Czech Airlines

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Czech Airlines (abbreviation: ČSA, Czech: České aerolinie, a.s.) is a Czech airline brand and holding company. Established in 1923, it was part of the privately owned Smartwings Group since 2017. After filing for bankruptcy in 2021 and undergoing reorganization, it ceased independent air operations and was transformed into the holding's parent company on 26 October 2024. Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish low-cost carrier, then had completed acquisition of Czech Airlines and Smartwings Group on 1 October 2026. As an airline, between 1923 and 2024, it operated as the flag carrier of Czechoslovakia and subsequently the Czech Republic. Until ceasing air operations, it was the world's fifth oldest operating airline. Its hub was Václav Havel Airport Prague. It was the first airline in the world to fly regular jet-only routes (between Prague and Moscow). The airline ran a frequent flyer programme called "OK Plus", named after the airline's International Air Transport Association designation, as well...

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