Warsaw Fryderyk Chopin Airport (WAW)
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The painstakingly restored ‘Old Town’ square is a designated UNESCO World Heritage. Perhaps the city’s most celebrated son was composer Fryderyk Chopin – concerts regularly take place at his birthplace nearby. |
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Other Major reasons to serve this airport
- WAW is among the biggest airports in Central and Eastern Europe (with annual capacity of more than 13m passengers) and boasts a prime location in the heart of the continent. With more than 78 years experience, a very large and multi-national catchment area totaling 9.4m people and just 10km from the city centre, it recorded 9.34m passengers in 2011, representing increase of 7.2% compared with a 2010.
- Warsaw is in Mazowieckie province. With more than 669,000 companies - it has the highest total value of industrial output and foreign direct investments and the highest level of income per citizen within Poland. Key industries include automobile manufacturing, steel, food processing and business services. Mazowieckie province is also the focus of the country’s dynamic economic changes, notably public sector privatisation, with a large and well-qualified labour pool.
- Poland’s capital is a popular tourist destination in its own right, with numerous theatres, museums, jazz clubs, orchestras and opera houses – composer Fryderyk (or Frédéric) Chopin was born in a nearby manor house that now houses the Chopin Museum – as well as carefully restored buildings in the ‘Old Town’ square (from the 14th century) and ‘New Town’ (from the 15th century).
The city has high quality hotel, transport, communications and financial services, and has multiple connections to a wide range of other European cities. There are 28 airlines and 83 destinations in the airport's 2012 summer schedule. WAW offers competitive airport charges and an extensive programme of marking incentives.
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Warsaw has an extensive ‘Programme of Marketing Cooperation with Air Carriers in 2012’ to assist with financing marketing programmes for new services.
Marketing and other support
‘Programme of Marketing Cooperation with Air Carriers in 2012’
The ‘Programme of Marketing Cooperation with Air Carriers in 2012’ has been developed with to contribute directly to the growth of air carriers business and disseminate information about their services within the widest range of prospective passengers by way of joint marketing activities promoting services to/from Warsaw airport.
The ‘Programme…’ involves the marketing cooperation in the form of financial contribution of PPL to airline advertising projects (within the framework of the Packages offered under the Programme). The ‘Programme…’ is valid from January 1, 2012 till December 31, 2012.
The BASIC Package is addressed to carriers of crucial importance to Warsaw Chopin Airport and is offered in five variants: MAXI PLUS, MAXI, MIDI PLUS, MIDI, MINI PLUS and MINI. The amount of PPL's annual revenue from airport charges paid by the air carrier shall be the criterion for launching the marketing cooperation.
GROWTH Package - overview
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The GROWTH Package is addressed to the operators of scheduled flights:
- new carriers
- carriers launching services on new routes (applicable to routes launched after 1 January 2010)
- carriers increasing frequency on an existing route
- carriers intending to use an aircraft of greater number of passenger seats
The amount of PPL's funding under GROWTH Package is as follows:
| Increase in the number of seats offered in 2012 compared with 2011 per one fulfilled criterion | Maximum net amount of funding per one fulfilled criterion |
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| 2 000 – 4 999 | PLN 50 000 |
| 5 000 – 9 999 | PLN 70 000 |
| over 10 000 | PLN 100 000 |
PPL’s funding may be granted for a number of marketing activities carried out in 2012, pertaining to one criterion, however, the overall amount of funding with respect to one criterion may not exceed the amounts indicated in the above table. A launch of new service on a new route by a new carrier is regarded as a fulfillment of a single criterion.
The maximum number of eligible routes which may be considered for marketing cooperation under the GROWTH Package – combined, regardless of the number of eligible routes, is as follows:
| Number of routes operated by a carrier as of the (including the routes listed in the application) date of submission of the application | Maximum number of eligible routes considered for marketing cooperation in 2012 |
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| 1 route | 1 |
| 2-5 routes | 2 |
| 6-10 routes | 3 |
| over 10 routes | 5 |
Carriers eligible for the marketing GROWTH Package are also entitled to apply for funding under the BASIC Package, provided they meet the relevant conditions.
BASIC Package – overview
The BASIC Marketing Package is addressed to carriers of crucial importance to Warsaw Chopin Airport.
