Prague airport resumes regular traffic

Prague’s Ruzyně airport resumed regular air traffic on Thursday, for the first time since Friday’s closure of Czech air space due to the eruption of an Icelandic volcano. A spokeswoman for the airport said out of 440 flights, only three– to Helsinki and Munich – had to be cancelled on Thursday, which routinely happens even without extraordinary circumstances. Air carriers had to cancel more than 1660 flights since Friday. Traffic at Ruzyně was partially restored on Monday while two days later it serviced 80 percent of regular flights. The airport authorities estimated daily losses at 12 million crowns, or more than 630,000 US dollars.

Author: Jan Richter