• LONGER BUSINESS HOURS
• CSA'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY
• NEW DESTINATIONS - NEW AIRCRAFT: EDINBURGH, TALLINN, AND COR
• "FLOWN AS BOOKED" STATISTICS
• FUEL SURCHARGE
• FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE NEW CARGO TERMINAL BUILDING
• CSA RESULTS IN 2002
• PARTNER AGENCIES IN 2002
• X-RAYING OF CONSIGNMENTS
• CARGO CHARTER FLIGHTS
• PERSONNEL CHANGES IN CSA CARGO
• LIVE ANIMALS SENDER CERTIFICATE - AVI
• AGE OF TRANSPORTED KITTENS AND PUPPIES
• CSA CARGO STORE INVENTORY DATES
• UNIQUE OFFER - MEXICO AND SOUTH AFRICA
• VUN GOODS FEE IN FRANKFURT
• RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION LICENSE - BRUSSELS
• NON-RESTRICTED ARTICLES TRANSPORTATION

LONGER BUSINESS HOURS

Since February 1, 2003 the business hours in the CSA Cargo terminal have been extended. Consignments will be accepted and collected from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The business hours during weekends remain unchanged.
We will continue to provide our 24-hour emergency service delivery of consignments outside these business hours. Our services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please note the phone numbers where you can contact supervisors: +420 220 114 339 or +420 602 171 369.

CSA'S 80TH ANNIVERSARY

This year, CSA is celebrating its 80th anniversary and it will be a year remembered for its large fleet expansion - one Airbus A310-300 and three Boeing 737 aircraft.

NEW DESTINATIONS - NEW AIRCRAFT: EDINBURGH, TALLINN, AND CORK

As of the Summer 2003 CSA flight timetable (beginning in April) will have three new destinations in its network - Cork (ORK) in Ireland, Edinburgh (EDI) in Scotland and Tallinn (TLL; from April 24) in Estonia. All these flights will be operated to with Boeing 737-500 aircraft as follows: EDI - Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun; ORK - Mon, Wed, Thu, Sun; TLL - Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat.
CSA's newly approved fleet extension will allow us to operate our flights to Sri Lanka (Colombo) all year round (once a week - on Tuesdays) and to resume our flights to Newark Airport (as of 16 June) - as our second New York vicinity airport, with a frequency of three flights a week (Mon, Fri, Sun).

"FLOWN AS BOOKED" STATISTICS

The Flown As Booked indicator (which tracks the number of consignments forwarded on CSA flights in accordance with booking requirements - as compared to the total of booked consignments) has grown to 94.8% since this indicator was last published in August 2002 (92.6%), while consignments originating in Prague rose to 97% (August 2002 - 96%).

FUEL SURCHARGE

As of March 3, 2003 CSA has increased the fuel surcharge (MYC) from the current 3 CZK/kg to 5 CZK/kg. This increase was caused by the continuous growth in fuel prices on the world market.

NEW CSA CARGO TERMINAL

Construction of the new Cargo Terminal building is moving forward and the ceremony of foundation was held on February 28, 2003. The terminal building is set to be used in December 2003.

CSA RESULTS IN 2002

CSA carried 15 500 tons of cargo on its flights last year (a growth of 10%). 25 100 tons of cargo were handled, which represents a 10% drop when compared to 2001.

PARTNER AGENCIES IN 2002

1 Schenker Logistic
2. Danzas
3. Cechofracht
4. Expeditors
5. ATS
6 DM Cargo
7. Maurice Ward
8. Top Air Cargo
9. Cargo Partner
10. Roth Cargo

A CSA banquet will be held in the Diplomat Hotel in Prague on March 27, 2003 where the best agencies in the field of passenger, charter and cargo transportation will be announced.

X-RAYING OF CONSIGNMENTS

This is to notify shippers that all consignments which cannot be X-rayed for any reason, will be stored for 24 hours due to safety reasons. This precaution especially concerns consignments with a size exceeding 110 x 130 cm or if their nature does not allow them to be X-rayed.

LIVE ANIMALS SHIPPER´S CERTIFICATE - AVI

We would like to announce that all shippers of live animals must use the valid "Shipper's Certificate for Live Animals" in compliance with the current IATA Live Animals Regulations (Issue 29, Page 143). We also remind you that this document must be completed separately and personally by the shipper as required by IATA LAR.

AGE OF TRANSPORTED KITTENS AND PUPPIES

On the basis of detailed analysis and the agreements with the State Veterinary Inspection of the Czech Republic, CSA Cargo has lowered the age requirement for kittens and puppies being transported on CSA flights - from 12 weeks to 10 weeks provided that the animals are able to independently eat themselves and do not need to be attended by their mothers.

CSA CARGO STORE INVENTORY DATES

CSA Cargo will be taking inventory on the dates as follows: March 26, May 28, July 30, September 24 and November 26, 2003. Import consignments will be delivered up to 12 o'clock only, due to operational reasons.

UNIQUE OFFER - MEXICO AND SOUTH AFRICA

In cooperation with Cargolux (CV) we can offer cargo transportation at unbeatable prices. This offer covers MEX, JNB, DUR, GDL. Further information is available from the Sales-Acquisition Department, phone: +420 220 115 333.

VUN GOODS FEE IN FRANKFURT

We would like to announce that a "vulnerable" goods fee in Frankfurt is being charged - 100 EUR per consignment. This fee will be charged when sending the cargo from Prague and becomes effective as of March 1, 2003.

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION LICENSE - BRUSSELS

We are glad to announce that CSA Cargo has taken all necessary steps in order to obtain this license and to resume radioactive material transportation (excluding fission material) on CSA flights to/from/via Brussels.
We would also like to remind you that the radioactive freight insurance calculated on the CSA airway bills covers the transportation of radio pharmaceuticals only. Other radioactive materials cannot be insured on CSA flights.

NON-RESTRICTED ARTICLES TRANSPORTATION

In cases where materials cannot be identified as dangerous goods according to IATA DGR (nor in the Excepted quantity category) but fall within the category of Chemicals, Medicals, etc, their nature must be stated in the AWB box - "Nature and Quantity of Goods". The NRA (Not restricted article) abbreviation must also be filled into the Handling information box.