[Prague] Ruzyně International Airport

[Mateusz]

Are there any pictures from the past, like from Czechoslovakia times or interbellum period ?

[Qtya]

Hi Guys! Could someone please update me on the recent passanger numbers (2007, 2008 first half, and 2008 estimated, maybe plans for the near future) of Ruzine Int and CSA? Thank You! It would be a great help!

[kokpit]

^ there are stats at prg.aero webpage http://www.prg.aero/cs/site/sluzby_l...ic_reports.htm
Jan-Oct 11 mio pax (+4.31% yoy)

[RdL]

Hi people!

I have a question about the SkyEurope Hub in Prague:
How many aircrafts are in Prague Airport? Maybe 4?

And anybody knows the other hubs (Vienna & Bratislava)?

Thxs & regards from Spain.

[Qtya]

Originally Posted by kokpit

^ there are stats at prg.aero webpage http://www.prg.aero/cs/site/sluzby_l...ic_reports.htm
Jan-Oct 11 mio pax (+4.31% yoy)

Thank You kokpit!

Best wishes!

[פובליק פיינט]

New airport for Prague - Vodochody


New runway for Ruzyne


http://hn.ihned.cz/c1-40626010-na-no...-se-na-razitka

[Qwert]

What about new thread for Vodochody airport?

[Norkey]

Why? there aren't any threads about other major czech airports. Vodochody is not that important.. but if someone lives in Vodochody and can do some pictures from the construction, why not..

[Bobek_Azbest]

Qwerte, bylo by prosím možné přepsat to v titulku vlákna na "Ruzyně"? Kdo se má na to koukat.

[Qwert]

Originally Posted by Norkey

Why? there aren't any threads about other major czech airports. Vodochody is not that important.. but if someone lives in Vodochody and can do some pictures from the construction, why not..

So what about some general Aviation thread for all airports?

BTW, there is a thread about Brno airport: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=273889

Originally Posted by Bobek_Azbest

Qwerte, bylo by prosím možné přepsat to v titulku vlákna na "Ruzyně"? Kdo se má na to koukat.

[Tramfreak]

Originally Posted by Qwert

Ruzine ---> Ruzyně

Třikrát huráá

By the way, could anybody explain to me, why Prague needs a second airport when it is not growing as a tourist destination and when even the market of low-cost flights and cheap tickets is collapsing (yeah, even Ryanair is struggling to make money at the moment)? And how will the passengers be transported from Vodochody to the centre of Prague? If they don't find some alternative, I suppose that this airport will get 10000 people extra per day driving down the V Holešovičkách street. Or am I mistaken?

[פובליק פיינט]

Originally Posted by Tramfreak

And how will the passengers be transported from Vodochody to the centre of Prague? If they don't find some alternative, I suppose that this airport will get 10000 people extra per day driving down the V Holešovičkách street. Or am I mistaken?

The airport is close to D8 motorway and 10k people a day is nothing.

[HiRazor]

Originally Posted by Tramfreak

Třikrát huráá

By the way, could anybody explain to me, why Prague needs a second airport when it is not growing as a tourist destination and when even the market of low-cost flights and cheap tickets is collapsing (yeah, even Ryanair is struggling to make money at the moment)? And how will the passengers be transported from Vodochody to the centre of Prague? If they don't find some alternative, I suppose that this airport will get 10000 people extra per day driving down the V Holešovičkách street. Or am I mistaken?

Prague perhaps does not need another airport, but Aero owners probably think they do. The airport is already there (part of the Aero plant), it has a good connection to the city via D8, so the only thing necessary is to build a decent terminal and voila a convenient low cost airport is ready.

Imho the Aero owners would have been stupid if they did not take advantage from the airport's location and its relative readiness for civilian use.

And we ordinary travellers may hope to enjoy slightly lower airport fees as a result of increased competition between Ruzyně and Vodochody.

[Bobek_Azbest]

I think that Penta did some number crunching before launching this project.

[Qwert]

Originally Posted by HiRazor

Prague perhaps does not need another airport, but Aero owners probably think they do. The airport is already there (part of the Aero plant), it has a good connection to the city via D8, so the only thing necessary is to build a decent terminal and voila a convenient low cost airport is ready.

Imho the Aero owners would have been stupid if they did not take advantage from the airport's location and its relative readiness for civilian use.

And we ordinary travellers may hope to enjoy slightly lower airport fees as a result of increased competition between Ruzyně and Vodochody.

