Booking with Czech Airlines but getting on SmartWings flight, any consequences?

1/13/2017 2:37:24 PM

The answer is Travel Service, which operates own SmartWings as low-cost and became major owner of the CSA. In recent times CSA has drop some inclusive things, like meal included on flights with duration less then 3 hours.
Not to be complicated enough, some flights are operated by Korean Air. Korean Air is (was) minor shareholder in CSA.
Longer flights are operated usually by CSA and service is better.
I can only say from my experience traveling Prague – UK (1h+) and Prague – Spain (3h+).
And they share codes so “OK” CSA can be also “QS” SmartWings.

The last thing, SmartWings as not pleasant like CSA, I never had bad experience, like broken seat or so. Actually preferred low-cost of mine. My last flight was in brand new Aircraft, with that cool extra space in roof and really nice ambient light. Being 2m tall it was pleasant.

1/12/2017 11:19:28 AM

You will get whatever was stated in your fare and the terms and conditions.

On many low-cost carriers, inflight meals are available if prebooked at additional (steep) cost. Yours may already be included, if that was stated during booking.

On many low-cost carriers, luggage can be booked at additional cost. Yours may already be included, if that was stated during booking.

On many low-cost carriers, rows with extended legroom come at a price. If your booking did state a certain seat pitch, Czech airlines may be required to book you a seat on the Smartwings plane’s Emergency Exit row.

and so on.

If you don’t want to fly with Smartwings because the maintenance of the planes or the safety record of the airline is worse, you should at least write an email to Czech airlines that you won’t fly with them anymore until they publicly announce to refrain from putting their passengers into Smartwings planes.

1/12/2017 1:47:57 PM

The possible consequences are:

  1. No online check-in, except for flights departing Prague airport. Smartwings requires everyone to check-in at the counter, which always causes huge lines
  2. No free meal, no free drinks of any kind
  3. Less space between the seats
  4. The quality of the cabin is worse, with some of the seats broken at times

Overall it doesn’t really matter as Smartwings flies within Europe (except for charter flights and a couple of flights to the Middle East) so it’s a 3-hour discomfort at most.

Credit:stackoverflow.com‘

About me

Hello,My name is Aparna Patel,I’m a Travel Blogger and Photographer who travel the world full-time with my hubby.I like to share my travel experience.

Search Posts

Latest posts

Popular posts