Katowice opens the doors to its new airport terminal

The Katowice-Pyrzowice airport opens a new terminal today. Thanks to the rapid growth of low-cost carriers, the airport recorded a 92% yoy increase in the number of passengers during the first half of the year. The previous terminal had an hourly capacity of just 250 persons, which in peak hours was not enough to accommodate the AirPolonia and WizzAir low-cost carriers. Other regional airports are following in Katowice's footsteps, with Kraków-Balice expanding its existing buildings and Gdańsk-Rębiechowo also pondering enlarging the existing terminal. However, this depends on whether it can attract more carriers, to add to the existing three of LOT, SAS and WizzAir. (Parkiet, p.7) T.J.