Prague - The management of a small airport in Vodochody outside Prague is in talks with several budget airlines it would like to lure from Prague Airport in the future. Aktuálně.cz has found out these include Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air.
"I can confirm that we have talked to the representatives of these companies. The airport is not yet ready for regular flights and hence no contracts have been signed for now," said Martin Kačur, the airport's director.
In a privatisation two years ago, Czech-Slovak investment group Penta bought small aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody, including its testing runway. Penta is now expanding the facility into an international airport for low-cost, charter and private flights.
Industry insiders say that Vodochody has a realistic chance to attract budget carriers currently serving Prague Airport because it could offer them much lower landing and airport fees.
"By the end of the year, at the latest, we want to submit an EIA study on the project's environmental impact," said Kačur. He added the airport should be ready to receive its first regular flights in 2011.
