Poland is scrapping the construction of centrally located airport
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The government is doing away with the idea of building an airport in central Poland and is mulling over the expansion of the Warsaw-Modlin airport instead, according to fly4free webportal.
Poland is considering the construction of a new airport in central Poland as it is estimated that Warsaw's Chopin Airport would reach its capacity limit in six years. The cost of building a new facility located between Warsaw and Łódź by the A2 highway would stand around PLN 25-30 billion.
Until now, the government has opted for the project. On his visit to China Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski talked to the Asian officials about the idea and it was expected that Chinese investors would back the project.
Nonetheless, fly4free said that the construction of the new airport is losing its appeal in the government as the expansion of the already existing Warsaw-Modlin would be significantly cheaper, valued at around PLN 8 billion. After the overhaul, which would encompass the construction of a new terminal and a new runway, Modlin would be able to service around 40 million passengers a year.
The Ministry of Infrastructure commented on the reports, saying that the construction of a central airport is a strategic decision and economic and market analyses should be taken into consideration.
