Thanks to intensive negotiations between Prague Airport and airline representatives, in June it will be possible to fly directly from Prague to more than 70 destinations. Low-cost airline Ryanair will launch 12 new routes, Smartwings will add 17 new destinations, while other carriers are planning to return to Vaclav Havel Airport. Czech Airlines is due to add flights from Prague to Malta in June. At the same time, Iberia, Eurowings and Wizz Air will return to Prague airport and resume their flights. Ryanair will add 12 flights, including, Kosice, Zadar, and Amman. In June, Smartwings Group will launch 17 routes to destinations in Greece, Spain, and Turkey. The airline will also offer direct flights from Prague to Tel Aviv. The Czech carrier will also resume regular flights from Brno and Ostrava to Heraklion, Rhodes, Kos, Zakynthos, Corfu, Burgas, and Varna. “In the coming weeks and months, we expect a further increase in traffic and the number of passengers. The demand for travel among Czechs is growing, and this will be facilitated also by the planned introduction of covid passports,” says Jaroslav Filip, Aviation Business Director. Passengers can find complete flight schedules and information on ticket sales on the websites of...
The Czech Republic and six other European Union member states on Tuesday are introducing a vaccination certificate system, ahead of the rollout of the program across the bloc on July 1. Czechs will be able to download certificates of negative Covid tests, previous infection, and vaccination from the webpage of the Institute of Health Information and Statistics (Ocko.UZIS.cz) The other countries are Bulgaria, Greece, Denmark, Germany, Croatia, and Poland, according to the European Commission. Greece has been pressing for the commonly-recognized certificate that will use a QR code with advanced security features, and the idea was originally put forward by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The new certificate will be available to people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, have a recent negative test result, or have recovered from a coronavirus infection. How will citizens get the certificate? National authorities are in charge of issuing the certificate. It could, for example, be issued by test centers or health authorities, or directly via an eHealth portal. The digital version can be stored on a mobile device. Citizens can also request a paper version. Both will have a QR code that contains essential information, as well as a digital signature to make...
In recent weeks, FlixBus has renewed connections between Prague and Paris and plans to open direct flights to Croatian resorts. The bus company will also resume other international connections from Prague to Zurich, Switzerland (June 2) and Lyon and Metz in France (June 3). The buses will be operated four times a week, (from Prague on Thursday to Sunday, back from Friday to Monday). The bus to Zurich will leave Prague at 9 am, stop in seven cities in Germany (Regensburg, Augsburg, Tübingen, Stuttgart Airport) and arrive in Zurich at 20:30. The connection to Lyon will run overnight. He will leave Florenc at 21:25 and will arrive the next day at 13:20. It has six stops on French territory and two in Germany. “This connection provides, among other things, a comfortable direct connection to Nuremberg,” said FlixBus spokeswoman Eva Krejčí. The bus to Metz will leave Prague at 9:50 and arrive at 22:10. Ticket prices for the mentioned routes start at CZK 900.
The State Security Council has decided to suspend the operation of Belarusian airline Belavia in the Czech Republic. The last flight will be checked in on Wednesday, May 26. Minister of Transport Karel Havlíček (ANO) announced it on Wednesday following the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk to arrest the journalist Raman Pratasevich, a key foe of authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. In a video posted online, the detained blogger, Roman Protasevich, 26, said he was in good health, being held in a pretrial detention facility in Minsk, and acknowledged having played a role in organising mass disturbances in the capital last year. The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc. “Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko must pay a bitter price for forcing a commercial flight to land in Belarus in order to detain a dissident journalist on board,” German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday. “What Lukashenko did could hardly be more perfidious. More than 170 passengers’ lives were endangered to detain a journalist,” Maas said at a news conference with his Czech counterpart Jakub Kulhánek (ČSSD). “We won’t tolerate that one...
