Korean Air is celebrating 15 years since the launch of regular flights between Prague and Seoul. The route between Prague and Seoul is now serviced during the winter season by the latest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with a capacity of 269 seats, and during the summer schedule a Boeing 747-8i with a capacity of 368 seats is used. Korean Air is one of the few airlines to offer Prague first class. The inaugural flight landed in Prague on May 15, 2004. At that time, an Airbus A330-200 with 257 seats in two travel classes was used. Over the years on the Prague route, Korean Air has also used an Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 747-400. In March 2014, the Airbus A380 was deployed on the line. “The direct route from Prague to Seoul is one of the most important long-haul connections from Václav Havel Airport Prague, and also the oldest. Over 15 years of operation, more than 1.3 million passengers have flown with Korean Air on this route, and over 5,600 departures and landings by this carrier have taken place in Prague,” Václav Řehoř, Chairman Board of Directors of Prague Airport, said in a press release....
The roof terraces of the Lucerna palace will be open every Monday and Sunday from 3 p.m. till dusk. The opening season starts this Sunday, May 20. Concerts, poetry evenings and other cultural events will take place on the roof of this historic building. Organizers will also open soon a cafe and garden, divided into five zones. Architect Petr Hájek, whose firm designed the new DOX gallery building, is behind the Lucerna rooftop reconstruction project. The whole building carrying distinctive elements of subsiding Art Nouveau and incoming Modernism has been finished in 1921 by Vácslav Havel (the grandfather of president Václav Havel). The program structure is going to be based on our main mission that is the support of community life, educational and public enlightenment activities, art in public space, the roof as a creative laboratory for the development of social innovations and preservation of cultural heritage. The main event at the Lucerna roof in 2019 is going to be an original exposition about the history of Havel family and whole cultural centre Lucerna. Admission fee is CZK100/ a person. How to reach the roof? Through an entry in the Lucerna passage opposite to the entrance to the Grand Hall. Then with a paternoster lift...
Prague hosted a record number of conferences and congresses in 2018. Over 4,500 events took place in its collective accommodation establishments last year – that is more than a third of all events held in the Czech Republic. The Czech metropolis welcomed almost 540,000 delegates from all over the world. At the same time, Prague occupied the ninth position in the international ranking of the most popular meeting destinations this year. According to the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), that keeps only the records of meetings held in the collective accommodation establishments and with the attendance over 50 persons, 4,534 conferences and congresses took place in Prague in 2018. That is by 2.2 % more than in the record year of 2016 and by 3.3% more than in 2017. At the same time, it is also 36% of all events held in the Czech Republic. The number of delegates has remained around 540,000 since 2013, while the average number of participants per meeting has been on decline. These facts only confirm the long-term trend when the organizers prefer to hold more events for a smaller number of participants. The total number of meeting participants who arrived in Prague in 2018 was 536,232 – by 1.4% more...
When I want to treat myself with a really nice dress, I go to Lazy Eye showroom, which is situated just a few steps from Náměstí Míru. The brand Lazy Eye was founded in 2012 and has become quite popular since then. The brand concentrates on the 50s (and also 40s) fashion style and all the dresses are made based on authentic patterns from that time. Imagine a feminine silhouette with an accentuated waist, ruffled petticoats, thin leather belts, fine fabrics, and original design. Besides lovely dresses, you can also find retro bathing suits (made upon request), skirts and accessories as belts, high heels shoes, etc. What I also like is the fact that each dress is practically a unique design so you won’t meet half of Prague in it :-). Usually, there is only one piece in each size (S, M, L) made for one particular dress. The prices are of course not the lowest ones, but you pay for the original design and quality. And yes, from time to time, they have sales too – right now, there are sales up to 50% from the older collections, so hurry up to get your dress too. Author: Katerina Kaftanova. You can...
United Islands of Prague is an international multi-genre music festival that takes place in Prague each year. 2019 will mark the 16th annual edition of the event, which will welcome over 100 performers from more than 10 scenes. This year’s theme is the British Edition and visitors are encouraged to dress in the colors of the Union Jack. The festival focuses on young talented musicians and singers, who are supported by a few foreign and domestic stars. United Islands of Prague will combine the celebration of the United Islands with the celebration of freedom and commemoration of the anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain. Freedom Island will be one of the main program highlights of the festival and will be situated in the surroundings of Kaizel’s orchards and its heart will be the ČT art Freedom Stage. “All the bands that perform here are lucky to have grown up in a free society, which is certainly not taken for granted. Thirty years ago they would never have been able to meet on the same stage because of the regime’s tight grip. Most importantly, they can all create freely. Often, nowadays we forget that freedom is not commonplace in the world so we...
Where else can you enjoy a spectacular view and stylish electronic music with the sunset than on this dominant rising over Prague? The full-day Sound Open Air festival will take place on May 18 right next to the National Monument of Vítkov. Announced international headliners are Roumex, Dean Demanuele, and Joyce Muniz. ROUMEX is a rising name within Germany and Europe and unites the genres of Techno and Deephouse. The integration of orchestral instruments is a crucial element of their live show. Dean Demanuele is from Malta and in the last years headlined in the most famous clubs and festivals around the world. Dean has made that jump to what everyone looks for in an artist, unique music and control over the whole audience. Joyce Muniz is a Vienna-based, Brazilian Dj, vocalist, and producer, who is currently one of the leaders of a new undefined musical style which fuses European club sounds with tropical rhythmic influences from Brazil, South America, Africa, and the Caribbean, while built on a solid foundation of percussion and heavy bass. The stage will be located where Cafe Vitkov is situated. All visitors of this party will have access to all outdoor parts of the memorial, including Jan Žižka’s statue so you can still enjoy the sunset. VIP...
