Over 15 mln passengers handled in Polish airports

During the first half of 2016, Polish airports handled over 15.2 million people, which is 10 percent more than last year. Warsaw’s Chopin Airport was picked by the most passengers - more than 8.35 million people were handled there since the beginning of the year, of which 7.5 million in international traffic (up by 10.2 percent) and 843,000 in domestic traffic (8 percent growth). Also Balice airport (near Kraków) and Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport attracted the majority of tourists. According to Poland’s Civil Aviation Authority, the most popular carriers were Irish low-cost Ryanair, Polish state-owned LOT and Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air.