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Aug 17, 2018 (newstodate): Small Planet Airlines Poland has appointed a new CEO and Member of the Management Board: Bartosz Czajka.
Mr Czajka has held the position of Deputy CEO at Small Planet Airlines Poland since June 11, 2018, as its earlier holder Jaroslaw Jeschke resigned earlier in 2018 due to health issues.
Mr Czajka brings in experience from earlier positions at Star Alliance and LOT Polish Airlines where he held positions of Director of Charter and Special Operations and Head of Fleet Strategy.
According to Mr Czajka, the main challenges in the upcoming months are the high seasonality in the Polish charter market and increasing costs that are related to many factors, including continuously increasing payments under EU261 directive.
-A global shortage of pilots increased employment costs by more than 50 percent over the past three years. Moreover, compensations under the EU261 directive have increased almost three times, says Mr Czajka.
-At the same time, the prices we offer to Polish Tour Operators and agencies remained almost untouched. To increase profitability of the company, we will have to optimize the current network of flights as well as re-balance increasing costs, which means that the pricing we are now offering to our clients will be reviewed.
Serving the Polish charter market since 2009 and starting out with two aircraft, Small Planet Airlines Poland now operates a fleet comprising 10 aircraft including five Airbus A320 and five Airbus A321 aircraft.
Measured in passenger volumes, Small Planet Airlines Poland is today the third-largest charter carrier in the Polish market where Ryanair Sun is now also carving out a share since its first commercial flight on April 26, 2018.
Mr Czajka has held the position of Deputy CEO at Small Planet Airlines Poland since June 11, 2018, as its earlier holder Jaroslaw Jeschke resigned earlier in 2018 due to health issues.
Mr Czajka brings in experience from earlier positions at Star Alliance and LOT Polish Airlines where he held positions of Director of Charter and Special Operations and Head of Fleet Strategy.
According to Mr Czajka, the main challenges in the upcoming months are the high seasonality in the Polish charter market and increasing costs that are related to many factors, including continuously increasing payments under EU261 directive.
-A global shortage of pilots increased employment costs by more than 50 percent over the past three years. Moreover, compensations under the EU261 directive have increased almost three times, says Mr Czajka.
-At the same time, the prices we offer to Polish Tour Operators and agencies remained almost untouched. To increase profitability of the company, we will have to optimize the current network of flights as well as re-balance increasing costs, which means that the pricing we are now offering to our clients will be reviewed.
Serving the Polish charter market since 2009 and starting out with two aircraft, Small Planet Airlines Poland now operates a fleet comprising 10 aircraft including five Airbus A320 and five Airbus A321 aircraft.
Measured in passenger volumes, Small Planet Airlines Poland is today the third-largest charter carrier in the Polish market where Ryanair Sun is now also carving out a share since its first commercial flight on April 26, 2018.