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Wizz Air inaugurates Bucharest and Iași routes from Prague as winter season begins
Wizz Air launched four-weekly Prague–Bucharest and twice-weekly Prague–Iași flights on 26 October, expanding its Prague base to 21 routes. The services offer Czech companies faster access to Romanian markets and intensify competition on the Bucharest sector.
EU Entry/Exit System in force: Czech borders now collecting fingerprints and photos from non-EU travellers
Czech border checkpoints are now fully using the EU Entry/Exit System, capturing fingerprints and photos from non-EU nationals and lengthening processing times. Mobility teams must build extra time into itineraries, ensure travellers use the same passport for each trip and watch 90/180-day limits, which EES tracks automatically.
Prague Airport launches record-breaking winter timetable with 15 new destinations
Prague Airport’s winter 2025/2026 schedule went live on 26 October with 15 new destinations and 12 first-time carriers, lifting seat capacity by 12 percent. The expansion strengthens links to the Middle East, North Africa and secondary European markets, giving business travellers and expatriates more nonstop options but raising the need for earlier bookings on peak dates.