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Jun 29, 2017 (newstodate): The Latvian charter and ACMI carrier SmartLynx is mulling plans for expanding business into entirely new markets.
According to the latest press release from SmartLynx, the carrier is considering launch of flights to Cambodia, India, the Philippines and Malaysia.
-We are also going to try to enter the North American and Canadian markets. Our plan is to offer flights from Canada to Latin America and the Caribbean islands, the release reads.
-These are visions at the moment, but we are definitely looking into business opportunities like these and are currently studying the markets to assess the concrete situation and preconditions needed to formulate a business strategy, says Ilva Priedniece, SmartLynx Airlines PR and Marketing Manager.
SmartLynx is already present in the Vietnamese market with an ACMI damp lease agreement with Jetstar Pacific Airlines JSC since May 2016, comprising one Airbus A320 aircraft based at Ho Chi Minh Airport, Vietnam.
In the fleet of Riga Airport-based SmartLynx Airlines including its Estonian subsidiary now are 12 Airbus A320 aircraft and one A321, and plans are to take delivery of one more A321 aircraft in 2017.
By 2018 the total number of aircraft will go further up to a total of 18.
According to the latest press release from SmartLynx, the carrier is considering launch of flights to Cambodia, India, the Philippines and Malaysia.
-We are also going to try to enter the North American and Canadian markets. Our plan is to offer flights from Canada to Latin America and the Caribbean islands, the release reads.
-These are visions at the moment, but we are definitely looking into business opportunities like these and are currently studying the markets to assess the concrete situation and preconditions needed to formulate a business strategy, says Ilva Priedniece, SmartLynx Airlines PR and Marketing Manager.
SmartLynx is already present in the Vietnamese market with an ACMI damp lease agreement with Jetstar Pacific Airlines JSC since May 2016, comprising one Airbus A320 aircraft based at Ho Chi Minh Airport, Vietnam.
In the fleet of Riga Airport-based SmartLynx Airlines including its Estonian subsidiary now are 12 Airbus A320 aircraft and one A321, and plans are to take delivery of one more A321 aircraft in 2017.
By 2018 the total number of aircraft will go further up to a total of 18.