Warsaw Chopin Airport served a total of 253,000 people in April 2021, which means an increase by approx. 7% m / m and a decrease by 83% y / y, the port reported.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 860,000 passengers have used the Warsaw airport, passengers, i.e. 72% less than in the first four months of 2020 and 83% less for the same period of 2019.
In passenger transport, the share of traditional carriers has increased. From the beginning of 2021, almost 89% of travelers have used their offer (84% in 2020). 11% of Chopin Airport customers (16% in 2020) chose low-cost carriers. The most popular carrier at the Warsaw airport is PLL LOT, which carries out over half of the air operations. Wizzair (11%) and Enter Air (8%) are in second place, it said.
“The results of April inspire us with optimism – we can see that passenger traffic is recovering, especially in the charter sector. More carriers are returning to the Warsaw airport – Corendon launched the connection to Antalya in April, Aegean returns with flights to Heraklion and Thessaloniki in May. more returns after a pandemic break – Air Baltic, Brussels Airlines, British Airways or UIA In addition, Qatar Airways and Emirates are increasing the frequency of flights to Warsaw. lifting obstacles in traveling “- said the press spokesman of Chopin Airport, Piotr Rudzki.
In 2021, the interest in destinations outside the Schengen area increased among the passengers of the Warsaw airport. From January to April, these routes were chosen by 48.6% of people, by over 5 percentage points. more than a year earlier.
“In April this year, in traditional traffic, flights to Frankfurt, Minsk, Dubai, Kiev and Amsterdam were the most popular. Dominican Republic still reigns supreme in charter destinations – tourists eagerly set off from the Warsaw port to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata. also Marsa Alam, Cancun and Zanzibar. All charter destinations are more popular than last year. Chopin Airport also records a growing cargo transport. Compared to the first 4 months of 2020, it increased by 5% – to over 28 thousand tons,” it summarized.
Chopin Airport in Warsaw is the largest airport in Poland. The airport is managed by the “Polish Airports” State Enterprise.
Source: ISBnews
