Czech Connect Adds to Network

Independent operator Czech Connect Airlines will introduce two additional routes to its network during the last week of June, adding to the two seasonal routes it launched earlier this month. Among these new services, the carrier is to introduce a weekly rotation between Pardubice and Moscow Domodedovo from June 25, becoming only the second carrier to offer scheduled flights from the Czech city, which lies on the River Elbe, approximately 65 miles east of Prague. The only other scheduled link to the city is also to the Russian capital, operated by Transaero Airlines on a three times weekly basis, although Smart Wings does offer charter links to destinations in Bulgaria and Turkey.

Czech Connect will also introduce a twice weekly Prague – Athens link from June 30, a route already served on a daily schedule by national carrier Czech Airlines. The carrier will offer a split schedule with one flight operating during the day and one overnight and will be mainly targeting leisure travellers. An estimated 285,000 O&D passengers travelled between the two cities in the past year, with easyJet also providing flights up until recently.

These two new route launches follow the introduction of seasonal flights from Ostrava to Kavala and Split earlier this month. The popular northern Greek leisure destination of Kavala will be served weekly between June 14 and September 3, while the Croatian coastal town of Split will have a weekly link between June 15 and September 7.

Schedule:

Pardubice – Moscow Domodedovo
CQ114 PED1615 – 2055DME 733 6
CQ115 DME1440 – 1530PED 733 6

Prague – Athens
CQ410 PRG0940 – 1315ATH 733 4
CQ412 PRG2200 – 0135+1ATH 733 7
CQ413 ATH0430 – 0610PRG 733 1
CQ411 ATH1400 – 1540PRG 733 4

Ostrava – Split
CQ4030 OSR1430 – 1555SPU 733 3
CQ4031 SPU1645 – 1810OSR 733 3

Prague – Ostrava – Kavala
CQ5040 PRG0650 – 0800OSR0830 – 1120KVA 733 2
CQ5041 KVA1210 – 1330OSR1350 – 1510PRG 733 2