Europeans fly around Europe at fabulous prices from 5 euros. Local low-cost airlines give them this fairy tale. What budget flights are available for Russians and the European airports closest to us are in the PROturizm review.

The famous Ryanair and Easy Jet do not have flights from Russia. About a dozen low-cost airlines fly from Moscow to Europe. The only Russian one is Pobeda Airlines.

Place	Direction	Find a ticket
	Moscow → Adler
	St. Petersburg → Moscow
	Moscow → Simferopol
	Moscow → St. Petersburg
	Moscow → Istanbul
	Krasnodar → Moscow
	St. Petersburg → Adler
	St. Petersburg → Simferopol
	Simferopol → Moscow
	St. Petersburg → Novosibirsk

You can save significant money on flights to Europe only by departing directly from European airports. The countries closest to Russia where discount airlines are based are Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Comfortable international buses run to Finland and Latvia from Moscow and St. Petersburg. You can get to Helsinki by train. It is also more convenient to travel to Lithuania by train via Kaliningrad (see below).

• Low cost airlines from Finland
• Low-cost airlines flying from Lithuania
• Budget flights via Latvia
• Additional list of Europeanlow-cost airlines

Low cost airlines from Finland

Low-cost airline transfer points in Finland – Laapenranta And Vantaa(19 km from Helsinki).

Only AirBaltic operates flights from Finnish airports Turku And Tampere, which is easier for residents of St. Petersburg to reach than Moscow.

• Ryanair is the largest low-cost carrier in Europe. According to promotions, it is cheaper than bus tickets. The reduction in transportation prices has led to the fact that even carrying hand luggage in the cabin is a separate service. That is, a “free” bag up to 10 kg measuring 55x40x20cm will be taken into the luggage compartment.

The main Finnish low-cost airline, Ryanair, flies to Europe from the town of Lappeenranta.

Vueling Airlines flies from Helsinki to Barcelona.

Norwegian low-cost airline Norwegian runs from Helsinki to Oslo, Stockholm, Rome, Prague, Paris, Burgas, Split, Larnaca, etc. Norwegian Air, in addition to the Scandinavian countries and Europe, will take you to the USA on a budget.

How to get there?

IN Laapenrantu can be reached along with bus shopping tours (from 1000 rubles), they often go to the airport. The cheapest way to get to the city is a regular bus from St. Petersburg (30 euros).

The closest train station to Laapenranta Airport is Vainikkala. The high-speed train heading to Helsinki, the Allegro, stops there. The cost of a train ticket is approximately 50 euros. There is a minibus from the station to Lappeenranta for 7 euros.

Before Helsinki branded trains (from 6,000 rubles and 4,000 rubles) and international buses (from 2,900 rubles and 1,450 rubles) run from Moscow and St. Petersburg. From the central station to Vantaa Airport, which is 19 km from Helsinki, there is a Finnair City Bus - 6.20 euros (children 6-16 years old pay half the price). You can also get there by simple bus No. 615.

If you are traveling to Helsinki by Allegro train, get off at Tikkurila station to transfer to the airport train. From paths No. 1 or No. 2 you need to move to the 4th. Eight minutes - and you are in the air harbor. Travel by train is available to Allegro ticket holders free of charge (80 minutes after arrival). The return train from the airport arrives on track No. 6.

Minibuses run from St. Petersburg to Vantaa Airport, picking up St. Petersburg residents directly from their homes. Prices: 1500-2000 rub.

There are regular buses and minibuses from St. Petersburg to Turku and Tampere (from 2000 rubles).

Low-cost airlines flying from Lithuania

The main airport of Lithuania is located in Vilnius, AirBaltic flies from there. Ryanair and Wizzair airlines, in addition to Vilnius, also use Kaunas.

Besides his native Dublin, Irish Ryanair will take you from Vilnius to Paris, Rome, Milan, Athens, etc. From Kaunas you can fly to Ireland and the UK, to Naples and Rimini (Italy), to Rhodes (Greece), to Israeli Eilat (Ovda), Danish Copenhagen, to Mallorca, Alicante and Girona (Spain).

Wizzair from the capital of Lithuania it goes to London, Rome, Paris, Milan, Tel Aviv, Larnaca, Corfu, Barcelona, ​​etc. From Kaunas to London, Eindhoven and three cities in Norway.

