Ukraine’s SkyUp airline has been granted permission to operate seven routes between the Czech Republic and Ukraine, starting in April, including a twice-weekly route from Brno. Another connection is planned with Ostrava, according to zdopravy.cz. The carrier has received from the Ukrainian State Aviation Commission permission to run seven new routes between the two countries from April 2021. Kyiv-Brno flights are planned to depart twice a week. SkyUp flights to the Czech Republic are currently suspended, but the carrier seeks to resume its previous lines between Prague and Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv from March, as well as the route from Kyiv to Pardubice. Wizz Air also began operating routes from Lviv and Kyiv to Pardubice in 2020. Updated travelling map As of Thursday, January 7th, new measures will apply for those entering the Czech Republic, introduced by the Ministry of Health. Travellers from red countries (including Czech citizens and foreign nationals) must complete an arrival form and show a negative PCR test (done either abroad or in the country), or undergo quarantine upon entering the Czech Republic. Travellers from orange countries may arrive without completing an arrival form. However, foreigners who are coming for work or to study must present...
As they started to roll out Covid-19 vaccines, governments world-wide are grappling with how to keep track of those who have been immunized. The Czech Ministry of Health will launch a unified register of residents who have received the vaccine. At the moment, hospitals keep records of vaccinated people, entering their data into their own databases. “The unified register will start working in the coming days. The proof of vaccination will be issued in printed and electronic forms, which will make it easier to travel abroad,” said Veronika Placha, a representative of the Faculty Hospital in Brno. Knowing who has a vaccine could enable economies to open up more quickly. Airlines are among the companies that could benefit from the data. Getting vaccination information directly from the government could allow them to more easily clear passengers for overseas travel. However, some governments have said they wouldn’t disclose the data to private companies and that people would need to decide for themselves whether to provide their vaccination status to businesses. Spain follows the opposite way Spain is to set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against coronavirus and share it with other European Union nations, the health minister has...
Effective the start of February 2021, Emirates will increase the number of flights on its route between Prague and Dubai. Emirates will increase its flights between the Czech Republic and the United Arab Emirates by up to seven connections a week. The routes will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER. Passengers will be able to fly to Dubai on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with departure at 15:30 from Prague. Emirates has implemented a comprehensive set of measures at every step of the customer journey to ensure the safety of its customers and employees on the ground and in the air, including the distribution of complimentary hygiene kits containing masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and antibacterial wipes to all customers. Last month, Emirates president Sir Tim Clark Clark said he expects to see a sharp recovery in demand for air travel next year as coronavirus vaccines are distributed around the world, meaning the carrier’s full fleet of jumbo Airbus A380 jets could return to the skies by early 2022. On 23 December 2020, flydubai re-launched its direct scheduled flights from Prague to Dubai. Passengers are now able to fly to Dubai twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The list of currently...
Britain and the European Union agreed Thursday on new Brexit trading arrangements more than four years after the U.K. voted to leave the bloc, narrowly avoiding a potentially disastrous no-deal scenario. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted “the deal is done,” while EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen praised the agreement. The negotiations lasted about eight months and until a few days ago no one could say for sure whether they would end with an agreement: the European Union had already published the measures necessary to deal with a possible no deal, i.e. the exit of the United Kingdom without an agreement, a scenario that would have caused the reintroduction of many inconveniences both to theU.K. and to the European countries. On January 1, the breakup will start feeling real. The new year will bring huge changes, even with a trade deal. No longer will goods and people be able to move freely between the U.K. and its continental neighbours without border restrictions. It was worth fighting for this deal. We now have a fair & balanced agreement with the UK. It will protect our EU interests, ensure fair competition & provide predictability for our fishing communities. Europe is now moving on....
More countries banned travel from the UK on Monday amid concern over a more infectious strain of Covid-19 as French restrictions curtailed freight transport across the English Channel. The closure of the borders came at the most inconvenient time, when the number of shipments is increasing due to Christmas and pre-supply due to concerns about Brexit. Hundreds of Czech trucks are in a difficult situation at the borders on both sides. Normally about 10,000 lorries a day pass through Dover alone and the haulage industry is expressing alarm over supermarket supplies. France’s decision to block lorries arriving from the UK for 48 hours will have a “devastating effect” on the supply of food and other consumer goods to Britain, industry representatives have warned. “We depend on the short straits for our daily supplies. What we are talking about is everything: factory parts, fresh and frozen vegetables, and all the Christmas deliveries,” says Rod McKenzie, policy director at the Road Haulage Association. Poland and Turkey joined countries including Germany, France, Italy, and Ireland that were among the first on Sunday to bar people coming from the UK after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Belgium, Austria, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and India...
