Chopin airport with 7 mln passengers in H1

Warsaw Airport Chopin serviced nearly 7 million passengers in the first half of 2017, which is 25 percent more y/y. In June alone, the airport had 1.52 million passengers, a 20 percent y/y increase. “The number of passengers traveling on domestic flights between January-June exceeded 1 million and was 66 percent higher than in 2016. The number of passengers on international flights was almost 6 million, which represents a 20 percent y/y increase,” the company operating the facility said. In the first half of the year, 13 new routes were opened, including 3 non-European ones: to Los Angeles, Newark, and Astana. "The number of passengers transported is expected to increase further, due to the fact that at the end of June and early July, the second largest carrier at Chopin Airport - WizzAir launched 7 new connections. Other airlines are also planning new routes,” the statement said. Chopin Airport in Warsaw is the largest airport in Poland. In 2016, the port served 12.8 million passengers.