Prague’s Václav Havel Airport switched to its 2025/2026 winter timetable on 26 October, opening the busiest cold-season schedule in the airport’s history. Between now and 28 March 2026, passengers can choose from 127 direct destinations served by 66 airlines—12 of them new to the Czech market. Capacity is up more than 12 percent year-on-year, with over 45,000 departures planned.
The headline additions include eight brand-new city pairs: Amman (Ryanair), Abu Dhabi (Etihad Airways), Beirut (Eurowings), Bordeaux (easyJet and Volotea), Cork (Aer Lingus), Marrakech (Eurowings), Sharjah (Air Arabia) and Toulouse (Smartwings). Low-cost carrier Wizz Air also grows its Central-Eastern European footprint with inaugural flights to Iași, Skopje and Yerevan, while network airlines add capacity on more than 20 existing routes including Dublin, Reykjavík and Paris.
Airport management says the expansion is made possible by a rapid rebound in corporate travel—Czech export-oriented firms are sending staff abroad at close to 2019 levels—and by the airport’s recent investment in extra gate and de-icing capacity. For mobility managers, the wider network cuts connection times to growth markets in the Middle East and North Africa and gives expatriates more nonstop options home for the holidays.
Travel buyers should, however, prepare staff for fuller flights: average seat-load factors last winter hit 82 percent, and the airport expects similar figures this season. Companies with negotiated fares may need to book further in advance or consider split-ticketing through alternate European hubs on peak dates.
Looking ahead, Prague Airport hinted at further growth: American Airlines will open a summer-season Philadelphia link in May 2026, and negotiations are under way with two Asian carriers for nonstop services to Seoul and Delhi. The airport is also trialling self-service EES kiosks ahead of the Schengen Entry/Exit System becoming mandatory next spring, which should help mitigate expected queuing pressure.
The headline additions include eight brand-new city pairs: Amman (Ryanair), Abu Dhabi (Etihad Airways), Beirut (Eurowings), Bordeaux (easyJet and Volotea), Cork (Aer Lingus), Marrakech (Eurowings), Sharjah (Air Arabia) and Toulouse (Smartwings). Low-cost carrier Wizz Air also grows its Central-Eastern European footprint with inaugural flights to Iași, Skopje and Yerevan, while network airlines add capacity on more than 20 existing routes including Dublin, Reykjavík and Paris.
Airport management says the expansion is made possible by a rapid rebound in corporate travel—Czech export-oriented firms are sending staff abroad at close to 2019 levels—and by the airport’s recent investment in extra gate and de-icing capacity. For mobility managers, the wider network cuts connection times to growth markets in the Middle East and North Africa and gives expatriates more nonstop options home for the holidays.
Travel buyers should, however, prepare staff for fuller flights: average seat-load factors last winter hit 82 percent, and the airport expects similar figures this season. Companies with negotiated fares may need to book further in advance or consider split-ticketing through alternate European hubs on peak dates.
Looking ahead, Prague Airport hinted at further growth: American Airlines will open a summer-season Philadelphia link in May 2026, and negotiations are under way with two Asian carriers for nonstop services to Seoul and Delhi. The airport is also trialling self-service EES kiosks ahead of the Schengen Entry/Exit System becoming mandatory next spring, which should help mitigate expected queuing pressure.
Fonte: Prague Morning
