passenger traffic Growth on airline flights from Russian Federation in Czech Republic in the first half of the year 2017 made about 30%. In a summer season of CSA Czech Airlines a.s. performed regular flights in Moscow , Saint Petersburg , Yekaterinburg , Rostov-on-Don , Samara , Kazan and Ufa . In the winter schedule of CSA Czech Airlines a.s. will keep all these directions and will increase frequencies in comparison with last winter.
"In annual calculation grew indicators of almost all markets at which we work, but they were higher than everything in Western to Europe and Russian Federation. Thanks to stabilization of the Russian market we increased our efficiency on these routes there/back almost on a third", – Joseph Sinchak, the chairman of the board of CSA Czech Airlines a.s. told.
Since the beginning of year a passenger traffic between "Sheremetyevo" and Prague grew by 14,6% and following the results of it is expected at the level of 720-750 thousand passengers. The route to Prague takes the third place on a passenger traffic among the international directions of "Sheremetyevo" in 2017.
Czech Republic – one of the most popular directions among Russians for rest, treatment and business tourism. From January to June, 2017 the country was visited by 268,2 thousand Russian tourists – 51% more, than in the first half of the year 2016, the director of ChezhTourizm to Russian Federation Kudilkova Alena reported. The Russian entrance market occupies to Czech Republic the fourth place – after Poland , Slovakia and Germany .
"But by number of spending the night to Czech Republic Russians win first place. In the first half of the year guests from Russian Federation staid in the Czech hotels on the average almost for 7 nights", – the Mrs. told Kudilkova Alena. She noted that Czech Republic expects the big growth of an entrance tourist's stream in 2018 when the 100 anniversary of educations Czech Republic will be celebrated. we Will remind
that tour operators also note this year stable demand for trips to Czech Republic. Well the summer was on sale, are now demanded both fall, and New Year's holidays. By words director generals companies "Conduct tourist's groups" Fedina Irina, the majority of New Year's departures to Prague is necessary from December 29 to January 4, deficiency of transportation is not present. The operator for the first time since pre-crisis years renews charter flights on Pardubice in the period of Christmas vacation – from January 2 to January 8.