Czech Airlines
irline=Czech Airlines|
logo=Czech Airlines logo.png|
logo_size=250px|
IATA=OK|
ICAO=CSA|
callsign=CSA Lines|
parent=Czech Airlines, a. s.|
founded=1923|
headquarters=
Prague,
Czech Republic|
key_people=Radomr Lak |
hubs=Ruzyne International Airport|
focus_cities=|
frequent_flyer=OK Plus|
lounge=CSA Crystal Lounge|
alliance=SkyTeam|
fleet_size=49|
destinations=77|
website= Airlines is the
Czech national
airline company, based at Ruzyne International Airport,
Prague. The airline connects to most major
European destinations and to transit points in
North America,
Asia, the
Middle East and
North Africa and carries in excess of 2 million passengers each year.
Encyclopedia
Czech Airlines is the
Czech national
airline company, based at Ruzyne International Airport,
Prague. The airline connects to most major
European destinations and to transit points in
North America,
Asia, the
Middle East and
North Africa and carries in excess of 2 million passengers each year. The airline runs a frequent flyer programme called the "OK Plus Frequent Flyer Programme". It is a member of the SkyTeam alliance.
History
CSA was founded on October 6, 1923 by the Czechoslovak government as CSA Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie. Twenty-three days later its first transport flight took place, flying between
Prague and
Bratislava. It operated only domestic services until its first international flight from Prague to Bratislava and
Zagreb in 1930.
In 1948 the Communist party seized power in Czechoslovakia and suspended some western European and
Middle East routes and replaced much of the fleet with Soviet equipment. In 1957 CSA became one of the world's first airlines to fly turbojet services, taking delivery of the first Tupolev Tu-104A. Transatlantic services started on 3 February 1962 with a flight to
Havana. After the break up of the Czechoslovak Federation the airline adopted the present title in May 1995.
The airline is owned by the Czech National Property Fund , Czech Consolidation Bank and other Czech institutions. It has 4,411 employees .
Destinations
Fleet
The Czech Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of July 2006:
The average age of the CSA fleet is 9.9 years, in April 2006.
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