CSA Czech Airlines (OK, Prague Václav Havel) will leave Skyteam on October 26, 2024 and will then also cease operations under its own code “OK” in favor of the code “QS” of its parent company Smartwings.
“CSA Czech Airlines is ceasing operations on current scheduled services. As a natural consequence, CSA Czech Airlines’ Skyteam membership will terminate effective October 26, 2024… Given Czech Airlines’ currently limited schedule and network, there will be little overall impact on Skyteam’s global customer offering,” the alliance spokesperson confirmed to Aviation Week.
The Czech airline currently operates only two scheduled flights from Prague Václav Havel to Paris CDG (12x weekly) and to Madrid Barajas (4x weekly). Its own fleet consists of two A320-200s, one of which is already in exclusive use for Smartwings.
The company announced earlier this year that CSA will become a holding company on October 27, 2024. All flight operations will be transferred to Smartwings’ Czech, Polish, Hungarian and Slovak AOCs, although CSA’s brand, website and sales channels will remain. The company is sticking to its plan to add four A220-300s from the fourth quarter of 2024, although these will already operate under Smartwings’ AOC.
CSA has been a member of Skyteam since 2001. Smartwings is not affiliated with any of the global alliances.
