Thousands of travellers heading to Václav Havel Airport faced bumper-to-bumper traffic on Sunday afternoon after highway crews reduced the I/7 approach road to a single lane in each direction to allow resurfacing and junction re-configuration works. Queues stretched up to four kilometres at peak, prompting the airport operator to publish an extraordinary advisory urging passengers to depart the city centre at least three hours before take-off. The bottleneck is centred on the Aviatická interchange—the last critical junction before the terminals—where a 16-month modernisation project is replacing aging concrete slabs, improving drainage and adding a dedicated bus lane. While the upgrade will ultimately shave five minutes off journey times, the next six weeks are expected to be the most disruptive phase. Corporate mobility teams have begun rerouting assignees to the Airport Express rail-bus link from Prague Main Station and encouraging the use of ride-share vans that can access priority lanes. Several multinational firms issued internal travel alerts, warning that missed flights could jeopardise tight project timelines and incur costly re-ticketing fees not covered by standard insurance policies.
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Local taxi operators are adding CZK 150 surcharges to cover the extra idling time, and parking services inside the airport perimeter report a 20 % drop in same-day reservations as residents pivot to public transport. The city’s transport authority says contingency traffic-light programmes and police point duty will be deployed during the upcoming Pentecost holiday rush, but stresses that “the only real solution is for passengers to leave earlier than usual.” Works on the I/7 are scheduled to pause between 1 July and 15 August to accommodate peak summer traffic, before resuming at night until the project’s completion in November.
Travellers coping with shifting logistics may also find themselves needing last-minute visa adjustments. VisaHQ streamlines visa and passport services for the Czech Republic and hundreds of other destinations, allowing you to apply online in minutes and avoid extra journeys when the roads are grid-locked. Check your requirements at https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/ before setting out.
Local taxi operators are adding CZK 150 surcharges to cover the extra idling time, and parking services inside the airport perimeter report a 20 % drop in same-day reservations as residents pivot to public transport. The city’s transport authority says contingency traffic-light programmes and police point duty will be deployed during the upcoming Pentecost holiday rush, but stresses that “the only real solution is for passengers to leave earlier than usual.” Works on the I/7 are scheduled to pause between 1 July and 15 August to accommodate peak summer traffic, before resuming at night until the project’s completion in November.
