Czech Airlines carries more than 5.6 million passengers in 2008

Czech Airlines said Tuesday that it carried 2.4 percent more passengers last year with the total reaching over 5.6 million. Passenger figures started to fall with the onset of the world financial crisis in September and reached minus 8.7 percent in December. The airline predicts lower passenger numbers for 2009. The state-owned airline is slated for privatisation this year.