Skypicker

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Praha; Hlavní město Praha
Location of affected unit(s)
Prague
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.2 - Support activities for transportation
52.23 - Service activities incidental to air transportation
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
20 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

Skypicker, a Czech online air travel provider allowing travellers to find and book the cheapest flights, is to expand its activities and set up a new customer centre in Prague with 1,000 new staff to be employed in 2016. Currently, the company employs about 300 people in its headquarters in Brno. Skypicker's revenues grow by over 40% each month, currently selling more than 2,500 tickets per day.

Sources

  • 20 November 2015: MF Dnes

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Skypicker, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 85523, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85523.