The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.23 - Service activities incidental to air transportation
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
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://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85523.
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