For AirBaltic– Vilnius is one of the three base airports in the Baltic states, in addition to Tallinn and Riga.

How to get there?

Simple Express, Lux Express and Ecolines buses go to Vilnius and Kaunas from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Prices: 2640 and 3520 rubles, for St. Petersburg and Moscow, respectively. From city centers you can reach airports by public transport.

There are also routes to Vilnius by train. From Moscow – from 5300 rubles, from St. Petersburg – from 5700 rubles. Saving life hack: there is an interesting way to get to the Lithuanian capital by taking a Kaliningrad train. You need to buy a ticket to the city of Nesterov in the Kaliningrad region, and get off in Vilnius. You are allowed to get off the train before reaching the destination station, and thus you save significantly - from St. Petersburg the price of a train ticket will be from 1,700 rubles. and from 1300 rub. from Moscow.

Budget flights via Latvia

Riga serves as a hub for the following low-cost airlines: Air Baltic, WizzAir, Ryanair, Norwegian Air.

AirBaltic from Riga airport flies to the following cities: Aberdeen, Ancona, Almaty, Amsterdam, Antalya Araxos (Patras*), Athens, Baku, Barcelona, ​​Berlin (Tegel), Billund, Bordeaux, Brussels, Budapest, Burga, Catania, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gdansk, Geneva, Gothenburg (Landvetter), Hamburg, Helsinki, Heraklion, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Reykjavik, Kiev, Larnaca, Liepaja, Lisbon (Lisboa), London (Gatwick), Madrid (Barajas), Malaga, Malta, Milan (Malpensa), Minsk, Moscow (Sheremetyevo), Munich, Nice, Odessa, Olbia, Oslo, Palanga, Palma de Mallorca, Paris, Prague, Rijeka, Rhodes, Rome, Sochi (Adler), Split, St. Petersburg , Stavanger, Stockholm (Arlanda), Tallinn, Tampere, Tbilisi, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Turku, Venice, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zurich.

From Riga Norwegian Air flies to Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo (Gardermoen), Stockholm (Arlanda) and Trondheim.

Routes Ryanair from Riga: Berlin (Schönefeld), Bremen, Brussels (Charleroi), Burgas, Cologne, Dublin, East Midlands, Frankfurt (Han), Girona, Glasgow, Leeds (Bradford), London (Stansted), Malta, Manchester, Milan (Bergamo) ).

WizzAir connects Riga with such European cities as: Barcelona, ​​Bari, Bergen, Doncaster (Sheffield), Dortmund, Eindhoven, Reykjavik, Kutaisi, London (Luton), Oslo (Thorpe), Tel Aviv.

How to get there?

You can get to Riga by train or bus. International express buses Simple Express, LuxExpress and Ecolines run from Moscow, Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg to Riga. Prices from Moscow – 3300 rubles, from St. Petersburg – 1950 rubles, from Kaliningrad – from 1320 rubles.

The branded night train from Moscow takes 16 hours and costs from 5,000 rubles. A direct carriage runs from St. Petersburg to Riga, the cost of a reserved seat starts from 3,200 rubles. There is no direct train from Kaliningrad to Riga, but AirBaltic flies on the Kaliningrad-Riga route with tickets starting from 4,000 rubles.

Low cost airlines from Estonia

From Tallinn In total, 15 airlines fly on 41 routes. 7 of them are low-cost airlines: EasyJet and Ryanair, WizzAir and AirBaltic, Spanish Vueling, Norwegian, Aegean Airlines

AirBaltic flies to London (Gatwick). Wizzair will begin flying to London (Luton) from 17 September.

Easyjet – to London (Gatwick), Milan (Malpensa), Berlin (Schönenfeld).

Ryanair flies to Dublin, Bremen and Girona in summer. New year-round Ryanair flights from Tallinn to Malta and Paphos.

Norwegian - in Oslo. In summer: Aegean Airlines flies to Athens, Vueling flies to Barcelona.

It is also worth noting the low-cost Estonian state airline Nordica. The airline's destinations are Vienna, Copenhagen, Trondheim, Constanta and Ohrid, and in the summer - Berlin, Hamburg, Nice, Rijeka, Split.

• EasyJet– the famous low-cost airline flies to 32 countries, 134 cities and uses 23 air hubs. The largest is Gatwick Airport in London. Large hubs are located in Milan and Barcelona, ​​as well as in Paris, Berlin, Rome, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Basel.

