At a time when the conservative Czech press is voicing concern over the possibility of greater Russian influence in Central Europe following Washington's decision to scrap plans for a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland, ČSA has announced that it will privilege services to the former Soviet Empire. According to a report in Hospodářské Noviny, the Czech national airline will no longer provide flights from Prague to New York, but aims to develop services to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and other former Soviet capitals such as Tashkent, Almaty and Tbilisi. The heavily indebted carrier, which is currently implementing a privatization plan, hopes to introduce its new strategy this winter.
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