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Smartwings Cuts Prague Flights as Winter Schedule Shrinks
Prague Morning
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Smartwings is reducing its winter flight schedule from Prague, with several routes being cancelled, frequencies cut and new connections postponed until spring 2027.
The biggest changes will affect Spain, a popular choice for Czech travelers looking for warmer weather during the autumn and winter months.
The airline will suspend flights between Prague and Valencia from November 2 until the beginning of March.
Flights to several other Spanish destinations will also be reduced. Smartwings will cut its Málaga service from two flights a day to one, while Barcelona will move from daily flights to four to six services a week.
Flights to Mallorca will be reduced from four per week to two. The Prague–Madrid route will continue, but flights will operate on an irregular schedule.
Smartwings is also suspending flights from Prague to Nice until early March.
New Prague routes pushed back
Several routes that were expected to launch this year will now have to wait until spring 2027.
The postponed connections include new services to Venice and Bergen, Norway. Smartwings has also delayed the return of flights to Brussels and Bucharest.
Both Brussels and Bucharest were suspended in the spring, with Smartwings originally planning to restore the routes in October.
Eurowings also reduces Prague services
Eurowings is making changes to its Prague schedule as well. The German carrier has cancelled its planned winter flights to Madeira, Portugal.
The route had been scheduled to return for the winter season, but Eurowings will instead offer tickets to Madeira through a partnership with Smartwings, which continues to operate flights to the Portuguese island.
Eurowings will also suspend its Prague–Stockholm service for most of January.
Higher fuel costs affect airline schedules
The changes come as airlines face higher operating costs linked to fuel prices.
According to Eurocontrol, the European organization responsible for coordinating air traffic management, jet fuel prices in Europe more than doubled between the beginning of the year and mid-September.
Airlines around the world have been adjusting schedules as fuel costs fluctuate amid the conflict in the Middle East. Route cancellations and reduced frequencies are among the measures carriers are using to adapt to changing market conditions.
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