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Danube Wings briefly operated a scheduled service from Tatry-Poprad to London/Luton commencing in
December 2009. This operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with an ex-British Airways Boeing 737-400 leased from CSA Czech Airlines. This operation was short-lived, and all London flights had
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The company faced serious economical problems and on 20 November 2013 ceased all operations on scheduled flights. According to news reports it ceased operations in
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Seasonal services to and from destinations in France were cancelled as of
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