In September Warsaw Chopin Airport handled more than 1,1 million travelers. This result lets us celebrate a whole year of consecutive record-breaking monthly results in the number of passengers, which soar like crazy.
In September 1.158 million passengers were handled (an 4,6% increase year-on-year), marking another record month in the history of Warsaw airport. Given the fact that the absolute record, in terms of passenger data, holiday is behind us, the September results recorded also an impressive growth.
- I would like to stress strongly that a steady growth in the number of people handled at Chopin Airport goes hand in hand with an increase in the satisfaction of our passengers. We aspire to reach 11 million travelers by the end of this year, but we're not compromising anything. The highest quality of service and safety remain our top priority - says Michał Kaczmarzyk, Director of Chopin Airport.
In the first three quarters of 2015 more than 8,75 million passengers were handled (an 6,5% increase y-o-y). Over 7.85 million people have traveled in international traffic (an increase by 7.8%), and domestically 895 thousand (a decrease by 3.7%).
The number of passenger aircraft movements within the first nine months of this year increased by 3.7% totaling 95 800.
Warsaw Chopin Airport is the biggest airport in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. In 2014 the airport handled over 10.5 million passengers, nearly half of the total passenger traffic in Poland. Aviation operations in summer season 2015 are performed by 28 regular carriers (including four low-cost) to 85 destinations in 40 countries. There are 39 commercial spots commercial facilities offering well-known luxury brands like Michael Kors, Ermenegildo Zegna, Emporio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Burberry and Ralph Lauren as well as 21 restaurants and bars.
Ewa Malcher