How to get there

For St. Petersburg residents it’s not that far to travel to Tallinn. Comfortable Ecolines and Lux ​​Express buses will take you to the Estonian capital in 7 hours. Prices from 700-1200 rub. The train takes the same amount of time. The cost of a reserved seat is from 2700 rubles, a seat – from 1700 rubles.

The Moscow-Tallinn train runs at night (16 hours on the way). A reserved seat costs from 5,300 rubles, a seat – from 3,900 rubles.

Additional list of European low-cost airlines

Let's add to the general list a dozen more low-cost airlines plying around Europe:

1. Condor– flights from Berlin, Frankfurt and Stuttgart throughout the European Union.
2. LTU– from Austria and Germany to southwest Europe.
3. Lauda Air– from Austria to the UK and the Mediterranean.
4. Hemus Air– from Bulgaria to Turkey and Germany.
5. Volotea– from Barcelona, ​​Spain, flies throughout Spain and to some cities in Italy, France, Greece and Croatia. Tickets on sale can be caught for 5-10 euros.
6. Club Air– from Italy to Albania, Romania and Moldova.
7. Cimber Air– from Denmark to Sweden, Poland, Romania.
8. Iceland Express– from Iceland through Scandinavia and to Germany.
9. Air Scotland– from Scotland to Greece and Spain.
10. Jet2– from the UK to Spain, Italy, France and Central Europe.

Eurowings– German low-cost airline (formerly Germanwings), a subsidiary of Lufthansa. Airports are Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn and Vienna. The carrier's flight geography covers 41 countries. Baggage up to 23 kg and hand luggage up to 8 kg and dimensions 55x40x23cm are carried free of charge.

Review compiled by Olga Morozova

Our compatriots get to the Czech Republic and back by various means of transport. But perhaps the most profitable and fastest flight is one carried out by a budget airline that offers travel at affordable prices. Saving on a ticket is the main incentive for tourists to use a low-cost airline.

You can fly directly from/to Prague using the Czech air carrier Smart Wings. Daily air flights are made from Sheremetyevo airport to airport "" and back. The non-stop flight lasting two and a half hours is carried out on a Boeing 737-800.

Smart Wings has recently competed with Russian low-cost airlines under the names Red Wings and Pobeda. The first offers regular flights Moscow (St. Petersburg) -, the second operates on the Moscow - route.

Review of other low-cost airlines to the Czech Republic

There are always plenty of people wishing to take a cheap flight from and to the capital of the Czech Republic, and therefore there are often not enough tickets for everyone. As an alternative, the services of foreign carriers are used, delivering to the transshipment airport, from there you can get to your destination by any other type of transport. Consider these opportunities to reach your goal without going broke:

• The Scandinavian low-cost company Norwegian delivers directly to Prague for a ticket costing about 50 euros or more. Departure from Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm or Helsinki. All conditions apply in reverse;
• Wizz Air (Hungary) flies passengers from Prague to Italy (Milan, Venice, Rome) or Israel (Tel Aviv). The trip to Milan will cost 20 euros, to Venice and Tel Aviv a little more. Everything is exactly the same when moving in the opposite direction;
• EasyJet (UK) offers flights to Prague from Milan or Rome and back for €20 or slightly more;
• The German low-cost company Germanwings provides the widest choice of flight routes to and from the capital of the Czech Republic throughout almost all of Europe. For Russians, the most profitable direction is Prague - Warsaw. A flight from/to Cologne, Dusseldorf or Hamburg will cost a little more - only 30 euros, then by train or bus;
• Transavia (Netherlands) operates flights on the routes: Paris - Prague (Prague - Paris), Rotterdam - Prague (Prague - Rotterdam) costing from 30 euros.

In addition, there are options to fly with a low-cost airline not only to or from Prague, but also to other cities in the Czech Republic:

• Wizz Air offers flights from Brno and to it through Poland and Germany, special attention should be paid to the Polish Katowice with its many flights to European cities, Tel Aviv and Kutaisi;
• EasyJet operates flights from Prague to Dresden, Berlin, Basel;
• Germanwings will transport you from St. Petersburg or Moscow to Nuremberg, Dresden, Vienna, and from there it’s a stone’s throw to Prague!

