<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Bratislava International Airport</h2>
                        <p class="blog-para">The first regular flight between Prague and Bratislava was started in 1923 by the newly formed Czechoslovak Airlines. At that time, the airport for Bratislava was in Vajnory, about 3 km away from the current airport. That airport is now closed. Preparation for the current airport started in 1947, and construction began in 1948. Two runways were constructed (04/22, 1900 m, and 13/31, 1500 m), and the airport opened in 1951. </p>
                        <p class="blog-para">The number of passengers served at Bratislava Airport decreased temporarily in the early 1990s due to competition from the nearby Vienna International Airport (which is only 55 km (34 mi) away from Bratislava Airport), but passenger numbers have been quickly increasing since, partly since Ryanair started traffic in 2004, marketing it as serving both Vienna and Bratislava. In 2005, the airport served 1,326,493 passengers, and in 2008, 2,218,545 passengers. Nevertheless, due to the economic downturn and the collapse of Slovak Airlines, SkyEurope, Air Slovakia, and Seagle Air, the number of passengers has declined to just over 1.4 million in 2012, increasing again after 2014, and in 2018, the airport recorded the highest number of passengers in its history (2,292,712). In January 2019, the only domestic route of Slovakia BratislavaÔÇôKo┼íice, and the Prague-Bratislava route were closed down by Czech Airlines.
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                        <h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 pt-5">Ground transportation from Bratislava International Airport</h2>
                        <p class="blog-para"></p>At Brasilia Airport passengers can transfer to the city centre by the following means of transportation:</p> 
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                            <li class="blog-li"><strong>Buses and coaches:</strong> Bratislava Public transportation bus No. 61 connects the airport to the city centre and the central railway station during the day. Bus No. 96 operates from Petr┼¥alka. At night, the airport is served by bus N61 from the central railway station.</p>
                                <li class="blog-li"><strong>Roads:</strong> Bratislava Airport can be reached by private car from the city centre, which is 9 km (5.6 mi) away, or from the D1 highway. There is also a taxi stand just near the entrance to the airport with Taxi Slovakia (taxis of other companies can be called by telephone, but rates for the airport are usually higher). Long-term and short-term car parking is provided at the airport, in front of the terminal building.
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