<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Leo&scaron; Jan&aacute;ček Airport Ostrava</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The first passenger airport in Ostrava was Ostrava-Hrabůvka airport that served flights to Prague from 1935 until 1959. The airfield in Mo&scaron;nov originates from 1959. The Prague route was relocated to the new airport at that year. The airport served as air base for the Czech Air Force until 1989. Beginning in 1989, after the airport was placed under ČSL control, the airport was used by holiday charter operators.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The majority of passenger flights to land in Ostrava were charter flights to Mediterranean destinations in Tunisia, Spain and Bulgaria.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The flights were sporadic during the summer months. The airline Air Ostrava (successor to Air V&iacute;tkovice) had a base in Ostrava since 1994. Air Ostrava opened routes to Verona, Amsterdam and Ljubljana. The airline collapsed in 2000, leaving the airport without a base carrier.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1997, Czech leisure airline Fischer Air owned by the travel and tourism company Fischer commenced a seasonal flights to Antalya, Burgas Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Mallorca, Monastir, Rhodes, Split and Tenerife until the collapse of the airline in 2005 meant the discontinuation of the routes to Canary Islands.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Ground transportation from Leo&scaron; Jan&aacute;ček Airport Ostrava</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Road:</strong> The airport is located close to the Road I/58 from Rožnov pod Radho&scaron;těm to Ostrava and European route E462. Airport also offers valet parking and a meet-and-greet service.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong> There are regular bus services directly linking the airport with Ostrava, Dubina (line 670), Ostrava, &Uacute;AN (line 333), Ostrava, Sad Boženy Němcov&eacute; (line 331) and Nov&yacute; Jič&iacute;n (line 670). It is possible to pay by a credit card on the bus. The 670-bus service link the airport with Ostrava, Dubina calling at a number of local areas along the journey before arriving at Ostrava.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Rail:</strong> Mo&scaron;nov, Ostrava Airport Railway station is situated next to the terminal building. Services to Ostrava are on the Česk&eacute; dr&aacute;hy train to and from Ostrava-Svinov in Ostrava-Poruba and furthermore to and from Ostrava hlavn&iacute; n&aacute;draž&iacute; (The Main train station). Ostrava-Svinov is served by the tram, local bus services, coach services offering access throughout Ostrava and the neighborhoods. Ostrava hlavn&iacute; n&aacute;draž&iacute; is served by the tram, trolleybuses and also by the coach services.</p>
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