Starting in July and finishing by the end of September, Prague Airport has recorded a 6% increase in the number of checked-in operations. In absolute terms, this means that 5,812,597 passengers had passed through Prague Airport this summer. The busiest month was August, while the number of passengers has increased the most in September. Traditionally [...]
Taking a ride from Nádraží Veleslavín to the airport will be more convenient in the coming years, but the environmentally-friendly means of transport will burden the city coffers with a price tag of one billion crowns. Passengers on line 119 will be driven by the new 25-meter 3-cell electric bus in just three years. Last [...]
Prague Airport opened a new hotel, AeroRooms, on Tuesday, which is located directly in the airport, in between the two terminals. The hotel, in which the airport has invested about 14 million crowns, has 14 rooms that are designed for transit travelers and clients who want to use accommodation near the terminals. The hotel part, [...]
According to ING's "Czechs and Flying" survey, Czechs most often fly on holiday, they use air travel less often to visit family or friends, and to work. Half of Czechs have no problem traveling only with hand luggage and prefer to save money because checked baggage is extra, and at least 65% occasionally applaud pilots [...]
Last year, Prague Airport experienced a record year not only by the sheer number of passengers. The profit of the state-owned company increased by two-thirds to CZK 3.415 billion due to a boom last year´s aviation. As of the last year, the company had a profit of 40 percent from each crown of sales. This [...]
The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed the claim of eleven Czech Airlines passengers who have requested compensation for a more than eight-hour delay in a flight to Bangkok, although it was caused by other airlines from a non-EU country. Czech Airlines have operated the first part of a stopover flight to [...]
Ever since November, Prague will have yet another connection with Geneva. Low-cost EasyJet airlines will start flying to Switzerland's second-largest city. The line will operate three times a week, announces Prague Airport in a press release. It will fly in both directions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The company will deploy an Airbus A320 for [...]
All 24 duty-free shops at Vaclav Havel Airport in Prague will probably be operated by Lagardére Travel Retail from Paris Lagardére group, for eight billion crowns for ten years. The 24 rented duty-free shops have an area of nearly 4400 square meters. The contract also includes new Aelia Duty-free, a so-called walk-through zone that Lagardére [...]
Prague Airport expects to clear five plus percent more passengers during the summer season this year compared to last year. Up to two million passengers, the highest amount in history, are expected to go through the airport during the summer holidays. Therefore, the airport has made some adjustments before the summer months to slightly increase [...]
Up to eighteen million passengers could be transported by Václav Havel Prague Airport this year. It would be another record in a row. Last year, approximately 16.8 million passengers took advantage of this hub. This stems from a prediction published yesterday by the executive director of the non-aviation business airport, Jiří Petržilka. "We will reach [...]
