The Prague Public Transit Company (DPP) confirmed this morning, 13 November, that it will lay on additional metro services and two special tram routes—numbers 40 and 44—on Sunday to cope with an expected crowd of tens of thousands on Letná Plain. The rally, organised by the civic group Million Moments for Democracy, comes in protest at government proposals to change the funding model of Czech Television and Czech Radio. From 11:30 to 19:00 all three metro lines (A, B and C) will run at peak-hour frequencies. Tram 40 will link Červený Vrch with Palmovka via Hradčanská, Letenské náměstí and Florenc, while loop service 44 will circulate between Špejchar and Nádraží Holešovice until about 14:30. Traffic authorities warn of rolling road closures around Letná and the city ring road, and advise motorists to avoid Prague 7 altogether. Ride-hailing platforms have already set surge-pricing triggers for the afternoon. Why it matters for mobility managers: Letná sits between the historical centre and the fast-growing business district of Holešovice. Several multinationals—including IBM, Honeywell and Amazon—operate shared-service hubs within a two-kilometre radius. Employers with weekend or shift workers should communicate alternative routes and encourage the use of Prague’s integrated ticketing app PID Lítačka, which will accept mobile payments on the extra tram services. Hotels report occupancy above 90 % for the long weekend, boosted by both demonstrators and tourists drawn by the St Martin’s Day wine festivities. Travel insurers note that public gatherings of this size can trigger exclusions, so corporate travellers should double-check policy wording. The city magistrate has asked embassies to circulate the information to foreign nationals residing in Prague. DPP says the contingency timetable has been coordinated with the Police of the Czech Republic. Should the rally spill over its allotted area, officers may temporarily close Vltavská metro station for crowd-control reasons, echoing measures taken during the 2019 and 2023 Letná protests.
Source: Novinykraje.cz