As can be seen from this brief overview, there are plenty of low-cost airlines flying from and to the Czech Republic. It’s important to make your choice and hit the road!

In the name of fast and budget flights, we arm you with a complete and up-to-date list of low-cost airlines in Europe. Find out about baggage requirements, destinations, fares, nearby hubs and tips. Look wider! Not alone.

ALL EUROPE

The largest European low-cost airline comes from Ireland, which connects 37 countries and 220 airports. In Europe and North Africa, Ryanair has 84 bases and 1,800 routes. Of course, there are many flights from Ireland and the UK. If you buy tickets in advance, then traveling by it is cheaper than traveling by bus, even within the country (for example, Porto - Faro). It often holds sales - sometimes -20% on all destinations, sometimes fares are € 9.99. Ryanair will help you buy a ticket. All aircraft are Boeing 737-800 (and only one Boeing 737-700). On the website you can see not only a route map, but also select tickets from the desired city by price (the low price map is listed by month). The low-cost airline has a blog where you will find guides to all the cities Ryanair flies to.

The main competitor of Ryanair, which: by mid-2018 the company had 643 routes in 40 European countries. The network is especially well developed in its central part. The aircraft are usually Airbus A320 family, which are maintained by the same office as Lufthansa. An important feature - Wizz Air Discount Club - beneficial for frequent flights. Membership in the club for a year (not a calendar year, but from the moment of registration) provides a discount of at least € 10 on a ticket for yourself and 1 person flying with you, as well as € 5 on the cost of baggage. The cost of a loyalty card is € 30, for € 60 you can get a family card - for yourself + 5 family members. Wizz Air has a cool in-flight magazine - there will be something to look through, and perfumes on board are sold cheaper than in Duty Free.

A Latvian airline that has sales almost every week. But the prices are not the lowest. Air Baltic also flies from Minsk, but almost all flights operate with a transfer in Riga. It flies all over Europe (300 destinations, 3 hubs), except to Portugal and Ireland. An interesting feature: tickets can be paid in installments. Or even pay with bitcoins. If you subscribe to the newsletter, you will receive € 10 towards the purchase of your next ticket.

The national Ukrainian carrier is a hybrid airline, because in the full sense of the word, UIA cannot be called a low-cost airline. However, since 2017, regular Low-cost fares have appeared among the offers (for purchases 6 or more months before the flight). At special prices, 500,000 tickets are sold per year for flights within Ukraine, as well as to other European countries, the Middle East and Asia. In general, UIA flies to 38 countries.

A Russian low-cost airline that appeared on the market in December 2014. During sales, the cost of tickets can reach € 1.5, in normal times - from € 6.5 or € 15. Pobeda has 40 destinations, most in Russia, but also includes Munich, Milan, Cologne, Bratislava, Larnaca, Barcelona, ​​Baku and other European cities.

Low-cost version of Lufthansa based in Frankfurt. With these guys you can fly to exotic countries like the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and South America. Islands of Portugal or - also ok. Interestingly, Condor also has a favorable price for a single ticket (and not just a round trip, like most airlines). Another bonus is that they serve hot food, not just sandwiches. Directions map.

Spanish low-cost airline that flies on 148. From almost all capitals neighboring Minsk you can fly to Barcelona or make a transfer there. Do you choose a destination based on price? Ok, the Vueling website also has this option. On board they sell passable food at a normal price (like in an airport cafe).

A lot of flights around Greece. In total, Aegean Airlines connects 44 countries with a proud 122 destinations. But, we repeat, there are a lot of flights around Greece. Tickets cost from €20 (but if you’re lucky, you can fly from Kyiv to Athens for €34 one way). For hunting, open the low price calendar.

A Czech low-cost airline that flies from Prague throughout Europe (especially south from Croatia to Italy) capturing islands. Ticket prices start from €73 one way, discounts are rare.

Hand luggage: 8 kg in the cabin and 15 kg in luggage - free.

Nearest departure airports- Kyiv, Warsaw, Moscow.

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An unknown Irish low-cost airline that flies to 190 cities, including the Canary Islands, US cities, Canada, the Dominican Republic and Australia - all on the map. For a fee you can connect to wi-fi, movies, games and music are available to everyone.

