On July 18, China Airlines expands its operations in Europe with the start of non-stop flights between Taipei and Prague. This service is the longest route from the Czech capital’s main airport and the airline’s sixth European destination. In addition, this new connection aims to boost trade and tourism between Taiwan and the Czech Republic.
Flight CI 67 was operated by an Airbus A350 registered as B-18903, which departed Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) at 23:48 local time and arrived at Prague Václav Havel International Airport (PRG) at 06:56 the following day, after 13 hours and 9 minutes.
Before the pandemic, i.e. in 2019 more than 190 thousand passengers from Taiwan visited the Czech Republic. In 2022, there were only 13,791 Taiwanese visitors, which represented a decrease of almost 93%. The new nonstop connection between Prague and Taipei seeks a rapid recovery in traveler traffic between the two regions.
«With this new connection, we will boost inbound tourism as well. In addition, the connection will offer Prague passengers the possibility of convenient transfers to several China Airlines destinations in Asia and the Pacific«, said Jiří Pos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prague Airport.
China Airlines flight schedules to Prague
- Taipei – Prague Flight CI 67 TPE 23:20 – PRG 07:10+1 Tuesday and Thursday.
- Prague – Taipei Flight CI 68 PRG 11:05 – TPE 05:35+1 Wednesday and Sunday.
The route is operated on Airbus A350-900 aircraft with a capacity of 302 seats in three classes (32 Business Class/31 Premium Economy/243 Economy) and promotional fares are available from EUR 786 round trip.
China Airlines offers the only non-stop flight between Taiwan and the Czech Republic. The new route will boost bilateral business, trade and tourism. Also this service will allow convenient connections for travelers from Japan, South Korea and Vietnam to fly to Prague via the carrier’s hub in Taipei.
The Taiwanese flag carrier’s European network has non-stop services to Amsterdam, Rome – Fiumicino, Frankfurt, London – Heathrow, Prague and Vienna, all of the carrier’s flights to Europe are operated on Airbus A350-900, with the exception of the Frankfurt service which is operated on Boeing 777-300ER. China Airlines for this summer season will have a capacity of 32,668 seats per week between Europe and Taiwan.
«Direct air connections, their frequency and quality are of vital importance for tourism. We believe that thanks to the Prague – Taipei flights, the Czech Republic will again be more discovered by tourists not only from Taiwan, but from all over Asia, who represent a very interesting tourist segment«, said Kao Shing-Hwang, President of China Airlines.
As for Middle East and Asia-Pacific routes, Prague Václav Havel International Airport currently offers connections to Amman (Jordan), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Doha (Qatar), Kuwait, Muscat (Oman), Riyad (Saudi Arabia) and Seoul (South Korea).