I agree, it could only increase competition. Ruzyně is for now basically regional monopoly. I wish there was similar competition between VIE and BTS.

[פובליק פיינט]

Summer time schedule runs from this weekend, there's some increase of total pax capacity to 2009.
In total, 50 airliners will have regular fligts to 131 airpports in 51 countries.
News:
Emirates will fly Prague - Dubai every day with Airbus A330-200
ČSA will fly to Astana in Kazachstan twice a week and to Dubrovnik in season
S7 Airlines will fly to Novosibirsk once a week
Tatarstan airlines will fly to Kazan twice a week
EasyJet opens Doncaster, Paris and Amsterdam
Jet2 opens Manchester - 5 times a week
Wizz Air opens Bari twice a week
Cimber Sterling Airlines opens Billund (Legoland) three times a week
Italian Wind Jet opens Catania two times a week
Turkish airlines increse freqvency on Prague - Istanbul from 9 to 14 times a week.
Travel Service/SmartWings will have season links to Burgas, Split, Catania, Cagliari, Olbia and others. During spring they open Milano, Napoli and Madrid.

Most frequent links to airports in summer 2010, flights per week:
Paris / Charles de Gaulle 67x
Frankfurt 48x
Moscow / Sheremetievo 45x
London / Heathrow 42x
Amsterdam 41x
München 40x

Most significant increase of capacity 2009/2010
Paris / Charles de Gaulle: +38%
Dubai: +690%
Roma/Fiumicino: +24%
Manchester: +63%
Madrid: +19%
Vienna: +33%

Most busy airliners in Prague, flights per week:
ČSA: 734
SmartWings: 63
Lufthansa: 79
Wizz Air: 52
easyJet: 47

http://prg.aero/cs/site/aktuality/ak...ezona-2010.htm

[פובליק פיינט]

Direct Flights this Summer Season to 131 Destinations in 51 Countries around the World

On Sunday 3/28/2010, Prague Airport will begin operating under its summer flight schedule. 50 air carriers are planning regular direct flights to 131 destinations in 51 countries from the end of March until 10/30/2010. That represents a 3.4% increase in overall seating capacity compared to the 2009 summer season, an increase of 9,824,566 seats. Takeoffs and landings this summer season may reach 97,700.

This year’s summer flight schedule will see several innovations in service at Prague Airport. Emirates Airlines will initiate a new Prague – Dubai connection starting July 1, flying seven times per week with a high-capacity Airbus A330-200. Beginning June 1, Czech Airlines is readying a new twice-weekly flight from Prague to Astana and will be renewing its Prague – Dubrovnik link from the end of June until mid-September. From the end of April until the end of September, passengers may also take advantage of a new once-a-week Prague – Novosibirsk connection from S7 Airlines. Tatarstan Airlines will once again offer a twice-weekly Prague – Kazan connection.

New flights are also being offered by low-fare air carriers. easyJet will be opening three new connections from Prague (Doncaster, Paris and Amsterdam). Jet2 will have five weekly flights from Prague to Manchester. Passengers may once again choose Wizz Air for twice-weekly flights to Bari, Italy. Cimber Sterling Airlines will have a new direct regular connection three times per week starting from the end of April from Prague to Billund, Denmark. Starting in June and running until the end of September, the Italian airline Wind Jet will be operating a seasonal link between Prague and Catania, Sicily.

Travel Service/SmartWings will fly a total 5 seasonal links between Prague and European holiday destinations. Passengers may choose Burgas, Split, Catania, Cagliari or Olbia. An additional three connections will start this spring to Milan, Neapoli and Madrid.

Starting May 1, Turkish Airlines will be increasing the frequency of its Prague – Istanbul flights from 9 times per week to 14 times per week.

The greatest number of aircraft per week this summer season will be flying from Prague to Paris/Charles de Gaulle (67), Frankfurt (48), Moscow/Sheremetyevo (45), London/Heathrow (42), Amsterdam (41) and Munich (40).

Charter flights normally increase in number during the summer season at Prague Airport. Holidayers will be able to travel from Prague Airport to 35 destinations this year with a frequency greater than once per week. The greatest number of charter flights are scheduled for Antalya in Turkey, Hurghada in Egypt, Tel Aviv, and Djerby and Monastira in Tunisia.


