Data from Google shows that Prague’s Václav Havel Airport is ranked the fifth-best airport in the whole of Europe this year. This marks a substantial improvement from 2022, when it had been ranked eighth.
A generally popular airport
Travel website Holidu used average user ratings left on Google Maps to calculate which European airports were deemed the most popular. Prague Airport had almost 21,000 reviews, with an average rating of 4.3 stars (out of five). This is marginally lower than top-ranked Istanbul Airport, which has 4.4 stars.
In 2022, Václav Havel Airport won an Airport Quality Service award from Airports Council International as Europe's best airport serving 15-25 million passengers per year. This was the fourth time in a row that the airport won the award.
Last year's outlook predicted Prague Airport would accommodate 12.7 million passengers in 2023. However, after taking into account the evolving travel season and the gradual recovery of the aviation industry, the forecast has now increased to 13.6 million people.
In 2019, the airport reached full capacity with 17.8 million travelers. This summer, Prague Airport witnessed its strongest first holiday weekend ever, accommodating over 160,000 passengers.