UOKiK places four Kiss & Fly zones under scrutiny

Polish antitrust watchdog UOKiK initiated an investigation regarding the practices of four airport operators - Warszawa, Modlin, Kraków and Katowice. The Office will examine whether the parking rules applicable to Kiss & Fly zones are not inconsistent with competition law. According to UOKiK, the operators of nearby parking lots may suffer the most from airport practices. As the Office explains, passenger pick-up and drop-off remains an important part of their business activities and so they have to enter the Kiss & Fly area multiple times. One of the threads of the proceeding will therefore be to check whether the limits of free entries and the related subsequent fees do not cause elimination of such businesses from the market. Last year, UOKiK approached airport managers on availability and prices of water in free zones. One of the effects was the installation of free water intakes by Chopin Airport in Warszawa.