Ryanair's faith in the Polish market rises along with passenger numbers

"Twelve months ago I was of an opinion that flying to Poland does not make sense. I have changed my mind - in 2006 we will fly one million passengers on routes to Poland, while over the next five years another five million," said Michael O'Leary, Ryanair's managing director. In order to fulfill this target the company is already in negotiations with another six airports across the country. According to unofficial information these might include Katowice, Dęblin, Lublin-Niedźwiada, Szczytno or Białystok. "Still this year we will introduce 2-3 new connections, later we will plan to increase the frequency of flights to two to three per day on the best routes, then we will enter new airports," added O'Leary, who went on to say that the company will not withdraw from Poland if the number of passengers drop. The company president added that the idea to form Ryanair's main base in Poland is still being considered. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 5) A.K.