Historically the First Direct Connection with Mongolia; Aboard Eznis Airways Flights to the Gobi Desert

“Approximately 12 thousand Mongolians live in the Czech Republic, which is their largest community in the European Union. In addition, Mongolia is a traditional trade partner of the Czech Republic. Czech companies are involved in a number of projects in Mongolia, and I believe that this new service will also contribute to the deepening of mutual business cooperation, which has been growing steadily and, according to the data by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, exceeded 513 million crowns in 2023. We are very happy that the Eznis Airways carrier is launching a direct route from Prague to Ulaanbaatar. We believe, Czech tourists who can now explore unknown Mongolia without the need for a visa will also be satisfied,” Jiří Pos, Chairman of the Prague Airport Board of Directors, said.

Mongolia no longer means just traditional yurts. Only 3.27 million people live in a country occupying an area of more than 1.5 million square kilometres. Mongolia is twenty times the size of the Czech Republic, but much of the country is covered by harsh steppes. To the south near the border with China, there is the Gobi Desert, which spreads across almost a third of the territory of Mongolia and is the sixth largest desert in the world. This very desert is also considered to have the world’s largest deposit of dinosaur remains. Almost 1.5 million people live in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. In today’s modern city, tourists will find not only high-rise buildings, but also monuments and traditional yurts. Visitors from the Czech Republic currently do not need a visa for short-term trips to Mongolia (up to 30 days) for the purpose of tourism. More information on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.