Nearly seven million travellers passed through Prague Aiport
Prague Airport has managed a strong summer season without major complications. From June to August, over 3.8 million passengers were handled, which is one-third less than in the record year 2019. However, the increasing tendency prevails. From the beginning of the year until the end of August 2022, nearly seven million travellers passed through airport gates. The busiest day was 1 July when the number of handled passengers exceeded the 50 thousand mark.
The most popular country in terms of the number of handled passengers was Greece, followed by Italy, and Spain. In terms of the most popular holiday destinations, Antalya took first place, with Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Burgas, and Heraklion among the sought-after holiday retreats.
The most popular country in terms of the number of handled passengers was Greece, followed by Italy, and Spain. In terms of the most popular holiday destinations, Antalya took first place, with Hurghada, Marsa Alam, Burgas, and Heraklion among the sought-after holiday retreats.
WINTER AND THE YEAR 2023 OUTLOOK
Václav Havel Airport Prague expects to handle close to four million passengers during the winter flight schedule, i.e., from 30 October 2022 to 25 March 2023. New connections are to be added to the network. For example, the Air Moldova carrier will offer direct connections to Chisinau from the end of October, while Eurowings is to service Oslo and Madeira, and, from the beginning of November, also Hurghada and Marsa Alam. Other connections will also be offered by Fly Erbil, namely to Erbil. SalamAir will offer flights to Muscat and Salalah, SAS will operate the Copenhagen route, and Wizz Air the London Luton Airport and Bucharest connections.
“Salam Air will service new connections to Oman, specifically to Muscat and Salalah. The coming winter flight schedule will see additional increases in the number of frequencies, for example, on the route between Prague and Warsaw, Milan in Italy, or London, where the connection to London/City airport is being resumed with a three times weekly service,” Jaroslav Filip, Aviation Business Director, added.
According to the current forecast, Prague Airport could handle 12.7 million passengers next year.
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