COVID-19: Smartwings Group dispatches more repatriation flights to bring Czechs home

March 29, 2020
Smartwings Group dispatched further special flights for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic at the weekend to bring Czech citizens home from other countries. On Sunday evening, a Smartwings aircraft carrying Czechs from Peru and Mexico landed at Prague airport. Another Smartwings aircraft is to take Czech citizens home from Canada and the Dominican Republic on Monday, March 30.

On Tuesday, March 31, Smartwings is to dispatch a repatriation flight from Chicago, USA, on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. The aircraft is expected to land in Prague on Wednesday, 1 April 2020.

At the weekend, Smartwings operated a repatriation flight from Goa and Mumbai, India, for Volkswagen Group and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. After a stopover in Hannover, Germany, the aircraft continued to Prague where it has landed today after 2 p.m.

Under an agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Smartwings Group has flown Czech citizens to their home country from Philippines, Cuba, Panama, Honduras, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Costa Rica, Canary Islands, and Egypt in the past few days.

Smartwings Group is ready to provide its aircraft for additional flights as needed.