A cityscape of Prague, Czech Republic (123rf)
PRAGUE — South Korea and the Czech Republic will improve nonstop flights for the primary time since 1998, as President Yoon Suk Yeol’s go to to Prague is anticipated to supply individuals from the 2 international locations extra alternatives for exchanges.
The rising potential of strengthened ties between the 2 international locations — partly with a South Korean group being chosen as the popular bidder for the 24-trillion gained nuclear export deal within the Central European nation in July — led to a choice to “improve the variety of (direct) flights” between Korea’s port metropolis Incheon and Czech capital Prague, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated after he held talks with Yoon at Liechtenstein Palace in Prague on Friday.
The choice will “present extra alternatives to study one another” and on the identical time “foster a sensible improvement of the strategic partnership” of the 2 international locations, in response to Fiala’s assertion interpreted in Korean.
Earlier on Thursday, Park Chun-sup, senior presidential secretary for financial affairs, instructed reporters that the authorities will “swiftly” embark on a process to have the nonstop flight function “seven days per week, up from 4 days per week as of present.”
Park additionally stated the widened possibilities of bilateral cooperation within the subject of cutting-edge know-how, vitality and high-speed trains have served as an impetus for the transfer.
At present, Korean Air Strains is the only real airliner working a nonstop flight between Incheon and Prague 4 days per week. A flight from Incheon sure for Prague departs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Czech Airways plane have stopped flying nonstop between Incheon and Prague since 2020 as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
The transport authorities of the 2 international locations agreed on the flight enlargement plan in July.
