Emirates has restarted flights between Dubai and Prague, creating a new route for Czech citizens seeking to return home from the Middle East. Authorities say the flights could transport around 615 passengers a day, easing pressure on a repatriation effort that has struggled with limited seats and transport challenges across the region. The Czech government and travel agencies have been organizing special flights for citizens affected by the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. However, the operation has faced logistical difficulties, including moving travelers across borders and securing enough seats on commercial aircraft. The resumption of the Dubai–Prague connection is expected to play a key role in these efforts. Dubai has become the main transit point for many Czech travelers in the region, particularly those living or staying in the United Arab Emirates. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš urged people not to travel to the airport without confirmation of a seat. In a message posted on the social network X, he said the Czech consulate is coordinating passenger lists on site. “Our consulate is directly organizing the boarding process. Citizens registered in the DROZD system and on the repatriation list are being placed on flights. Please do not go to the...
Hollywood briefly turns its attention to the Czech Republic as Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio start filming their eighth project together near Kolín. Filming began at Ratboř Castle, where the crew reportedly occupied the football field opposite the historic building. The access road and the surrounding area were covered with artificial snow to create the winter atmosphere required for the story. Public attention intensified after photos appeared on the Instagram account of Francesca Scorsese, who accompanied her father during a visit to Strahov Monastery. The cast for the movie What Happens at Night will also include Jennifer Lawrence, along with Patricia Clarkson, Jared Harris and Mads Mikkelsen. The story of What Happens at Night is expected to follow an American couple attempting to adopt a child while repairing their strained relationship. If the film follows the source material, the setting will be an isolated, snow-covered European city. Prague is unlikely to appear as itself. Instead, its historical architecture will serve as a neutral, dreamlike backdrop for the narrative. Most of the interior scenes are expected to be constructed inside Barrandov Studios, where the production team plans to build a hotel environment that forms the main stage of the story. Exterior...
The Czech Republic’s consumer price inflation moderated unexpectedly in February to the lowest level in more than nine years, preliminary data from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Wednesday. Consumer prices climbed 1.4 percent year-over-year in February, slower than the 1.6 percent increase in January. Economists were looking for a stable increase of 1.6 percent. Further, this was the weakest inflation rate since October 2016, when prices rose only 0.8 percent. The annual price growth in food, alcohol, and tobacco softened to 0.4 percent from 1.3 percent, while the decline in energy prices eased slightly to 7.8 percent from 7.9 percent. Data showed that inflation based on services slowed to 4.5 percent from 4.7 percent. On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged down 0.1 percent, while prices were expected to rise by 0.1 percent. The final data for the month of February will be published on March 10. Would you like us to write about your business? Find out more
Hundreds of Czech citizens stranded in the Middle East may soon have a way back home, but the evacuation will not be free. The Czech government has arranged additional flights from the region, offering seats for 15,000 CZK as air travel across several countries remains disrupted. The situation developed after escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran forced several airports in the region to suspend operations. On Saturday, major hubs such as Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Doha in Qatar halted flights, leaving thousands of travelers without clear options to return to Europe. Since the weekend, the Czech government’s crisis staff has been coordinating a response. Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka have been discussing ways to help Czech citizens leave affected countries. Several government aircraft have already transported citizens back to Prague. Since Tuesday evening, flights have arrived from Amman, Muscat, and from Israel via Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, where a military CASA aircraft collected passengers before flying them to the Czech Republic. Officials say more flights are being prepared. A larger evacuation flight has been arranged through the private airline Smartwings. The aircraft carries 189 passengers and departed from Queen Alia...
Prague’s transport network will see several changes in the coming months, including the reopening of a long-closed metro station and the future shutdown of another for major reconstruction. The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) plans to reopen Českomoravská station on Metro Line B on March 20, more than a year after it closed for extensive repairs. The station has been out of service since January 2025. Work at the station took longer than expected because its structural condition was worse than initial surveys suggested. The city is aiming to reopen the station in time for the World Figure Skating Championships, scheduled to take place at the nearby O2 Arena from March 24 to 29. While one station prepares to reopen, another will soon close for a much longer period. The Hradčanská station on Metro Line A is now expected to close at the beginning of next year for a large reconstruction project. Earlier plans suggested the closure could start this year, but Prague officials decided to postpone it. Deputy Mayor for Transport Jaromír Beránek said the city wants to wait until the reconstruction of Flora station, also on Line A, is completed before shutting Hradčanská. Flora is expected to reopen...
High-speed trains will start serving the R9 route in December, connecting Prague with the Vysočina region and southern Moravia. The new service is part of a major modernization effort in Czech passenger rail transport. The upgrade is being prepared by private carrier RegioJet. Modern electric trains produced by Pesa are already undergoing tests at the Velim railway testing facility, where they must pass a series of mandatory technical checks before entering regular operation. The fleet will consist of 11 four-car trains and seven three-car trains, offering different capacities depending on demand. The R9 line will function as an important corridor linking the capital with regional centers. Trains will run hourly between Prague and Havlíčkův Brod. There, the route will split. One part of the train will continue toward Brno, while the other will head to Jihlava. The arrangement should reduce the need for transfers and make regional travel more direct. Accessibility was a central design requirement for the new rolling stock. All carriages will be low-floor, allowing easier boarding for passengers with limited mobility, cyclists, and parents travelling with strollers. Each train will include space for two wheelchair users. Dedicated areas will be available for ten bicycles and six strollers. Families...
