Poland's government to integrate airports

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Development would like the local governments to consider creating a common airport strategy in order to increase occupancy, Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported. “This strategy cannot be regional, but it must have solid foundations on the central level. Otherwise, we may face the risk of misguided investments,” Minister Maria Wasiak said. A state-controlled Porty Lotnicze (PPL) has launched research regarding development of regional airports. The company has been managing Chopin Airport and possesses shares in airports in Kraków, Szczecin, Poznań, Gdańsk and Modlin, among others. PPL would like to create Warsaw Duoport, where Chopin Airport and Modlin would be managed by one common entity. “We wish the cooperation between us was closer,” the PPL CEO Michał Kaczmarzyk said. As many as 13 airports have been operating in Poland and Chopin Airport is the leader in terms of the number of passengers served annually.