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Warsaw airport sees recovery after pandemic year

Warsaw Chopin Airport is the biggest airport in Poland. In 2020, it suffered a 70.9-percent drop in passenger numbers. Albert Zawada/PAP

After the first nine months of 2021, Warsaw Chopin Airport is on track to match passenger figures for the whole of 2020, the year when the coronavirus pandemic raged across the world, crippling air traffic.

August best month since start of pandemic for Warsaw airport

Warsaw’s Chopin Airport had its busiest month since the start of the pandemic in August with more than a million passengers using its services, an 80 percent rise on last year.

Air traffic will recover in Poland deputy minister says

Air traffic in Poland could enjoy a strong summer season in 2022, although it will still fail to hit the highs of 2019, a deputy infrastructure minister has told PAP.

Passenger traffic at Polish airports drops sharply in Q1

Passenger traffic at Polish airports experienced another dramatic setback in the first quarter of this year due to travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the results of a new study by the Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) show.

Rail passenger traffic on the rise in Poland

Passenger traffic on Poland’s railways has reached its highest level since the start of pandemic, according to the rail passenger transport authority.

Polish flag carrier suffers huge loss in 2020 pandemic year

PLL LOT, Poland's national airline, suffered a PLN 1.04 billion (EUR 227 million) loss in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the company said in a management report.

Travellers to Poland required to fill in location card

Each traveler should fill in an electronic location card before entering Poland, according to a new government regulation.

Passenger traffic at Polish airports sharply down in 2020

Polish airports serviced 14.5 million passengers in 2020, a 70 percent drop on the preceding year due to traveling restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) has said.

Limits on travellers on PKP Intercity trains to be lifted from May 15

Polish railway company PKP Intercity announced that its 50-percent seating capacity limit will cease to apply from May 15 owing to the waning strength of the pandemic.

Take-offs and landings in Poland surge by 327 pct y/y in April

The number of take-offs and landings at Polish airports soared by 327 percent compared to last year, but is still 72 percent down on 2019, the Polish air navigation agency has reported.

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