Effective 21 May 2021, Blue Air launches the new Bucharest – Prague route within the 2021 Summer Schedule. Blue Air will operate its route up to five weekly between Bucharest and Prague. Blue Air inaugurated today the Bucharest – Prague route, and the Boeing 737-500 aircraft (YR-BAG) was greeted with the traditional water salute at its landing at Václav Havel Airport Prague. As part of its positioning strategy as Romanians’ first ultra-low-cost air transport option, Blue Air focuses on expanding its network and serving Europe’s main airports, providing efficient connections with destinations of major interest for both the leisure and the business segment, at the most affordable travel rates with one free change included. As of 21 May 2021, Blue Air will connect Bucharest and Prague through three services per week, while planning to increase this frequency to five flights per week starting July 2021. “We are delighted to inaugurate our new ultra-low-cost Prague-Bucharest service for the benefit of our customers who can now have even more travel options at affordable prices,” says Krassimir Tanev, Chief Commercial Officer at Blue Air. The two capitals have traditionally developed a lot of business, cultural, family, sport and tourist relations and with our low fares and...
The first few hundred clients of the Čedok travel agency will be able to fly to one of the four exclusive holiday places Čedok has added to its summer package breaks today. For the first time, Czechs will enjoy exotic holiday trips without a stopover aboard comfortable Airbus A330-200 aircraft operated by Luke Air. Passengers will have the option to choose from interesting remote holiday destinations and fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague without a stopover to the Dominican Republic, the Maldives, Zanzibar, Madagascar and, in the winter season, to Cuba. “I am very pleased we are able to offer our clients several ‘feel the vibe’ flights to exotic destinations this summer. Čedok customers will thus be able to experience the comfort of long-haul aircraft, which will become our travel standard to distant places this winter flight schedule,” Stanislav Zeman, Čedok CEO, said. “Today, we started selling week-long summer stays with departures scheduled on 3 July – to the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana Airport; on 21 July – to the Maldives; on 5 August – to Madagascar, Noise Be Airport, and on 22 August – to Zanzibar. We will launch the exotic holiday offer for the 2021/2022 winter season in the coming...
The United Arab Emirates has become a destination popular with travellers who both want to enjoy the modern cities of the Middle East to the fullest and get to know the traditional local culture. Air Arabia will resume its connection to the Emirate of Sharjah during September 2021. Thanks to direct flights, passengers will be able to enjoy the local pleasant temperatures and relax on beaches in the Persian Gulf this autumn. “The United Arab Emirates is currently among the most visited countries by passengers flying from Prague. We are pleased that Air Arabia has planned to resume its regular operations during September 2021, offering additional alternatives for air travel not only to the Middle East, but also to other destinations in the carrier’s network,” Jaroslav Filip, Director of Prague Airport Aviation Business, said. Effective 22 September 2021, the carrier is scheduled to operate the route from Václav Havel Airport Prague up to four times a week during the summer and winter timetable. Passengers will thus be able to board direct flights every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The Emirate of Sharjah and the local airport, where the direct flights are to be landing, are about a 20-minute drive from Dubai...
The Covid passport, which will start operating at the European level from the middle of the year, should be available in the Czech Republic as early as June. Deputy Prime Minister Havlicek indicated that “as of June 1, it will be on the Internet basis, as of June 15, it will be within the application.” According to him, the Czechs are in the lead, and the application will be prepared to meet European standards, which will be valid only from July. According to MEP Kolaja, it will also be important for inspectors to be able to read the covid passport – not only for the Czech Republic but also for everyone who arrives in the country. That is until someone does not come with vaccination or a test, but ultimately they will be in danger of being quarantined because the data cannot be read during the examination. “When a Czech comes to Germany, he must be able to prove this with a certificate issued to him in the Czech Republic – and vice versa,” he said. Havlicek confirmed that the Czech authorities would be prepared for this. “When a German or an Italian comes to us, through something called application...
