Czech airlines flew 300,000 passengers between Yerevan and Prague in ten years
21.06.2013,
19:54
Over the last 10 years the Czech Airlines made around 2,000 flights between Yerevan and Prague flying over 300,000 passengers, the company said in a press release. On June 22 it will be celebrating the 10 years of its operation at the Armenian market.
YEREVAN, June 21. / ARKA /. Over the last 10 years the Czech Airlines made around 2,000 flights between Yerevan and Prague flying over 300,000 passengers, the company said in a press release. On June 22 it will be celebrating the 10 years of its operation at the Armenian market.
The first flight was made on June 11, 2003 when the company flew the Boeing 737-400 (OK-FGR) to the Armenian capital city. Half of the 300,000 passengers transported in the last ten years between Yerevan and Prague, were flown in the last three years.
"This is evidence of the growing importance and attractiveness of this flight for Armenians who fly to Prague and from there to other European cities,” the press release says.
To date, the airline transported also more than 3.3 million kg of cargo and more than half a million kg of mail. Overall, the company’s aircraft flew to Yerevan and back 3,700 times, which makes more than 9 million kilometers. This summer the airline will be making daily flights between the two cites by Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft.
The airline said also the flights are very convenient for Armenian passengers heading for Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Milan, Nice, Paris, Warsaw and other cities across the Europe
The Czech Airlines, as the flagship carrier of the Czech Republic, provides air service from Prague, as well as through Prague to major destinations in Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East.
Since 2001, the Czech Airlines has been a member "SkyTeam alliance of air carriers. The members of the Alliance - Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, TAROM , Vietnam Airlines and Xiamen Airlines transported annually 552 million a year, making more than 15,000 flights to 1000 destinations in 187 countries worldwide. -0-
