Many new airports on the way for Euro 2012

Following the program accepted by the government last year, there is space for several international airports in Poland. Gdansk is one of the cities that will host euro 2012 matches, prompting Gdynia authorities to hasten work on the launch of the new airport. The zl.70 million Babie Doly airport is also set to be launched by 2011 at the latest. Several airports are also on the cards in the Mazowsze region, as Okecie only has the capacity for 10 million passengers a year. The three airports to be built in Sochaczew, Modlin and Minsk Mazowiecki are to take some burden off Okecie, with the airport in Modlin likely to be the first opened. The first stage of development has been estimated to cost zl.257 million, with zl.180 million to be provided by shareholders and the rest to come form EU funds and investment loans. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B3) M.M.