25. 3. 2019On Sunday, 31 March 2019, the summer schedule comes into effect at Václav Havel Airport Prague. For the duration of the season, a total of 69 airlines will be operating regular scheduled direct flights from Prague, heading to 162 destinations in 54 countries. There will also be direct flights to 16 long-haul destinations, which is the largest number in the airport’s modern history.“As part of the summer timetable, a total of four new airlines will be launching services from Václav Havel Airport Prague, two of them on long-haul routes. This proves our long-term success in motivating an ever-increasing number of airlines to open new routes from Prague, which ultimately means a wider choice of flights for our passengers,” says Vaclav Rehor, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prague Airport. In comparison with the previous summer season, the total number of airlines running direct flights from Prague this summer will increase by two. Four new airlines, Air Arabia, SCAT Airlines, SunExpress, and United Airlines, will be operating their flights from Prague for the first time. “The forthcoming summer timetable also confirms our long-term success in implementing a strategy to develop long-haul routes. During the summer, direct flights will be available from Václav Havel Airport Prague to a total of 16 long-haul destinations, which is the most in the airport’s modern history. In addition to new destinations such as Astana in Kazakhstan or Newark in New York, USA. Passengers flying during the summer season will also have the opportunity to fly to New York’s JFK Airport, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Montreal just like last year,” adds Vaclav Rehor. In total, the summer timetable will see flights to 14 new destinations, alongside regular flights to Newark Airport in New York, which United Airlines will run from Prague daily, and flights to Astana, departing twice a week with SCAT Airlines. There will also be flights heading to Casablanca (twice a week with Air Arabia), Florence (offered 4 times a week by Vueling) and Billund (3 flights a week operated by Ryanair). Brand-new routes include two holiday destinations – Pescara in Italy and Zadar in Croatia. Thanks to these new summer routes operated by Ryanair, passengers can take advantage of faster and more comfortable way to destinations which until recently were mostly only accessible by road.Some direct flights that were already available during the winter flight season will continue also during the summer season. These include, for example, flights to Amman, Marrakesh, Sharjah, Paris Beauvais and Moscow/Zhukovsky.The most frequent flights this summer season will be those departing to Italy (17 destinations), Great Britain (16 destinations), Spain, and Greece (both with 12 destinations). Among the most popular destinations with the highest number of flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague will be London (up to 93 flights a week), Moscow (up to 63 flights a week), Paris (up to 58 flights a week), Amsterdam (up to 54 flights a week), and Warsaw (up to 52 flights a week).Long-haul routes: 16 direct flights offered by 19 airlines:Astana SCAT AirlinesChengdu Sichuan AirlinesDoha Qatar AirwaysDubai Emirates, flydubai, SmartwingsPhiladelphia American AirlinesMontreal Air TransatNew York Delta Air LinesNew York (Newark) United AirlinesNovosibirsk S7 AirlinesBeijing Hainan AirlinesRiyadh Czech AirlinesSeoul Czech Airlines, Korean AirXi’an China Eastern AirlinesShanghai China Eastern AirlinesSharjah Air ArabiaToronto Air Canada RougeOverview of new routes:14 new destinations with regular flights (compared to the same period in 2018): Amman RyanairAstana SCAT AirlinesBillund RyanairBournemouth RyanairCasablanca Air ArabiaFlorence VuelingMarrakesh RyanairMoscow (Zhukovsky) Ural AirlinesNew York (Newark) United AirlinesParis (Beauvais) RyanairPescara RyanairStockholm (Skavsta) RyanairSharjah Air ArabiaZadar Ryanair4 new airlines: Air Arabia, SCAT Airlines, SunExpress, United Airlines Contact for mediaPrague Airport SpokerspersonRoman PacvoňK letišti 1019/6+420 220 116179+420 724 392 455roman.pacvon@prg.aero