The BASIC Package is available in one of 5 variants. The amount of PPL’s annual revenue from airport charges at Chopin Airport in 2011 is is the eligibility criterion for the air carrier to launch marketing cooperation under the BASIC Package in a relevant variant. The revenue comprises the following charges:
- landing charge
- passenger charge
- noise charge
- parking charge
The carrier may request a particular variant of the BASIC package, as follows:
| Package variant | BASIC Package | |||||
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| MAXI PLUS | MAXI | MIDI PLUS | MIDI | MINI PLUS | MINI | |
| Annual net revenues from airport charges in 2011 | over PLN 50m. | over PLN 25m. to PLN 50m. | over PLN 10m. to PLN 25m. | over PLN 5m. to PLN 10m. | over PLN 2m. to PLN 5m. | over PLN 1 m. to PLN 2 m. |
| Maximum net amount of PPL funding for a given carrier | PLN 250 000 | PLN 200 000 | PLN 150 000 | PLN 100 000 | PLN 50 000 | PLN 25 000 |
Warsaw Chopin Airport provides the following incentives scheme on airport charges:
- New Route Discount
- Increased flight frequency discount
- Discount for aircraft over 100 t MTOW
- Increased passenger traffic discount
- Transit traffic discount
- Domestic traffic discount
- Thin Route Discount
- Other discounts
1. New Route Discount
Discounts are given on an equal and non-discriminatory basis to all customers meeting the eiligibility criteria specified below.
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| Year of operation on a new route: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Intra-European routes | 75% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| Non-European routes | 99% | 99% | 80% | 60% | 30% |
2. Increased flight frequency discount
A discount of 25% of landing charge shall be granted for additional scheduled passenger flights performed on a route not eligible for a new route discount (i.e. the existing route), increasing the frequency of flights operated on this route.
3. Aircraft Incentive – Discount for aircraft over 100 t MTOW
To support airlines flying to/from Warsaw Chopin Airport operating aircraft with a MTOW over 100t, a special incentive scheme has been launched. Airlines receive 50% discount on the landing charge for each tonne over 100 tonnes of the aircraft MTOW.
4. Increased passenger traffic discount
The increased passenger traffic discount is given for each passenger for whom the passenger charge is paid, carried additionally by a carrier, to whom the discount is granted, in a given schedule season, as compared with the corresponding previous season (i.e. a given winter season compared with the previous winter season and a given summer season compared with the previous summer season).
The discount is as follows:
| Description | Amount | |||
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| provided that the carrier has recorded an increase in the number of departing passengers in two successive corresponding schedule seasons (winter or summer), with the last season’s growth exceeding 20% | PLN 50 | |||
| provided that the carrier has recorded an increase in the number of departing passengers in two successive corresponding schedule seasons, with the last season’s growth above 10% but not exceeding 20% | PLN 40 | |||
| provided that the carrier has recorded an increase in the number of departing passengers in two successive corresponding schedule seasons, with the last season’s growth not exceeding 10% | PLN 30 | |||
| provided that the carrier recorded an increase in the number of passengers carried in the last schedule season, as compared with the corresponding previous schedule season, where no growth was recorded by the carrier in the corresponding previous season | PLN 10 | |||
5. Transit traffic discount
| Transfer traffic discount on passenger charge |
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| 50% |
The discount is given to the carrier from whom the passenger charge is collected in respect of transfer passengers who arrive at Warsaw Chopin Airport or continue their journey from there on a flight eligible for the new route discount
6. Domestic traffic discount
| Domestic traffic discount on passenger charge |
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| 15% |
The discount is given to the customer from whom the passenger charge is collected in respect of passengers departing on domestic flights (to airports located in Poland) checked in at Terminal A.
7. Thin Route Discount
All the following conditions have to be met for the discount to be granted:
- the carrier operates regular passenger air transport services on a given route;
- regular passenger air transport services on a given route are operated by one carrier only;
- the number of passengers departing from Warsaw Chopin Airport on a given route within 12 months prior to the date the discount on such a route applied is less than 7 500;
- regular air transport services on a given route were operated on a continuous basis, with a frequency of at least one flight per week, for minimum 30 successive weeks prior to the date the discount on such a route was applied;
- a route does not qualify for the new route discount;
- the landing and take-off times are between 6:00 – 22:59 hrs local time;
- a route is not served under a public service obligation.
The thin route discount is valid for one year starting from the date it is applied in respect of a given route.
The thin route discount may be applied again no sooner than one year after the date the discount ceased to apply in respect of this route.
8. Other discounts
A carrier is given a landing charge discount of 99% in respect of the inaugural flight, i.e.:
- - the first commercial flight commencing regular passenger air transport services on a new route;
- - the first commercial flight operated as part of regular passenger air transport services by a carrier who did not operate regular passenger flights to/ from Warsaw Chopin Airport for one year prior to the service commencement date.
A 50% landing charge discount is given to the carrier providing regular passenger air transport services on a public service obligation route.
