SkyEurope Airlines gets ready to launch domestic flights

Slovak-based budget airline SkyEurope Airlines announced its plans of investing $20 million in Poland and employing 100 people by the end of the year. The firm will invest in training personnel, planes, marketing as well as entering new airports in Poland. The enterprise also said it will launch internal flights in Poland. "On all destinations, and on every plane we have been filled to 80% capacity. This is a far better result than we expected," said Christian Mandl, managing director of SkyEurope Airlines. The firm expects to carry one million passengers, including 200,000 Poles in 2004. However, the company will face fierce competition, as other players such as Wizz Air and Germanwings are also getting ready to expand their offers. (Parkiet, p. 5) M.M.