The best low-cost airline in recent years: four times in the world and six times in Europe () received this status not only for its brand-new aircraft with wi-fi on board and punctuality. Norwegian flies from Northern Europe to the rest of Europe. There are often inexpensive flights to the States: New York, Auckland, Los Angeles, Orlando. From Vilnius the cheapest way to get to Oslo and Stockholm, from Warsaw to Barcelona (but still more expensive than Ryanair), from Riga to Oslo and Copenhagen. You can check the route map and prices. Sales happen very often, and early bird prices are great.

Another subsidiary of Lufthansa, which is based in Düsseldorf. Almost all flights connect there or in Hamburg. By purchasing a EuroWings ticket, you can fly to 130 cities, which are mainly concentrated in Central Europe. An interesting feature - for € 33 you can order a “blind booking”: you choose the category “culture”, “LGBT-friendly” or something else, and the site itself issues you a ticket (you will find out where after the purchase).

An ideal option when you are already wandering around somewhere in Europe and have decided to move on. 32 countries, 134 cities and 23 bases throughout the EU. EasyJet's main base is at London Gatwick, its largest hubs are in Milan and Barcelona, ​​and it flies to a record number of cities in Spain, Italy and France. If you don't know how and when you want to fly, the guys have a cool Inspire me map.

Hand luggage: 55x40x23 cm up to 8 kg weight.

Amsterdam calling! From the capital of Holland to Spain, Greece, Portugal - in a word, look at the map of destinations, of which there are only 110. Perhaps the oldest carrier on our list (founded in 1965). Also flies to Morocco and Tunisia. You can check in online. Tickets start from €19.

Spanish low-cost airline based in Barcelona. A wide network of destinations with an emphasis on France, Italy, Spain and Greece. There is a Megarvolotea loyalty program (€49.99 per year), with which you can buy tickets cheaper, as well as a referral program - you send promotional links to your friends and receive € 10 on your account for each. Volotea often has sales (tickets for € 10), so it’s a good idea to subscribe to the newsletter.

Full review low-cost airlines flying to Prague. Find out how to fly cheaply to and from the Czech Republic throughout Europe.

Let's first consider which cities the main European low-cost airlines fly from to Prague, and then we will additionally study alternative flight options - find out which other Czech and neighboring (Polish, German) cities you can fly to on flights of low-cost airlines.

You may find it useful to read about flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities, as well as flights from Russian cities on board traditional airlines.

Ryanair

The Irish low-cost airline operates very few flights to Prague: only from Dublin, London And Brussels. As you can see, there is nothing close to the Russian border - therefore, flying from Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Kaunas and Lappeenranta will have to make transfers in other European cities.

This low-cost airline has the lowest price among these destinations, usually for flights to Brussels - from 20 euros.

Read below about other Czech cities (as well as nearby cities in neighboring countries) where Ryanair flies - the situation there is a little better.

Wizz Air

The route network for Prague of the Hungarian low-cost airline is much more interesting: from the Czech capital you can fly to Milan, Venice, Rome, Naples, Bari, London and even Tel Aviv. As you can see, Italian destinations predominate, but Eastern Europe, the Baltic countries and Finland are again completely absent.

Ticket prices to Milan - from 20 euros, Venice and London - from 28 euros.

Flight map to Prague - Wizz Air

EasyJet

This low-cost airline flies to Prague from many UK cities, as well as from Milan, Rome, Amsterdam and Paris(). Prices from 20 euros.

Flight map to Prague - EasyJet

This is where you can have fun! This low-cost airline flying to Prague has an amazing selection of flight routes to or from the Czech capital throughout Europe and beyond! There is no point in listing them, just look at the flight map.

Flight map to Prague - Germanwings

True, again there is not a single city that would be convenient for Russians, Belarusians and residents of the Baltic countries. The easternmost city from which Germanwings flies to Prague is Warsaw. But this one low-cost airline flies to St. Petersburg and Moscow, which allows you to fly from them to one of the cities in neighboring countries of the Czech Republic, and cover the rest of the journey by land transport. Read more about these routes below.

This airline has the lowest prices for flights from/to Prague for the cities of Germany: Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg - tickets for these flights can be purchased from 30 euros.

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This budget airline, unfortunately, flies to Prague only from UK cities (Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle and others). Nothing interesting for us.

Transavia

This European low-cost airline flies to Prague from only two cities: Paris (Orly) and Dutch Rotterdam. Prices start from 30 euros.

