Tender for Warsaw airport terminal two expected soon

Speculation is growing that in June Polskie Porty Lotnicze (PPL) will invite bids for the construction of a second terminal at Warsaw's Okecie airport. It is expected that the construction company PPL will use will either be Budimex S.A., NCC or Skanska. Currently, Okecie is overcrowded with approximately 4 million customers a year. The maximum number of passengers the airport can serve is 5 million. LOT Polish Airlines spokesman, Marek Wos, is reluctant to disclose how much money will be spent on the project. It is rumored the expansion may cost as much as $250 million-$300 million. It is estimated that the second terminal will allow Okecie to handle 6 million to 7 million passengers a year. The new terminal will also include a complex of offices and hotels. A second cargo terminal is also planned in the near future. (Puls Biznesu, page 4) A.Z.