Chopin Airport to be expanded

Warsaw Chopin Airport should be expanded to accommodate the growing number of passengers who travel from and to Warsaw, said Mariusz Szpikowski,  director of PPL, the company that operates the airport. “Last year, we serviced 11 million passengers, this year it should be some 12.7 million people, while next year it could be as high as 14 million,” Szpikowski said. The company wants to expand the northern part of the terminal and build nine additional air bridges there, which would cost PLN 80 million. More complex expansion plans are subject to the government’s decision regarding the proposed Central Airport, its location and whether it will be built. In the first three quarters of the year, PPL had over PLN 200 million in revenue, which is a 40 percent increase year-on-year. Chopin Airport is the biggest such facility in Poland, currently it services some 100 destinations.