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New Central Polish Airport could cost up to PLN 30bn
22.03.2017 12:32
Building a new Central Polish Airport could cost PLN 20-30 billion (EUR 4.67-7 billion), deputy infrastructure minister Jerzy Szmit has said.
"Today I cannot talk about financing in detail," Szmit told a meeting of parliament's Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday.
“Estimates [of the cost] range from PLN 20 to 30 billion, depending on the location, transport links, on a series of factors which we do not know today."
Szmit said building the airport could take 10 or 15 years, adding it could become one of the leading airports in Central Europe. “Such opportunities exist and arise from the geographical location of Poland,” he added.
An influential team of government minister last week recommended that Poland should build a new central airport as passenger numbers soar.
Infrastructure and construction minister Andrzej Adamczyk said that some forecasts predicted Poland would have 50 million passengers travelling by air in 2030, though the figure could be 60 million.
The Puls Biznesu daily reported recently that the new Central Polish Airport will probably be located between the capital, Warsaw, and Łódź, the third largest city in Poland.
Warsaw’s Chopin airport, currently the biggest in the country, was used by 12.8 million passengers in 2016, but projections suggest that it will run out of spare capacity in 2020 while not being able to expand any further due to its location in the capital.
Polish airports last year serviced nearly 34 million passengers, 12 percent more than in 2015, according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.
22.03.2017 12:32
Building a new Central Polish Airport could cost PLN 20-30 billion (EUR 4.67-7 billion), deputy infrastructure minister Jerzy Szmit has said.
"Today I cannot talk about financing in detail," Szmit told a meeting of parliament's Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday.
“Estimates [of the cost] range from PLN 20 to 30 billion, depending on the location, transport links, on a series of factors which we do not know today."
Szmit said building the airport could take 10 or 15 years, adding it could become one of the leading airports in Central Europe. “Such opportunities exist and arise from the geographical location of Poland,” he added.
An influential team of government minister last week recommended that Poland should build a new central airport as passenger numbers soar.
Infrastructure and construction minister Andrzej Adamczyk said that some forecasts predicted Poland would have 50 million passengers travelling by air in 2030, though the figure could be 60 million.
The Puls Biznesu daily reported recently that the new Central Polish Airport will probably be located between the capital, Warsaw, and Łódź, the third largest city in Poland.
Warsaw’s Chopin airport, currently the biggest in the country, was used by 12.8 million passengers in 2016, but projections suggest that it will run out of spare capacity in 2020 while not being able to expand any further due to its location in the capital.
Polish airports last year serviced nearly 34 million passengers, 12 percent more than in 2015, according to the country’s Civil Aviation Authority.