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Hartsfield-Jackson Enters Sister Airport Agreement with Prague Airport (April 11, 2019)

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April 11, 2019

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Hartsfield-Jackson Enters Sister Airport Agreement with Prague Airport

ATL signs seventh sister airport agreement to spur international connectivity

ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials joined Prague’s Vaclav Havel Airport officials to sign ATL’s first sister airport agreement in Europe. General Manager John Selden, Prague Airport Chairman Vaclav Rehor and Vice-Chairman Jiri Kraus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in an effort to improve aviation collaboration and in hopes to one day revive non-stop flights between Atlanta and the Czech Republic’s capital city.

“International connectivity is key to Hartsfield-Jackson’s continued growth as the world’s busiest and most efficient airport,’ said General Manager John Selden. “With this agreement we hope to build on our international connectivity and collaboration not only with the Czech Republic but with our trade partners all around the world.”

“We are honored that ATL has signed a sister co-operation agreement with Prague Airport, the first of its kind amongst all European airports. We are looking forward to exchanging our experience in many areas, from airport development, through digitalization to customer experience. The traffic between both our countries more than doubled in 2018, so we see a great potential for further route development. Together, we would like to also initiate a discussion with the airlines about direct connection between Prague and Atlanta,” said Vaclav Rehor, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Prague Airport.

This marks ATL’s seventh sister airport agreement. Since 2015, ATL signed MOUs with leaders from the Shanghai Airport Authority in China, the Airports Authority of Jamaica, Roberts International Airport in Liberia, Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport in El Salvador and Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Cote d’Ivoire.

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 107 million passengers with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 75 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and $64.3 billion for the region. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. ATL is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a new hotel. For more information, visit www.atl.com.

Václav Havel Airport Prague

Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG), with its prime location in the Centre of Europe, is the largest and most important international airport in the Czech Republic. Last year, Prague Airport handled almost 16.8 million passengers, marking a 9.0% growth in passenger traffic. A total of 69 airlines currently operate regular direct flights from Prague with 162 destinations in 54 countries, including 16 long-haul routes, which is the largest number in the airport’s modern history. Prague Airport received the Airport Service Quality Award 2018 awarded by ACI and the World Routes Marketing Awards in 2015, and again in 2017. PRG plans to invest in further development, which will include the expansion of the existing Terminal 2 and the construction of a new parallel runway, parking and other facilities in the airport area. Prague Airport continue efforts to reduce its carbon footprint has resulted in Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) Level 3 certification. For more information, visit www.prg.aero.