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Jun 15, 2017 (newstodate): The future structure of the airport infrastructure to serve Poland's capital Warsaw is up for discussion.
Driving the discussion is the limited expansion potentials of the capital's current main airport, Warsaw Chopin Airport that will reach is passenger handling ceiling within a short timeframe while possibilities for expanding the existing airport infrastructure and addition of another runway are not feasible.
Also serving Warsaw is Modlin Airport that was officially opened on July 16, 2012 and now serving primarily low-cost operators.
While plans are on the horizon for construction of an entirely new international airport at an unspecified location between Warsaw and Lodz to replace the role of the current Warsaw Chopin Airport, one model is to separate the traffic flows at Warsaw Chopin Airport and Modlin Airport, redirecting cargo traffic primarily to Modlin Airport and leaving international passenger traffic to build up at Warsaw Chopin Airport.
This will, however, in both cases run against strong public protest and environmental issues.
Driving the discussion is the limited expansion potentials of the capital's current main airport, Warsaw Chopin Airport that will reach is passenger handling ceiling within a short timeframe while possibilities for expanding the existing airport infrastructure and addition of another runway are not feasible.
Also serving Warsaw is Modlin Airport that was officially opened on July 16, 2012 and now serving primarily low-cost operators.
While plans are on the horizon for construction of an entirely new international airport at an unspecified location between Warsaw and Lodz to replace the role of the current Warsaw Chopin Airport, one model is to separate the traffic flows at Warsaw Chopin Airport and Modlin Airport, redirecting cargo traffic primarily to Modlin Airport and leaving international passenger traffic to build up at Warsaw Chopin Airport.
This will, however, in both cases run against strong public protest and environmental issues.