The discounts do not apply if the landing or take-off times are between 23:00 – 05:59 hrs local time.
Except for flights exempt from charges, the landing charge of 75% applies to Polish state aircraft on flights related to protection of public safety, state security or state border, or on search and rescue security or state border, or on search and rescue flights
9. Discounts in brief
| landing charge in the 1st year of operation on a new intra-European route | 75% | ||
| landing charge in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th year of operation on a new intra-European route | 50% | ||
| landing charge in the 5th year of operation on a new intra-European route | 25% | ||
| landing charge in the 1st and 2nd year of operation on a new non-European route | 99% | ||
| landing charge in the 3rd year of operation on a new non-European route | 80% | ||
| landing charge in the 4th year of operation on a new non-European route | 60% | ||
| landing charge in the 5th year of operation on a new non-European route | 30% | ||
| passenger charge for transfer passengers on a new route | 50% | ||
| landing charge for each tonne over 100 t of the aircraft MTOW | 50% | ||
| landing charge for an increase of frequency on an existing route | 25% | ||
| landing charge for promotional flights (WAW-WAW, no stop-over) | 90% | ||
| landing charge for a public service obligation route | 50% | ||
| landing charge for the first scheduled flight on a new route or operated by a new carrier | 99% | ||
10. Support of PR activities
We provide the airlines with the Public Relations support e.g. providing the press with the information and media releases concerning new carriers or new routes from/to Warsaw and organising press conferences attended by the authorities and journalists, special events for inaugural flights.
11. Other
Airlines can use the PPL's advertising media available to the carriers’ advertising-promotion projects on preferential or barter basis.
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The Warsaw catchment and some of the 3 million commercially-important people and sites within 60 minutes.
Catchment Area
- The population within the Warsaw Fryderyk Chopin airport catchment area amounts to about 7m.
| Drive time | Population (in thousands, 2011) | Drive time cumulated | Population cumulated (in thousands, 2011) |
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| 0 min – 60 min | 2,396 | 0 min – 60min | 2,396 |
| 60 min – 120 min | 2,169 | 0 min – 120 min | 4,565 |
| 120 min – 180min | 4,837 | 0 min – 180 min | 9,402 |
| Source: Mott MacDonald analysis for PPL 2011 | |||
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Polish manufacturing and agriculture has a substantial appetite for just-in-time inventory to reach its world markets.
Air cargo carriers at Warsaw Chopin Airport.
Under-served freight opportunities and other economic impact factors
Poland's economy has been singled out for special praise among those of eastern Europe following its near-20-year programme of privatization following the end of the Communist era in 1989.
Even in these difficult times, unlike other EU countries, Poland has not experienced recession. In 2009 Polish GDP increased by 1.6% while all other EU countries registered a decline in GDP. The well-regarded Forbes magazine added that Poland had not boomed to the extent of others, so the correction was less severe. Further, its large domestic market makes it less reliant on exports than others in the region while flexible exchange rates and low interest rates have all helped. Therefore, the $20bn loan from the IMF secured earlier in year 2010 was not a bail-out but a special facility reserved for emerging markets with strong fundamentals. It is still aiming to join the euro-zone, but this may now be deferred until 2014-2015.
In 2010 GDP growth amounted to 3.9% and was one of the highest in the EU. In 2011 Poland also was in the lead concerning the development dynamics, the GDP growth reached 4.3% - more than e.g. Sweden. In GDP terms, the economy is about 4.5 % agriculture, 31.1 % industry and 64.4 % services. Key agricultural products include potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork and dairy; industrial output is mainly in machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages and textiles. Services include banking and other financial services.
In the years 2000-2010 Poland's exports value increased nearly 3.5 times. Particularly high growth was registered in the first years after the EU accession. It exceeded then 20% per year. In 2009 Poland experienced a decline in foreign trade, due to the financial crisis. However, in the following year exports value once again increased by 20% year to year.
The major trade partner of Poland - in respect of both exports and imports value - has been continually Germany. Its share in Poland's exports in the year 2010 amounted to 26.2% (29,56 EUR bn).
Exports are heavily dominated by manufactured and semi-manufactured goods, especially machinery, machine tools and transport equipment. Main export partners in 2010: Germany - 26.2%, UK - 6.3%, Czech Republic - 6.2%, France – 6.1%, Italy - 5.4%, 4.5% Russia, The Netherlands - 4.3%.
Imports are also dominated by machinery and transport equipment, with Germany being the key partner by far, with a 22.1% share.
