Václav Havel Prague Airport responds to the development of competition from neighbouring countries in terms of passenger-handling capacities. It cannot rely on state assistance. By the end of the decade, the airport wants to expand its capacity with two more boarding fingers. There are new ambitious airport projects in Berlin, in Warsaw, Poland, or the [...]
Today, representatives of Prague Airport and the Railway Infrastructure Administration presented a rare deadline collision for key infrastructure airport projects in the development. Trains should start carrying passengers from/to the airport in 2028, and a new take-off runway will be opened in the very same year. The Czech Chamber of Commerce organized a debate on [...]
Tipping Trick Most businesses and restaurants visited by the Czech Trade Inspection Authority (CTIA) at Prague Ruzyne Airport discriminated against foreign clients. Violations of the law occurred in five of the seven audited facilities. Among other things, ČOI employees found out that foreigners were automatically charged 53 CZK extra when paying for food and drink [...]
In winter, 121 destinations in 46 countries will be served from Prague Airport. The flight schedule was thus extended by another six destinations, with 15 new routes compared to last winter. The new connections will be, for example, to Lviv, Florence or Beirut. Most flights will be handled in London. Starting October 27th till the [...]
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. Prague [...]
Prague Airport opened a new hotel, AeroRooms, on Tuesday, located directly in the airport, between the two terminals. The hotel, in which the airport has invested about 14 million crowns, has 14 rooms designed for transit travellers and clients who want to use accommodation near the terminals. The hotel part, which was created by the [...]
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 the Czechs have no problem travelling only with hand luggage and prefer to save money because checked baggage is extra, and at least 65% occasionally applaud [...]
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 in last year´s aviation. As of the last year, the company had a profit of 40 percent from each crown of sales. [...]
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 [...]