The Žižkov Tower is the subject of renewed complaints from the Prague Jewish community, which says it is a brooding reminder of the antisemitism of the regime that ruled former Czechoslovakia for more than 40 years and whose dark history needs to be officially recognized. “Part of our community is still present under the ground here and people should know about it,” said Pavel Vesely, a history and tourism coordinator with the Prague Jewish community. “It reflects our history in the second half of the 20th century, when there was pressure – part state-organized antisemitism, part anti-religion – to erase the remnants of a Jewish presence in Prague. And the communists did a thorough job because if you speak to people visiting the tower, they have no idea a Jewish cemetery was here.” The TV Tower stands on what was once Prague’s biggest Jewish cemetery, where rabbis, distinguished scholars and leading industrialists, among others, were laid to rest, while some graves remains were reburied in other cemeteries, others were reportedly dumped in a landfill site outside Prague, in violation of Jewish law forbidding the disinterment of buried bodies. The cemetery’s oldest section survived the developments and remains in relative obscurity at one end...
The New Jersey hub ranked as the worst airlines in the 2019 annual ratings from AirHelp, an organization that specializes in air traveler rights and seeks compensation in cases of delays or cancellations. Among the 72 airlines for which the company has statistically significant data, AirHelp rated them by on-time performance, service quality, and claim processing, with each category weighed equally. For the second year in a row, Qatar Airways ranked as the top airline, followed by American Airlines, Aeromexico, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, and Qantas in the top five. At the bottom of the list were Ryanair, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, and the U.K.’s EasyJet and Thomas Cook Airlines. Here are the best and worst airlines of the year, with on-time performance records. The 10 Best Airlines of 2019 1. Qatar Airways (84% on-time performance) 2. American Airlines (75%) 3. Aeromexico (78%) 4. SAS Scandinavian Airlines (73%) 5. Qantas (79%) 6. LATAM Airlines (77%) 7. WestJet (74% 8. Luxair (78%) 9. Austrian Airlines (71%) 10. Emirates (75%) The 10 Worst Airlines of 2019 59. Czech Airlines (72%) 63. Adria Airways (67%) 64. Aerolineas Argentinas (80%) 65. Transavia (62%) 66. Laudamotion (51%) 67. Norwegian (70%) 68. Ryanair (65%) 69. Korean Air (69%) 70. Kuwait Airways (42%) 71. EasyJet...
To start the season off at Prague Castle, you can visit the Castle’s visitor facilities for free on 11 May. From 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. you can visit: Old Royal Palace, incl. the Vladislav Hall Sts Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert Cathedral St George’s Basilica Golden Lane incl. exhibitions Rosenberg Palace The representative rooms will also be open on the first floor throughout the day. The New Royal Palace, which you can enter via the Majestic Hall, was built based on the design of Jože Plečnik. Through the Labyrinth of Czech History at the Imperial Stables, a Hint of Statehood at the Riding Hall, the Renaissance of Prague Castle at the Theresian Wing and the Jože Plečnik 1996 Exhibition in the area under the tower in the south garden. Moreover, the Brass Music Band Festival will take place throughout the whole day on the stage at the Third Courtyard. If you have enough energy left, take the kids to the Stag Moat, where you can see birds of prey in action. More info can be found on the official website of Prague Castle
With the summer season slowly rolling in, Prague is getting prepped for all fans of moving pictures; not just with regular summer cinemas but also with the new addition of a cinema on a boat! The boat itself dates back to 1925, and it was specifically refurbished into a cinema for its current iteration. Anchored in Holešovice, Kinolod (literally, ‘cinema-boat’) is surprisingly nice and cosy inside. Complete with a bar with seating made out of wooden palettes, it conveys a bit of a Berlin vibe. Films are played usually twice a day during the workweek and three times a day on Saturday and ticket costs Kč130, the typical price at an arthouse cinema in Prague. The films on show are a mix of local and international ones. The Czech films often come with English subtitles, but, if you’re visiting, make sure to check ahead of time on the boat cinema’s website in the programme section. When not screening a film, Kinoloď is more than just a cinema: it’s also a concert venue (with once-a-month live music events) and all-around cultural space. The venue also boasts a small (but well-stocked) bar and a table football table. The capacity of the film hall is 80 seats. You...
The Czech government has approved a national strategy for artificial intelligence (AI), in order to further develop AI and put the Czech Republic on the map of the most innovative hubs in Europe, together with France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. “A few months ago, I started working to help the Czech Republic get a European super hub for artificial intelligence and I am dealing with all the European Union leaders to convince them that we are world leaders in this area. Along with the Deputy Prime Minister Havlíček, we are now preparing the basic outline of the economic strategy and there will be an important place for artificial intelligence” emphasized Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. The new strategy is primarily the Czech Republic’s ticket to engage in activities at the EU level, setting itself the goal of catching up with the United States and China. “We have a great chance to use Czech cutting-edge research in this breakthrough technology,” added deputy prime minister and minister of industry and trade Karel Havlíček. “This puts us among the European technology elite, not only when it comes to leading the industry, but also becoming a major global player in cybersecurity in order to face...
PRAGUE (AP): After producing plenty of elephant dung and other manure for years, Prague Zoo has capitalized on its expertise by creating a new permanent exhibit on the world of animal excrement. It displays information and samples of everything from fossil turds, also known as coprolites, from extinct animals to the excrement of modern-day gorillas, lions, elephants, horses, turtles, wombats, camels, and other animals, all in various sizes, shapes, textures, and colors. Zoo director Miroslav Bobek, whose surname literally means “poop” in Czech, says he was inspired by American George Frandsen and his online museum. The exhibition coincides with the zoo’s publication of a new edition of the “Encyclopedia of Excrements.” The zoo has been selling elephant dung to gardeners as fertilizer for years.
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