Source: http://www.paiz.gov.pl/poland_in_figures/economy
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Air Cargo in 2005-2011
| Freight in millions metric tonnes | |
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| 2005 | 51.7 |
| 2006 | 60.6 |
| 2007 | 63.3 |
| 2008 | 54.7 |
| 2009 | 50.14 |
| 2010 | 57.11 |
| 2011 | 60.62 |
| source: PPL operational data | |
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Following the opening of Terminal 2 in 2008, future projects include the construction of a 5-star hotel and conference centre opening mid-2012.
Infrastructure & Operations
- Two take-off and landing runways:
- Runway 15/33 – 3690m x 60m
- Cat. II
- Runway 11/29 – 2800m x 50m
- Cat. I (Cat. II from May 2012)
- Runway 15/33 – 3690m x 60m
- Both runways 15-33 and 11-29 can handle all aircraft types currently in use (including the Boeing 747-400, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A380)
- Runway capacity: 38 operations/hour (both runways)
- Category II Instrument Landing System
- Slot Coordinated: Yes (Coordination has been implemented since 25 March 2012)
- Operating hours: 24/7 availability
- Capacity: 13 million pax per annum
- Cubage (m3): 870, 915
- Check-in counters including: 114
- Number of check-in counters with access to conveyor belt including: 100
- Number of check-in counters without access to conveyor belt: 13
- Number of oversized luggage check-in counters: 1
- Number of check-in counters in VIP lounges: 1
- Number of check-in counters by zone:
- Island A – 25 counters
- Island B – 18 counters
- Island C – 30 counters
- Island D – 20 counters
- Island E – 20 counters
- Number of aircraft parking stands with access to passenger bridges:
- min 10, max 11 in Schengen area
- min 9, max 12 in Non Schengen area
- Number of remote stands (excluding de-icing and cargo aprons): min 49, max 52
- Number of gates:
- 27 in Schengen area
- 18 in Non-Schengen area
- Number of conveyor belts at arrivals hall: 11
- Number of conveyor belts in the area of Exit 1: 5 – all able to handle oversized baggage
- Number of conveyor belts in the area of Exit 2: 6 – including 1 able to handle oversized baggage
- Baggage sorting area
- 30 baggage chutes in A sorter, including 1 special baggage chute
- 30 baggage chutes in B sorter, including 1 special baggage chute
- Baggage deposit:
- 4 storage lines in A sorter
- 4 storage lines in B sorter
- Overall capacity: 320 pieces of luggage.
- Three main aircraft and passenger handling agents, due to liberalisation of the market other companies are expected
- Fire & Rescue and Police & Security on site.
Important infrastructure developments and/or other news
- The modernisation of runway 11-29 has been done
- The construction of Terminal A (Central and South piers) has been finished
- The modernisation of runway 15-33 – planned to be finished in 2013
- The ramp development: planned for the year 2013
- The building of new 5 star hotel Marriot Renaissance, located on the multi-storey car parking in front of the Terminal A – under construction, planned to finish in 2012
- The reconstruction of old part of Terminal A (former Terminal 1) will start in 2012, planned to be finished in 2014
Extension of airport road and rail network is also in progress:
- In 2012 – plans to open a direct rail link from the airport to the city centre. Currently a rail tunnel near the terminal building is being built
- In 2012 – new North-South expressway, currently under construction, will connect the airport with the network of expressways and highways
Geography
- Warsaw Chopin Airport is located 10 km from city center.
- The location of Warsaw at the intersection of European transport routes from the west to the east and from the north to the south of Europe, an extensive railway network, and the largest airport in Poland speak for the role of Warsaw in the economic and cultural development of Europe.
- Railway station – 5.0 km
- Logistic centres – 9.0 km
- Public bus services – 5 lines (incl. fast & night line)
- Selected TAXI operators (3 operators)
- Secured parking area
- Major rental car operators (Avis, Budget, Europcar, GE-CAR, Hertz, National, Sixt)
Vital statistics
| Airline self check-in counters | 2 |
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| Airlines web points | 2 |
| Number of check-in counters | 114 |
In the period of I-V 2011 Warsaw Chopin Airport recorded growth in passenger traffic by 9.5% and a 4.45% growth of take-off and landings comparing to the same period of 2010.
