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— The budget is planned for 2024-30 for investments in aviation and passenger, i.e. terminal infrastructure, says Andrzej Ilków, president of PPL, the state-owned company that owns the Warsaw airport, in an interview with the newspaper.
Currently, the most important task is the modernization of the terminal.
— We plan to increase the number of departure gates in the Schengen zone, which will be possible after extending the southern pier towards the former Etiuda terminal. We will also focus on increasing the number of gates in the non-Schengen zone and adapting a larger number of contact stations, i.e. sleeves to handle E-code aircraft. This, of course, necessitates increasing the throughput of the sorting plant. The first effect of these activities that will be felt by passengers should be the opening of the new part of the passenger terminal at the beginning of 2027. – explains the head of PPL to the newspaper.
Ilków assures that it has the green light from Maciej Lasek, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, and that the money is worth spending.
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— According to our data, the money invested in the expansion will not only pay off, but we can even expect a profit. Within 10 years, all investments will be repaid, also in the case of increased maintenance, employment and operating costs – he emphasizes in an interview with “PB”.
