The well-known Czech Airlines is the titular national carrier of the Czech Republic. The port of residence of this organization is
the Vaclav Havel Airport, located in Prague in the Prague 6 area. Along with nineteen other airlines, Czech Airlines is part of the second largest Sky Team airline alliance in the world. This company specializes in regular passenger flights to Asia, Europe and the Middle East. In addition, the Czech Airlines airline, whose reviews are only the most positive, organizes air cargo operations, as well as carries out custom and charter flights.
Airline history
This company was founded in early October 1923 by decree of the Czechoslovak government. A month after the signing of this document, the first flight on the route Prague - Bratislava was organized. Seven years after the company was founded, an international flight to Zagreb was first made. By the end of the 1930s, this airline already has an extensive network of airlines connecting countries of Western and Eastern Europe. In 1962, the company successfully completed its first transatlantic flight to Havana. By 2000, Czech Airlines significantly expanded its fleet and organized dozens of regular flights between different countries.
Company fleet
At the beginning of March 2014, the carrier’s fleet has twenty-three airliners, the average age of which is about eight years. Basically, these are all aircraft designed for medium-haul and regional flights. In addition, in the arsenal of Czech Airlines there is one Airbus A330-300. This is a wide-body aircraft, specially designed for long-distance flights. As a rule, this airline uses it on flights to Asian countries and on routes of high traffic and length.
Airline route network
To date, the route network of the aforementioned Czech air carrier includes more than sixty-five different directions. Moreover, on thirty-two flights, the airline is an absolute monopolist. On twenty-seven routes, the company works together with one of its competitors, and on such European routes as Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Milan, Stockholm, Rome, Barcelona, Paris and Madrid, this carrier is faced with no more than two or three competitors. As for flights to Russia, Czech airplanes fly from Prague to cities such as Moscow, Kazan, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod and Perm. In addition, direct flights to St. Petersburg and Moscow are organized today from Karlovy Vary. The air carrier under consideration serves part of these flights in conjunction with Aeroflot as part of the Sky Team airline alliance. As for domestic flights, the company currently operates in four main areas: Prague, Ostrava, Karlovy Vary and Brno.
Baggage Allowance
If we talk about the rules for free baggage allowance, the Czech Airlines management determines them according to the flight direction and class of service. For example, passengers who have bought business category tickets have the right to carry thirty-two kilograms in baggage and twelve kilograms in cabin baggage. This rule applies to airline customers flying to America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Passengers traveling in economy class can take on board no more than eight kilograms, and the maximum weight of checked baggage should not exceed twenty three kilograms. For excess of the norms established by the airline, an additional fee will be required.
Loyalty program
The incentive program for frequent flyers of this air carrier is called OK Plus. It allows you to accumulate miles for flights operated both on Czech Airlines aircraft and on aircraft of partner companies within the framework of the international SkyTeam alliance. In addition, extra points are awarded for renting a car, staying at a hotel and all sorts of banking services. Naturally, organizations providing such services should also be participants in the SkyTeam program. Earned miles, the passenger has the right to exchange, for example, for bonus tickets. Czech Airlines can also, at the request of the client, improve the class of service, rent a car or make a discount on accommodation in certain hotels. In addition, you can count on extra baggage, a variety of gift vouchers and access to lounges.