- The most popular schedule destinations: London, Paris, Gdańsk
- The most popular charter destinations: Antalya, Hurghada
Passenger Traffic in 2005-2011
| 2005 | 7,071,881 |
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| 2006 | 8,101,827 |
| 2007 | 9,268,476 |
| 2008 | 9,460,606 |
| 2009 | 8,320,927 |
| 2010 | 8,712,384 |
| 2011 | 9,337,734 |
| source: PPL operational data | |
Aircraft Movements in 2005-2011
| 2005 | 115,32 |
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| 2006 | 126,534 |
| 2007 | 133,146 |
| 2008 | 129,728 |
| 2009 | 115,934 |
| 2010 | 116,691 |
| 2011 | 119,399 |
| source: PPL operational data | |
Top 10 schedule carriers in 2011 (passengers in thousands)
| LOT Polish Airlines | 4,032.1 |
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| Wizz Air | 1,026.0 |
| Lufthansa | 963.7 |
| Air France | 546.8 |
| KLM | 314.6 |
| British Airways | 230.6 |
| Swiss | 218.0 |
| Aeroflot | 177.8 |
| Austrian Airlines | 144.6 |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | 114.5 |
| source: PPL operational data 2011 | |
Top 10 charter carriers in 2011 (passengers in thousands)
| Enter Air | 399.6 |
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| Travel Service | 341.4 |
| LOT Polish Airlines | 127.5 |
| YES Airways | 126.2 |
| Air Italy Polska | 119.5 |
| Flylal Charters | 47.6 |
| Onur Air | 36.5 |
| Air Cario | 27.6 |
| Corendon Airlines | 25.6 |
| Air Memphis | 22.2 |
| source: PPL operational data 2011 | |
The most popular schedule destinations in 2011 (passengers in thousands)
source: PPL operational data 2011
The most popular charter destinations in 2011 (passengers in thousands)
source: PPL operational data 2011
Passenger traffic by segments in 2011 (in %)
| Charter carriers | 15.6% |
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| Scheduled carriers | 84.4% |
| Low-cost carriers | 12.7% |
| Traditional carriers | 87.3% |
| source: PPL operational data | |
Forecasts for 2012 – 2015 (Passengers in millions)
| 2012 | 9.58 |
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| 2013 | 8.88 |
| 2014 | 9.23 |
| 2015 | 9.69 |
| source: PPL forecast | |
Passenger traffic by regions
| Europe | 7,216,221 |
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| Domestic | 1,071,865 |
| Africa | 362,451 |
| North America | 441,757 |
| Middle East | 163,379 |
| South America | 8,677 |
| Far East | 73,384 |
| source: PPL operational data 2011 | |
Destinations
In the Winter Season 2011/2012, 27 scheduled carriers (including 3 low cost carriers) are offering flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to 77 destinations in 38 countries.
| Region | Destination |
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| Europe | Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Brussels (BRU, CRL), Berlin (TXL), Cork, Dusseldorf, Doncaster, Dublin, Eindhoven, Forli, Frankfurt, Geneva, Glasgow (PIK), Goteborg, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Copenhagen, Larnaca, Liverpool, Lisbon, London (LHR, LTN), Madrid, Malmo, Milan (MXP, BGY), Munich, Nice, Oslo (OSL, TRF), Paris (CDG, BVA), Reykjavik, Rome (FCO), Stavanger, Stockholm (ARN, NYO), Vienna, Zurich |
| Eastern and Central Europe | Bucharest, Budapest, Donetsk, Ljubliana, Kaliningrad, Kiev, Lvov, Moscow, Minsk, Odessa, Poprad, Prague, Riga, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Vilnius |
| North America | Chicago, New York (JFK, EWR), Toronto |
| Middle East | TelAviv |
| Africa | Cairo |
| Asia | Yerevan, Hanoi, Tibilisi |
| Domestic | Bydgoszcz, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Poznań, Rzeszów, Szczecin, Wrocław, Zielona Góra |
| Source: Winter Season 2011/2012 timetable as of January 2012 | |
In 2011 Warsaw Chopin Airport recorded a considerable growth in operations. The overall number of passengers increased by 7.2% and amounted to 9,337,734. The number of take-off and landing operations totaled 119,399, a 2.32% growth compared with the previous year.
Airport Facts – 2011
- 9.34 million passengers
- 7.2% increase compared with 2010
- 119,399 movements in passenger traffic
- 2.32% increase compared with 2010
- 60.62 thousand tonnes of air cargo
- 6.14% increase compared with 2010
- 12.7% passenger share in the low cost segment
- 6.8% share in aircraft movements in the low cost segment
- 7.2% passenger growth in the charter segment compared with 2010
- 6.8% growth in aircraft movements in the charter segment compared with 2010
- Largest carrier: LOT Polish Airlines
- The most popular schedule destinations: London, Paris, Frankfurt
- The most popular charter destinations: Antalya, Hurghada
Financials
Airport charges: http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/content/informations/en/charges.php
Annual report: http://www.lotnisko-chopina.pl/files/enterprise/annualreport/ppl_annual_report_2008.pdf
