Claim: Latvian-based charter airline or air taxi SmartLynx Airlines has flight crews speaking multiple languages and captains having an average experience above 5300 block hours.
Evidence: SmartLynx Airlines, previously LatCharter, is a charter airline based in Mārupe, Mārupe, Latvia, operating flights on wet lease out (ACMI), holiday charter flights, and ad hoc passenger charter flights across Europe, Africa and Asia. Charter, also called air taxi or ad hoc flights require certification from the associated country's national aviation authority. SmartLynx flight crew members represent more than 17 nationalities, therefore speaking multiple languages. The average experience of captains is above 5300 block hours and first officers — above 1900 block hours.