Poland's strong economic growth, combined with improvements to its tourist infrastructure, has logically led to an increase in air traffic.
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport alone accounts for more than 50 % of national traffic. The statistics provided by the airport are a measure of the boom in the Polish aviation sector, with traffic more than doubling between 1999 and 2006, from 4 million to 8.1 million passengers.
The airport's summer 2007 catalogue also gives an indication of this development, with no fewer than thirteen new destinations, from B for Belfast to V for Verona.
Work has begun on a new terminal, which will eventually triple the airport's capacity. The arrivals hall of this terminal 2 was inaugurated in December 2006 and work is due to be completed on 30 November. Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport could also be relieved by the construction of a new airport dedicated to low-cost and charter flights, at Modlin, 40 kilometres north of Warsaw.
