Takeover of Czech Airlines and Smartwings by Pegasus Airlines (October 2026)

Updated on 3 October 2026

The Turkish airline Pegasus Airlines completed the takeover of Czech Airlines and Smartwings on 1 October 2026.[1][2]^*

According to the headline of Seznam Zprávy, the price of the transaction was almost 4 billion crowns.[2]

Related articles: Smartwings, České aerolinie

Chronology

October 1, 2026 — The Turkish company Pegasus Airlines completed the takeover of Czech Airlines and Smartwings. Novinky.cz Seznam Zprávy

Sources

Novinky.cz — 1 October 2026
Seznam Zprávy — 1 October 2026
Echo24 — 1 October 2026
E15 — 1 October 2026

Entry history: created 3 October 2026 · translated 3 October 2026

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