Gdańsk airport increases its capacity to 7 mln passengers

Following the opening of a new terminal, Lech Wałęsa Airport in Gdańsk is able to serve seven million passengers a year, two million more than hitherto possible. The new terminal (T2) was opened on Tuesday evening and the first passenger who arrived at it was Lech Wałęsa, who was traveling from Gabon through Paris and Warsaw. Tomasz Kłoczkowski, a spokesman for the airport, assessed that the number of passengers and connections will likely remain the same as before, however, the comfort of traveling will increase. He added that the airport will service 3.7 million passengers this year. The airport's expansion cost PLN 150 mln.