Ryanair to increase passenger traffic at Warsaw Modlin Airport to 5 mln in 2030
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair and the Warsaw Modlin Airport have signed a long-term agreement to increase annual passenger traffic over three times, from 1.5 mln passengers to over 5 mln in 2030, representatives of the carrier and the airport told a joint press conference.
“The six-year agreement takes effect from next summer. Starting next summer, we will grow from the 4 aircraft we have in Modlin now to 7, from 1.5 million passengers to 2.5 million, and that's just for 2026. In 2027, Modlin is scheduled to deliver new infrastructure in terms of gates and aircraft parking stands. Then we will already increase number of passengers to more than 3.5 million to reach more than 5 million passengers at Modlin in 2030," Michal Kaczmarzyk, Ryanair's general manager in Poland, said.
Under this agreement Modlin Airport has committed to expand the terminal and aircrafts parking stands, to ensure at least four new passenger check-in counters (bringing the total to 8) and 4 new parking counters (bringing the total to 12) by September 2027.
Ryanair is going to invest over USD 400 mln in the Warsaw Modlin Airport, increasing its fleet based at the airport from 4 to 8 Boeing 737 aircraft and will open up to 25 new routes.
As the airline reported, Ryanair will create more than 200 new jobs at Modlin for pilots, cabin crew and engineers, while the airport itself will create additional 400 new jobs in passenger services, airport security, services and retail.
During a press conference Jacek Kowalski, acting CEO of the Warsaw Modlin Airport announced the delivery of the next stage of rail infrastructure.
“By the end of 2027, the rail connection under the terminal itself will be completed and we will have even better accessibility of our port for passengers from Warsaw and beyond,” Kowalski said. (PAP Biznes)
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