Czech Airlines moves operations at Heathrow Airport

Czech Airlines has announced that, from today (November 24th), all of its flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be based at Terminal 4.

The carrier's move from Terminal 2 is part of a plan being launched by SkyTeam to establish a single base at Heathrow for all of its members, which include Air France, Alitalia and Delta Airlines.

Czech Airlines revealed that passengers will benefit from facilities including exclusive check-in counters, a new SkyTeam lounge and self-service kiosks.

Ladislav Bednar, the company's alliance coordinator, said: "The mutual cooperation of our members has a very positive effect on our passengers.

"This way, we are able to speed up certain processes, such as transfer or check-in, thereby offering more services and far greater comfort within the single corporate identity of the alliance."

The carrier's first service from Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport, a flight to Prague, departed today at 07:35 GMT.

Connections to several other SkyTeam alliance hubs operate from the terminal, including flights to Amsterdam, Mexico City, Nairobi and Seoul.

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