EasyJet officials hint new hub could land in Poland

"A decision about opening hubs will be made in June. I do not exclude Poland as a location for one of them," said John Kohlsaat, EasyJet director to Germany, Denmark and Eastern Europe. One of the conditions concerns finding a large airport at which the airline would become a dominant carrier. Apart from flying to Warsaw and Kraków, the airline is also considering opening new connections in Gdansk and Poznan. In 2006 the airline intends to boost the number of passengers transported to Poland by 15% in relation to the previous year, which would translate into 480,000 persons. The airline is complaining about high fuel prices in Poland as well. "If there is only one entity supplying fuel and this is Petrolot, the effect can be easily predicted," said Kohlsaat. The airline is eyeing Eastern Europe as the following destination for its expansion. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 11) M.M