Wizz Air is launching two more regular connections from Václav Havel Airport Prague. Effective July 2021, the carrier plans to operate flights from Prague to Rome and Sicily, offering passengers direct routes to the Italian capital via Fiumicino Airport up to four times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. In addition, Wizz Air will offer three frequencies a week on the route to Catania located on the popular Mediterranean island. In the coming weeks, the airline has planned to resume flights from Prague Airport to more destinations in its network based on current demand and valid travel conditions. “We are pleased that Wizz Air has decided to expand its network of direct flights to Italy, a country very popular with Czech passengers. We believe that thanks to the planned introduction of uniform rules for travel and gradual relaxation of the implemented measures, these attractive routes will be sought after,” Jaroslav Filip, Director of Prague Airport Aviation Business, said. The carrier operates its routes using Airbus A320 Family aircraft. Tickets will be available for purchase via the WizzAir website. Prague Airport has prepared a special website for passengers with a current overview of available connections from Prague, including important travel information and...
Data Autotrans, a local bus operator, is launching a new bus service. The company offers a direct connection from Prague to Šumava, or ‘Bohemian Forest’. It is the only bus thus far to provide a direct connection to the scenic destination. The journey will take passengers from Prague via Mirovice, Blatna, Horažďovice, Rabí, Sušici, Kašpersky Mountains, Kvilda, Modrava, Srní and on to Prášily. It is a long-distance journey, and Data Autotrans reportedly wants to let the service run on Saturdays, Sundays, and on public holidays. The bus leaves Prague at 8 am on Saturdays from Florenc station. At the Kašpersky Mountains stop and all of the stops beyond it, the bus service is only accessible by calling, ie by phone at least one hour in advance. The bus returns back to Prague from Prášily at 5 pm, and at 5:30 pm on Sundays. Tickets are quite affordable, for example, a ticket from Prague to Kašpersky Mountains costs CZK 169. For a better idea of what the schedule is like, you can find the full timetable here. Data Autotrans returned to a more regular schedule of its service in March this year. The carrier was heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic...
Czech rail infrastructure manager SŽ has selected the consortium Sudop Praha and Olomouc-based engineering consultancy Moravia Consult to undertake the feasibility study into the planned Prague – Hradec Králové – Wrocław high-speed line. The contract is worth CZK 12.6m with final reports due by November 2022. SŽ presented its overall plans for the new high-speed network in April. Planning for the new lines is taking place in three phases: the first strategic phase was undertaken between 2014 and 2018 and confirmed the need for and basic outline of the new routes. The current pre-investment phase, which will conclude around 2023, includes detailed feasibility studies. Once feasibility work is complete this will lead to outline planning approval enabling the final construction management planning to take place in 2023-25, leading to the issue of building permits for construction to begin from 2025 onwards. The proposed RS5 Praha – Hradec Králové – Wrocław line will branch from the planned RS1 Prague – Brno – Břeclav route serving the city of Hradec Králové with a branch to Pardubice on the existing Prague – Olomouc main line. The feasibility study will design the route of the future high-speed line and its connections, as well as assess...
Article published in cooperation with The Prague Review Start-up carrier PRAGUSA.ONE has announced plans to operate nonstop flights from both Dubrovnik and Prague to the US and Asia. The first flights from Dubrovnik to New York and Los Angeles are due to commence in late June 2021 – although tickets aren’t on sale yet. The company says that tickets will be on sale from May 24th and both routes are initially set to operate until the end of October 2021. Flights to New York will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, while services to LA will be on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. The website, currently just a simple holding page, shows ambitious route plans. You may think that the PRAGUSA name was inspired by plans for flights between Prague and the USA. Not so, the name is actually a portmanteau of the words ‘Prague’ and ‘Ragusa’ the old name for Dubrovnik. The company plans to order four Airbus A350-900 aircraft in a single-class configuration with 251 premium economy seats. The deliveries of these A350s would take place in 2024. Dubrovnik and Prague would each receive two of these A359s. Prior to delivery, they will wet-lease two Airbus A350-900 and two A330-330...
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