Supplementary information:

Destinations with the greatest increase in seating capacity (Summer 2009 vs. Summer 2010):

Paris/Charles de Gaulle: +38%
Dubai: +690%
Rome/Fiumicino: +24%
Manchester: +63%
Madrid: +19%
Vienna: +33%


Carriers with the highest number of departures from Prague weekly:
ČSA: 734
SmartWings: 63
Lufthansa: 79
Wizz Air: 52
easyJet: 47



About Prague Airport:
In 2009, the airport handled 11.64 million passengers. Prague Airport was rated the Best Airport in Eastern Europe in the 2008 World Airport Awards. Passengers will have access during the 2010 summer season to 50 airlines connecting Prague directly with 131 destinations around the globe.

http://prg.aero/en/site/aktuality/ak...ezona-2010.htm

[WladYslaW]

Dolany (Mělnicko) - Obyvatelé Dolan u Kralup nad Vltavou odmítli v pátek v referendu výstavbu veřejného mezinárodního letiště ve Vodochodech. Hlasovalo téměř 73 procent voličů, z nichž 95,6 procenta bylo proti rozšíření současného letiště. Rozhodnutí je tedy podle starosty obce Josefa Dobše závazné a platné. Dolany se tak přidaly k dalším obcím, které v referendu vyjádřily svůj nesouhlas s letištěm. Odpůrci rozšíření letiště mezi obyvateli okolních obcí převažují.

Pro rozvoj letiště je podle průzkumu agentury Factum Invenio 37 procent občanů těchto obcí, ostatní jsou proti. Naopak většina obyvatel Prahy a Středočeského kraje podporuje plánovaný rozvoj letiště, souhlasilo s ním 72 procent z nich.

Letiště, ležící severně od Prahy, chce konkurovat pražské Ruzyni. Ročně má podle plánu odbavit 3,5 milionu cestujících hlavně nízkonákladových aerolinií, nepravidelných a privátních letů. Ostrý provoz zřejmě začne na přelomu let 2012 a 2013. Proti rozšíření se už v referendu vyjádřilo 95 procent lidí v Panenských Břežanech, ve Chvatěrubech a Zlončicích to bylo téměř 100 procent.

Referendum se postupně chystá vypsat všech 14 obcí, které podepsaly společné memorandum proti výstavbě letiště. V sobotu se konalo referendum i v Odoleně Vodě. Účast v něm ale nepřekročila pětatřicetiprocentní hranici, a tak je hlasování neplatné. Zájem o dění kolem letiště má zhruba stejný počet obyvatel obcí v okolí letiště jako lidí v Praze a středních Čechách. Přibližně čtyři pětiny lidí z okolních obcí neví, kolik letadel bude do Vodochod létat. Sedm z deseti ani nezná konkrétní údaj o plánovaném počtu přepravených cestujících za rok.

ct24.cz

[Czech Norris]

S rozšířením letiště Vodochody to vypadá bledě. V referendu pořádáném společně s volbami se všechny obce vyjádřily proti a projekt chtějí zastavit i (skoro vládní)politické strany VV a ODS.

VV a ODS chtějí zarazit projekt letiště Vodochody

[Tramfreak]

Originally Posted by Czech Norris

S rozšířením letiště Vodochody to vypadá bledě. V referendu pořádáném společně s volbami se všechny obce vyjádřily proti a projekt chtějí zastavit i (skoro vládní)politické strany VV a ODS.

VV a ODS chtějí zarazit projekt letiště Vodochody

Tak referendum tady není asi úplně adekvátní protože je tu silný NIMBY faktor, to že nikdo nechce vedle domu letiště je všem jasné. Ale stejně by mne zajímalo, zda má Praha nějakou jasnou a logickou koncepci pro leteckou dopravu. Mě přijde, že všichni (Vodochody, Ruzyně, Pardubice) chtějí expandovat a investovat do nových terminálů ale není ani jasné jestli budou využity. Domnívám se, že to hlavní co Praha potřebuje je mít jedno klasické a jedno lowcostové letiště. To klasické - Ruzyni - už má. A lowcostové aerolinky potřebují nějaký svůj areál s nízkými letištními poplatky. Ale že by se podařilo najít dopravce pro 2 nová letiště a 1 nový megaterminál na Ruzyni, to se mi nějak nezdá.

Pokud se projekt ve Vodochodech opravdu odloží, letiště v Pardubicích by klidně mohlo být dobrou alternativou. Vím že třeba ve Finsku létají nízkonákladové společnosti do města Lappeenranta, které je sice mimo Helsinki ale cestující se do hlavního města dostanou rychlovlakem (Pendolinem). To je přesně případ Pardubic. Cesta Pardubice -> Praha hl.n. trvá Pendolinem přesně hodinu, to není tak zlé.