Sochaczew's flight plan

According to a report compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers and York Aviation, only zł.200 million is needed to begin operations, and the airport could serve its first passengers in 2009.

The report suggests that the Sochaczew airport could use some of the facilities of the existing, unused military airport.

"There is no doubt that relief for [Warsaw's] Okęcie airport and the creation of an airport for LCC are essential," said Bohdan Zasada, president of the Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Sochaczew (MPLS) company.

"The project for the Sochaczew airport is a solid solution to the rapid growth of Poland's aviation market."

Zasada said that the prognosis for the development of aviation transport is very promising, and within the next few years, Sochaczew airport could serve up to 10 million passengers per year. Plans for Sochaczew have already garnered the interest of Mazowieckie voivodship authorities, as 34 percent of MPLS belongs to the voivodship government.

However, despite its prospects, the Sochaczew investment cannot take off without agreement between the Ministries of Defense and Transport, which must recognize Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Sochaczew as the company with the rights to operate the airport.

According to Zasada, the ministerial agreement has been waiting for approval at the Ministry of Transport for six months.