History
The airline was established and started operations in 2008 and is wholly owned by the Travel Service, a 85% subsidiary of Icelandair Group.
Smart Wings adopted the IATA code of the Slovakian airline Tatra Airlines, which is now functioning after closing down in 1998. The Slovakian airline reopened due to increasing demand in airlines.
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