2015: A successful year for Polish airports

Polish airports served almost 31 million passengers, a 3,8 million rise compared to the previous year, Gazeta Wyborcza reported. An overwhelming majority of airports in Poland recorded rises in passengers served, ranging from 10 to over 50 percent. Chopin Airport in Warsaw remained the most popular airport for passengers, serving 11,2 million passengers, almost 600 thousand more than in 2014. It was followed by the airports in Krakow and Gdańsk, which had 4,2 and 3,7 million passengers respectively. Krakow’s result is the first time that a regional Polish airport has crossed the 4 million mark. The most noteworthy success belongs however, to the airports in Warsaw-Modlin, Szczecin, Lublin and Zielona Góra, each of which saw over 40 percent more passengers than in the previous year. The managers of the airports are quick to note that the upturn in passenger numbers is primarily due to the expansion of low-cost airlines, primarily Ryanair, which in Wrocław alone managed to raise numbers by 20 percent.