European gas prices surged this week after liquefied natural gas production in Qatar was halted and shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were disrupted. While several EU countries face potential supply pressure, Czechia is not directly exposed to the current outage. At the Dutch TTF hub, the benchmark for European gas trading, prices climbed sharply. On Tuesday morning, gas rose by 26 percent to more than €56 per megawatt-hour. By midday, April contracts exceeded €64 per MWh, marking a rise of roughly 45 percent since the start of the week. The escalation follows attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. On Monday, the Qatari state energy company QatarEnergy suspended LNG production after drones struck its Ras Laffan industrial complex and a power facility. Iran also targeted oil installations in Saudi Arabia, forcing parts of a refinery operated by Saudi Aramco to halt operations. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — a key corridor for global energy exports from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates — has been blocked since the weekend. The disruption immediately affected commodity markets. On Monday alone, European gas prices jumped by as much as 50 percent. Qatar supplies roughly 10 percent of Europe’s...
A new customer-experience survey by Airports Council International (ACI), based on feedback from more than 700,000 passengers across more than 100 airports, ranks Václav Havel Airport Prague among the best airports in Europe. What passengers rated Friendliness and helpfulness of staff Cleanliness and comfort in terminals How easy it is to navigate the airport Organization of security and check-in areas How simple it is to get to and from the airport In these categories, Prague ranked among the top three in its category (15–25 million passengers per year), along with Gran Canaria Airport (Spain) and Helsinki Airport (Finland). Václav Havel Airport also ranked highly by Google users Separate research based on Google Maps reviews also placed Prague Airport among Europe’s most popular with travelers, ranking fourth best in Europe in 2024 and sixteenth best in 2025, with a 4.3 out of 5 rating from more than 20,000 user reviews. The most praised aspects were: A wide selection of shops, cafés, and restaurants Rest areas, workspaces, and family zones Clean and comfortable terminals Easy transfers between terminals via a covered walkway Good connections to the city center Other top-ranked airports Among larger airports, the following were top-ranked in the ACI survey:...
Reservations have opened for the spring edition of RestaurantWeek, which runs from March 17 to April 22 in Prague, Brno and Ostrava. Organizers say seats in the most sought-after restaurants are typically booked within days, though a wide range of options remains available. The festival will feature around 70 restaurants in Prague and about 20 each in Brno and Ostrava. This year’s theme, “From foodie to foodie,” aims to connect diners with chefs through carefully designed tasting menus and introduce guests to places they may not yet know. Prices remain unchanged from last year. Guests can choose festival menus priced at 790 CZK or 490 CZK, plus a booking fee of 79 CZK or 49 CZK. According to the organizers, the cost represents a reduction of up to 40 to 50 percent compared with standard menu prices outside the festival. The event was brought to the Czech Republic by Anna Grosmanová, known as Foodpioneer, who says the focus remains on the strength of the menu rather than the fame of the venue. This year’s edition highlights ingredients rarely seen on Czech menus. Among them is Hericium erinaceus, known as lion’s mane mushroom, a protected species in the wild that is...
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The reconstruction of the New Stage of the National Theatre in Prague is expected to begin by the end of March and will continue for roughly two years. The contract was awarded to a consortium consisting of Metrostav DIZ, OHLA ŽS and Trigema. The total bid for the reconstruction reached 1.8 billion Czech crowns excluding VAT. The project combines heritage preservation with modern technology to create a multifunctional cultural space suited to 21st-century operation. The reconstruction will not change the external appearance of the building. All architecturally valuable interior spaces will be preserved, including the distinctive façade known for its television-like shell composed of approximately 4,000 glass panels created by Stanislav Libenský. The building was originally designed without theatre operation in mind. Its architectural solution was therefore already a compromise at the time of construction. While the structure does not fully meet the technological requirements of modern theatre production, it also does not perfectly reflect the original artistic vision behind the design. The New Stage, which became a cultural monument in 2021, will be transformed into a multifunctional hall offering variable stage and auditorium arrangements. After reconstruction, the space will accommodate up to 500 spectators and will use modern theatre...
Prague’s annual audiovisual festival Spectaculare returns on March 5 with a program that spans concerts, film screenings, workshops and exhibitions across the city. Now in its thirteenth edition, the event presents seventeen programs, including eight Czech premieres and several first-time appearances in Prague. The festival’s strongest draw comes at the end. On April 8, Berlin-based producer Apparat will perform at SaSaZu, introducing his new album A Hum of Maybe. Known for moving between club-driven electronics and restrained, song-based material, Apparat will appear with a live band, a format that has become central to his recent work. Two days later, the closing night shifts to Palác Akropolis, where Canadian composer Flore Laurentienne will perform in Prague for the first time. His music blends orchestral writing with analog synthesizers in slowly unfolding compositions. The evening opens with Polish pianist Zuzanna Całka. The opening night on March 5 brings British producer Rival Consoles and German composer Ben Lukas Boysen to MeetFactory. Both artists are known for carefully structured electronic compositions that build intensity through repetition and dynamic contrast. On March 7, French producer Thylacine performs at Lucerna Music Bar, accompanied by pianist Bravin Karunanithy. The program also includes Czech pianist Beata Hlavenková in...
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