Norwegian

This airline operates direct flights to Prague from the following cities: Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Bergen and Copenhagen. Prices in the screenshot (in euros, one-way tickets):

Prices for flights to Prague - Norwegian

Low-cost airlines in the Czech Republic (other cities)

Here I will list which other cities in the Czech Republic low-cost airlines fly to. In addition to the Czech ones, we will also consider neighboring Polish and German cities.

Wizz Air

From a Czech city Brno(Brno) Wizz Air flies to only two other cities: London and the Netherlands Endhoven.

But the Hungarian low-cost airline has a more extensive network of flights for some nearby cities in Poland and Germany, which can be reached quite quickly from Prague by buses and trains.

I recommend paying special attention to the Polish city Katowice: Wizz Air operates many flights to this city; you can fly to almost any point in Europe on a budget, as well as fly to Israel (Tel Aviv) and Georgia (Kutaisi).

Flight map to Katowice - Wizz Air

Ryanair

This low-cost airline also flies from two other cities in the Czech Republic: from Brno and Ostrava, but alas, only in one direction - to London.

Not so far from Prague is the Polish city of Wroclaw, from which (or to which) on board Ryanair you can fly to Oslo, Malta, many UK cities, Crete, Barcelona, ​​Malaga, Alicante, Rome, Milan, Bologna, Paris, as well as Warsaw and Gdansk.

EasyJet

Of the cities closest to Prague, this low-cost airline flies to Dresden (one flight to Basel). If we consider slightly more distant cities, then Berlin is of interest - from this city EasyJet flies to dozens of destinations: you can fly to a variety of cities in Western, Central, Southern Europe, as well as to Morocco, Israel, Cyprus and the Canary Islands.

With Germanwings you can fly directly from St. Petersburg or Moscow to Nuremberg, Dresden or Vienna, and from there you can travel to Prague by train or bus (read, and vice versa by train or bus). Alas, this low-cost airline does not fly to Prague directly from Moscow or St. Petersburg, but on the other hand, it’s nice that at least there are flights to these cities in Germany.

However, whether such a route makes sense can only be determined by comparing the prices for these flights, coupled with the costs of ground transportation, with the cost of a flight to Prague from Moscow or St. Petersburg on board other airlines.

Video about Prague:

Introductory image source: jaime.silva / flickr.com.

Flying from Moscow to Prague is very easy. Every day in winter and summer, a dozen flights from several airlines will take anyone to the capital of the Czech Republic. Less than three hours in the air goes by very quickly. You don't always have time to finish watching a movie on your tablet. The main carriers on the route are Aeroflot, Czech airlines and Smart Wings, which is most often signed under the name of its parent airline, Travel Service airlines. We'll talk about it today.

Smart Wings positions itself as a cheap carrier, consider it a low-cost airline, but in some places it pleasantly surprises. And in some places it ruins the life of the passenger.

1. Departures of all airlines to Prague are carried out from Sheremetyevo Airport. Our plane was supposed to pick us up at Terminal F, and the flight was expected to be combined with Czech Airlines.

2. In the beginning, I will start from the end. Our trip to Prague was great, but the final destination was terrible. Upon returning from Prague to Moscow, even as we got off the plane, we noticed the beginning of work with our luggage. We were delighted. that you won't have to wait long. We go to passport control, and it always takes a long time in Moscow. We were one of the first to go through, went to get our luggage, and even saw the first few suitcases already on the conveyor belt! Great! We are waiting for the rest. We waited 5 minutes, 10, 20... All passport control counters cleared and an almost full Boeing 737-800 plane (about 160-170 people) stood around the tape. After a very long wait, the delivery began. My duffel bag with a shoulder strap ended up with the strap torn off. It was clearly dug into. The girl's suitcase was closed, but after checking the house it turned out that something was missing from it. Of course, there were all the appeals, but no one cared. And it’s clear that most likely the thieves worked during this long period. There is no evidence, no return of things, the police, as always, don’t give a damn... Yes, I cannot prove that this happened in Sheremetyevo, but the facts make me think. It was no easier for those who sealed the bags. The film was simply torn.

