Passenger Numbers at Prague Airport Double in June 2021

“In the main holiday months, we expect to handle over one million passengers at Václav Havel Airport Prague. In July alone, according to preliminary estimates, more than 550,000 people could pass through the gates of the airport. We urge passengers who are just getting ready for their summer trips to carefully review the valid travel conditions and to arrive at the airport allowing enough time,” Jaroslav Filip, Director of Prague Airport Aviation Business, said.

Despite the ongoing pandemic, several brand-new routes, which were not previously operated by carriers, have been launched from Prague. This is a positive signal from the airlines, but also a confirmation of the efforts of the Prague Airport team.

Passengers can now fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague to more than 100 destinations operated by over 40 airlines. Blue Air has launched a new route to Bucharest, Aegean Airlines now operates Heraklion, EgyptAir flies to Hurghada, and Smartwings has launched its service to Nice on the famous Côte d’Azur.

New destinations were also introduced in Prague by low-cost airlines. easyJet has launched its Barcelona route, Ryanair now flies to Warsaw Modlin Airport, and Wizz Air has started operating its new routes to Rome and Catania.

The Hungarian low-cost carrier will also add a new route to Naples, Italy, to its network during September 2021. There are also regular flights to a number of popular holiday destinations, such as Croatia, Spain, Greece and Turkey. Regular flights to Cyprus, Malta and the Canary Islands are also available.

A total of 5,058 take-offs and landings (i.e., movements) were performed at Václav Havel Airport Prague in June 2021, representing a 120% increase compared to June 2020. These statistics include regular, charter, private and cargo flights combined.  

Pre-flight Recommendations

It remains recommended to passengers with scheduled flights to review all currently valid conditions for travel before the trip. This includes both the conditions implemented in their final destination and the measures governing their return to the Czech Republic.

During check-in, passengers are to present:

• A completed Country Entry Form, if required by their final destination
• A printed Covid-19 negative test result, vaccination certificate or Covid-19 recovery confirmation (subject to specific respective country requirements)
• A valid travel document (national ID or passport