Stronger Summer Season than Last Year; The Airport Is to Handle over Three and a Half Million Passengers during the Holidays

“We expect almost seven million passengers to pass through the gates of Prague Airport between June and September. That's eight hundred thousand more than last year. Among other things, this dynamic is the driving force behind our status as the currently fastest growing airport within our category, according to ACI Europe statistics. We are heading to the summer season with more employees, and all our partners, such as handling companies, are also preparing for the increase in traffic. We recommend that passengers use self-check-in kiosks and self-service bag drops in both terminals,” said Martin Kučera, Member of the Prague Airport Board of Directors in charge of Security and Airport Operations.

Prague Airport is therefore publishing the proven ten steps for a smooth passage through the airport, which advise passengers on how to prepare for their departure, from buying a ticket to boarding the aircraft. From the end of May to mid-summer, it is also publishing an educational series on its social networks called (OD)BAVTE!SE [(GET)CLEARED!], in which the well-known writer and podcaster Markéta Lukášková provides the most important travel tips for easy passage through the airport. Everything is backed by the microsite of www.odbavtese.cz, where passengers can find useful information.

GET CLEARED IN TEN STEPS TO ENSURE A PROBLEM-FREE AIRPORT JOURNEY

1. REVIEW THE AIRLINE’S CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE AND INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF PIECES AND DIMENSION OF BAGGAGE ALLOWED
2. LEAVE PROHIBITED ITEMS BEHIND
3. PREPARE YOUR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS – PASSPORT, ID CARD, AND VALID VISA, WHICH YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR TRIP; WE RECOMMEND DOUBLE CHECKING THEIR VALIDITY
4. PACK VALUABLES AND ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING POWERBANKS AND / OR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES, IN HAND BAGGAGE
5. CHECK THE TIME BY WHICH IT IS NECESSARY TO ARRIVE AT THE GATE FOR AIRCRAFT BOARDING AS SPECIFIED IN YOUR AIRLINE’S CONDITIONS OF CARRIAGE
6. ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR YOUR JOURNEY TO THE AIRPORT FACTORING IN THE CURRENT TRAFFIC SITUATION
7. ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT AT LEAST TWO (2) HOURS BEFORE DEPARTURE TIME OR AS INSTRUCTED BY YOUR AIR CARRIER
8. PROCEED TO THE CHECK-IN COUNTER IMMEDIATELY UPON YOUR ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT; IF SUPPORTED BY YOUR CARRIER, OPT FOR SELF CHECK-IN USING SELF-CHECK-IN KIOSKS AND SELF-SERVICE BAG DROPS
9. PACK LIQUIDS YOU NEED ON BOARD IN CONTAINERS WITH A MAXIMUM VOLUME OF 100ML IN A TRANSPARENT RESEALABLE PLASTIC BAG OF 1L IN VOLUME PER PERSON
10. AFTER CHECKING IN, IMMEDIATELY PROCEED TO SECURITY OR PASSPORT CONTROL AND THEN GO STRAIGHT TO THE GATE

TO WHERE DO I TURN IF:

• My flight is delayed or cancelled – the airline or the ticketing agent
• I am waiting a long time for my baggage; the baggage was damaged or lost in transport – the airline baggage claim counter, i.e., the claim counter of the handling company representing your air carrier
• Something happened to me at security screening – the respective airport
• I lost my personal documents – the police
• I left something aboard the aircraft – the handling company as items left aboard aircraft are delivered to the baggage claim counter
• I lost something at the airport – the respective airport’s Lost and Found office

Passengers can find additional tips on how to get ready for their departure on the Prague Airport website.