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AIR TRANSPORT – CLOSER AND QUICKER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
Poland’s accession to the European Union and opening the skies to low-cost carriers
have triggered increase in air transport. The number of regular flights, passenger traffic,
and the volumes of the cargo handled in Gdańsk are growing year by year. The Gdańsk
Lech Wałęsa Airport services direct flights to almost 30 cities in Europe, including major
international transit ports in Warsaw, Frankfurt on the Mein, Copenhagen, Munich,
Table 5. Regular flights from the Gdańsk Airport, summer flight schedule 2008.
City Country Airport Airline
Barcelona-Girona Spain Girona Costa Brava Airport Wizz Air
Billund Denmark Billund Airport Sun-Air Of Scandinavia
Birmingham UK Birmingham International Airport Ryanair
Bristol UK Bristol International Airport Ryanair
Brussels Charleroi Belgium Brussels South Charleroi Ryanair
Cork Ireland Cork Airport Wizz Air
Doncaster-Sheffield UK Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield Wizz Air
Dortmund Germany Dortmund Airport Wizz Air
Dublin Ireland Dublin Airport Ryanair
Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt am Main International Airport Lufthansa, Pll Lot
Frankfurt-Hahn Germany Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Ryanair
Glasgow-Prestwick UK Glasgow-Prestwick Airport Wizz Air
Goteborg Sweden Gothenburg City Airport Wizz Air
Hamburg-Lübeck Germany Lubeck Airport Wizz Air
Cologne-Bonn Germany Cologne/Bonn Airport Wizz Air
Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Airport
Sas – Scandinavian
Airlines
Liverpool UK Liverpool John Lennon Airport Wizz Air
London-Luton UK London-Luton Airport Wizz Air
London-Stansted UK London-Stansted Airport Ryanair
Malmo Sweden Malmo Sturup Airport Wizz Air
Munich Germany Munich International Airport Lufthansa, Pll Lot
Oslo Norway Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Norwegian Air As, Sas
– Scandinavian
Oslo-Torp Norway Sandefjord Airport, Torp Wizz Air
Rome Italy Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport Wizz Air
Shannon Ireland Shannon International Airport Ryanair
Stockholm-Skavsta Sweden Stockholm Skavsta Airport Wizz Air
Turku Finland Turku Airport Wizz Air
Warsaw Poland Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport Pll Lot
Source: www.airport.gdansk.pl.
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and the airports taking the prime European low-costs. The network of the available airway
links enables swift and efficient transfer of people and cargo from the Gdańsk Metropolitan
Area to any location in the world.
Graph 5. Passenger traffic at the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, 1999-2007.
1 800 000
1 600 000
1 400 000
1 200 000
1 000 000
800 000
600 000
400 000
200 000
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249 913
269 960
Source: www.airport.gdansk.pl.
319 174
318 033
365 036
466 691
Simultaneously, the Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport is building its capacity to handle air
cargo. The volume of cargo transferred via the airport has more than tripled over the last
eight years.
The Gdańsk airport has grown to become a major transport junction in Europe.
672 186
1 256 014
1 715 758
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Photo: Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport.