Workers are repairing the main runway at Václav Havel Airport in Prague, with completion expected in August at a cost of approximately one billion Czech crowns. Due to these repairs, aircraft are utilizing a secondary runway, causing flights to pass over densely populated parts of the city.

Czech airports experienced a successful year, handling over 19 million passengers, an almost eight percent increase year-on-year, largely due to affordable tickets from low-cost airlines. Prague Airport returned to pre-pandemic levels, while smaller airports also saw growth.

Václav Havel Airport Prague has begun repairs on its main runway, forcing aircraft to use a secondary runway directed towards the city. Residents in Ruzyně, Řepy, and Motol can expect increased noise levels until mid-August.

Thirteen-year-old Max sits in the cockpit of an ATR aircraft. He has a cushion under his bottom to reach the controls, and together with fifteen-year-old co-pilot Petr, he flies a circuit over Prague airport. It's not a real flight, but a visit.

Václav Havel Airport Prague has launched a subsidy program for local residents and municipalities to mitigate negative impacts like dust, emissions, and noise from airport operations, though a local mayor deems it 'absolutely insufficient'.