3. This incident could have happened at any time to any passenger of any airline. He just proved to me that sealing it in film is pointless. Now let's move on to the airline itself. Unfortunately, our flight to Prague was slightly delayed. About 40 minutes late. Registration takes place in the classic way at the counter on a first-come, first-served basis. Aeroflot employees checked us in and the boarding gates were also Aeroflot's.

4. Smart Wings is a brand of Travel Service airlines, which is part of an even larger structure. On all airline ticket purchasing sites you may come across both the name Travel service and the name Smartwings. The aircraft fleet consists of Boeing 737 and Airbus 320.

5. Airplanes of different ages. There are older ones, there are newer ones. The economy class cabin is also standard. In the afternoon the flights to Prague were practically empty, and back in the morning almost full. Passengers who bought a Czech Airlines ticket flew under the same conditions, although their ticket was more expensive.

6-7. The company does not shout anywhere that it is a low-cost airline, but a number of sites indicate just that. The lowest cost of the flight justifies the lack of free food and drinks. You can see the menu and price tag below. Multiple currencies - saving on printing. Travel Service has several small subsidiary airlines in Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. A two and a half hour flight plus arrival and departure procedures can be completed without food.

8. Arrival at Vailav Havel Airport. Next door was a Norwegian “bird” with a red beak and a portrait of a lady unknown to me.

9. In Prague, the departure and arrival zones are the same. First, passengers pass through an area with cafes and duty-free shops.

10. Then they enter the passport control area. There is nothing special here: Europeans are to the right, the rest are to the left.

11. Even though our plane arrived almost empty, we had to wait in line. Prague is not far from Moscow. There are not enough employees at the workplace.

12. But the baggage claim went perfectly. While we were under control. everything has already been uploaded to the tape.

13. Next, a simple, bright and pleasant-looking arrival hall awaited us. If you immediately need to purchase a local bus ticket, you can use two options. The first one is to buy it on the street from a machine (accepts only Czech coins) or at the cash desk in the transition between terminals 1 and 2. There you can purchase absolutely any ticket and pay by card.

14. The departure hall is located next to the arrivals. Here, too, everything is like in Russia. A large curved line to check in your luggage and get your boarding ticket.

15. There is a large queue nearby at the exchange office and at the Tax free counter.

16. And now what you would already like to know. Travel Service - Smartwings baggage allowance. This is the biggest surprise! Each passenger of each flight has the right to carry 5 kg of hand luggage and 15 kg of baggage free of charge. For free! Yes, this is not a joke. We had luggage and didn't pay for it.

17. We went into a clean area and immediately saw an OK-TSH Boeing 737-800 aircraft suitable for us. 16 years. It turned out to be not ours.

18. It is absolutely impossible to get lost at Prague airport. All gates are numbered, but remember: passengers are screened before boarding the flight after the duty-free zone! So first shopping, and then through the frames.

19. It’s very convenient to photograph airplanes at the airport. and if you like spotting, know an interesting fact. There are several official spotting points around the airport where absolutely anyone can shoot.

20. Boarding the buses that took us to our Boeing OK-TVO took a very long time. I understood the reason for the delay of the plane: for some reason, several buses are sent to the plane at once in one column. Therefore, we first waited for everyone going through security, then drove to the parking lot. Then we stood in line to enter for a very long time.

21. You can have time to photograph the plane. He has a beautiful unique livery dedicated to the Moravian-Silesian region. This is the east of the country, the city of Ostrava and the surrounding area. This plane belongs to Travel Service and does not have any airline markings. And again passengers with more expensive Czech Airlines tickets boarded with us.

22. While we were standing in line, I managed to photograph the airport from several angles. Vaclav Havel Airport is the country's main air gateway. Sometimes you can find the name Prague-Ruzyne. This is what this airport was originally called. The old terminal and one of the old runways are located in another part of the complex.

23. There are now two connected terminals. One for intra-Schengen flights, the other for extra-Schengen flights. A Yakutia Airlines plane is parked.

24. Another Smart Wings is visible in the distance. Travel Service has a total of 19 aircraft.

25. The livery is still beautiful when it shows the region. It's a pity that the photos are only above and behind the wing. so you could see something new for yourself upon entering.

26. The bottom line is this: if it weren’t for the situation upon arrival at Sheremetyevo, I would call this round-trip flight excellent. Of course, with the caveat that there is no food and the plane is not new. But I knew what I was getting into. Now you know this too.

27. Happy journey everyone!

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