Czech Ministry of Health has ordered compulsory 10-day quarantine for travelers coming from the United Kingdom. Restriction applies from today at 3.30 pm. The quarantine can be terminated no earlier than the fifth day with a negative PCR test. The measure was taken over concerns about a new, infectious strain of the coronavirus. S ohledem na riziko spojené s novou mutací viru, která byla prokázána ve Velké Británii, zavádíme od dnešního dne povinnou domácí karanténu pro všechny osoby, které tam v posledních 14 dnech pobývaly alespoň 24 h a nyní se vrací do ČR. — Ministerstvo zdravotnictví (@ZdravkoOnline) December 20, 2020 “Given the risk associated with a new virus mutation that has been demonstrated in the UK, we are introducing mandatory home quarantine for everyone who has been in the United Kingdom for at least 24 hours in the last 14 days,” said the Czech Ministry of Health. “This strain of the virus is thought to spread more easily and more quickly and is also harder to detect,” the Czech government said in its warning. The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was in “close contact” with U.K. officials about the new strain, and that it would update governments and the public...
Prague City will start negotiations with national carriers to introduce new night rail connections.
The latest measures in response to the epidemical situation in the Czech Republic will come into effect on Friday 18 December. Restaurants, hotels, and gyms will close, but shops, services, and ski resorts can remain open. A curfew will apply between 11 pm and 5 am, and a maximum of six people can gather in a group. As a result of the crisis measures issued by the government, it is not possible to travel to the Czech Republic for the purpose of tourism or visiting friends. The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced it on its official website. Special exceptions apply in case of traveling for the purposes of work, getting treatment, or carrying out business activities. Hotels are limited to business travelers, foreigners stranded in the country by restrictions on travel, and employees required for essential services as defined by the emergency law. The ban on tourists is valid until the state of emergency is lifted. At the moment it expires on December 23, however, most likely, the government will extend it for other 30 days. MPs look set to debate the matter on Tuesday, December 22. The Czech Republic’s total death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 10,000, the Health Ministry...
On 23 December 2020, flydubai re-launches its direct scheduled flights to Dubai. Passengers will be able to fly to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The carrier will use Boeing 737 aircraft to operate the route. Learn more about the flight schedule and ticket sales on the carrier’s website. The list of currently available destinations operated from Václav Havel Airport Prague check here. Prague Airport to Lay Off 20% of its Workforce By the end of the year, Vaclav Havel Prague Airport will lay off a fifth of its employees. In spring, 450 jobs have already been cut, another 150 people will be laid off by 2020. The airport employs around 2,900 people. Last year, the airport handled a record 17.8 million passengers. The airport forecasts it will handle ten million passengers next year, and passenger volumes should return to normal levels within three years. The crisis had the greatest impact in April when the airport handled only 5,031 people, 99.6% less compared to 2019. Health Accreditation Last spring, in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, Prague Airport began to implement a number of measures aimed at protecting the health of both passengers and airport employees. The correct...
Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček reckons that starting in January, Czechs will only have to pass an antigen test to be able to travel to the surrounding countries. The same should apply when citizens return to the Czech Republic. “We have already launched negotiations with Slovakia, Austria and Germany. An agreement is very close. Austria, in particular, is in favor of this. However, we expect that the change will take place only after the New Year because, for example, Austria has a lockdown lasting until the tenth of January,” said Petříček. The ministry plans to negotiate a concurrent date with Slovakia and Germany. “In the case of Germany, I am convinced that we will be able to remove the remaining issues so that we can also recognize antigen tests for travel in mid-January. We are working very intensively on this with the Ministry of Health,” added the Czech Foreign Minister. The new procedure would not be fundamentally different from the current one. “In addition to PCR tests, we would also allow the use of antigen tests. For people to be able to travel to neighboring Austria, for example, they would take the test and be allowed to enter the territory...
From Monday, December 14, Czechs can return without any restrictions from France and Greece. Only foreigners who work or study in the Czech Republic for a long time need to submit a COVID-19 test upon arrival from these two countries. As of Monday of November 9th, 2020 there is in force a new Ministry of Health Protective Measure which regulates the entry of persons to the Czech Republic. The consequent epidemiological measures and restrictions are applicable both to the Czech citizens returning to the Czech Republic and to all foreign nationals. Countries are divided into three categories: green, orange, and red. Green – travelers from these countries (both foreign nationals and Czech citizens) may enter without the obligation to fill in the Public Health Passenger Locator Form and without the obligation to undergo the PCR test or quarantine. Orange – travelers from these countries may enter without the obligation to fill in the Public Health Passenger Locator Form. Those foreign nationals traveling to the Czech Republic for work or study purposes are be obliged to submit a negative PCR test result prior to entry to the workplace or an educational institution in the Czech Republic. This applies only to foreign nationals....
In addition to Germany, Sweden, and Cyprus, also Lithuania and Latvia will be included in the "red" group of countries from Monday, November 16.
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