar and Kenya (Mombasa) in the winter season. Passengers on Smartwings flights can indulge in a delicious Gourmet Menu inspired by Czech cuisine. The menu includes a main course, salad, dessert, pastry and a soft drink. Orders can be made easily via the airline's website up to 48 hours before departure for all scheduled and charter flights. Some of the most popular dishes include tender beef cheeks, pork tenderloin with rosemary, and a plate of schnitzels. The varied menu naturally includes children's options. Passengers can also choose snacks and beverages on board from the on-board menu, which the airline have further expanded and innovated this year.
Travel Daily News
04-06-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
Smartwings to increase number of flights to Malaga, Spain
Smartwings boosts Prague-Malaga flights to 12 weekly, enhancing flexibility and capacity on this popular Spain route with expanded morning service. PRAGUE – Smartwings airline will offer even more direct flights from Prague to Malaga, Spain, starting this autumn. Its regular service from Prague to Malaga will be available to passengers 12 times a week from October 23. This means an additional 5 weekly flights on this route. In addition to the daily afternoon Smartwings flight to Malaga departing from Prague at 17:20, there will also be a new option to travel to the south of Spain with a morning service. Departure from Prague is scheduled for 6:00 AM, with arrival in Malaga at 9:25 AM. The return flight from Malaga to Prague will depart at 10:10 local time and arrive at Václav Havel Airport Prague at 13:25. The route to Malaga will be served by a Boeing 737 aircraft with a capacity of 189 seats. 'This is definitely another piece of good news for our clients. They will be able to travel to this popular Spanish destination with Smartwings not only more often, but also to better plan short-term trips with maximum use of their time at the destination,' says Michal Váňa, Sales Director, Smartwings. Malaga is a very popular destination in the south of Spain and the second largest city in Andalusia. Last year, Smartwings flew over 118 thousand passengers from Prague to Malaga and back. The average occupancy rate was 84%. In addition to Malaga, the largest Czech airline also offers flights to other Spanish destinations including Valencia, Madrid, Almería, Mallorca, Menorca, and the Canary Islands. Under the 2025 summer flight schedule, the company will offer direct flights from six Czech airports to approximately 80 destinations. Compared to last year, there is an increase in the number of flights to selected destinations, such as Sardinia (Cagliari and Olbia), the Azores (Ponta Delgada), Madrid, Madeira (Funchal), the Canary Island of Lanzarote, Lamezia Terme, Thessaloniki, and Tirana. Clients have the option to travel in business class on scheduled flights to the Canary Islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The Smartwings group will deploy a fleet of 58 aircraft in the 2025 summer season to be operated from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.
