Cost of Wroclaw air terminal gaining altitude

The reason for this change in the cost estimation is due to the fact the scale of the project is increasing. "Final figures will be known once the final plans for the new part of the airport is created," said Zbigniew Salek, deputy president of the Wroclaw airport. The airport authorities already know how to finance the project. "We want to acquire funds from the EU and from the Transport Ministry. We hope that 60% of the projected figure will be obtained from these two sources," said Salek. The remaining funds will be provided either via bank loans or a new shareholder.The final plans should be ready by the end of the year. "We will have a construction permit by then as well," said Salek. The airport wants to finish a new 2-million-passenger capacity terminal by the middle of 2009, while the eventual target for the airport stands at 3-3.5 million passengers annually. (Puls Biznesu, pp.1, 6) M.M.