Winter long-haul charter flights launch at Katowice Airport
Katowice Airport has kicked-started its Winter 2022/2023 season with the launch of its new direct long-haul charter flights, including routes from Phuket, Thailand.
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Katowice Airport has kicked-started its Winter 2022/2023 season with the launch of its new direct long-haul charter flights, including routes from Phuket, Thailand.
Katowice International Airport has summarised June and the first six months of 2022 with significant cargo traffic growth.
Katowice Airport’s has inaugurated services at its newly expanded third aircraft maintenance hangar on 7 July 2022.
Beginning investments in 2019, Katowice Airport has officially announced the opening of its new aircraft apron, which has increased aircraft stands from 37 to 46.
Despite a challenging year, Katowice Airport ended 2021 with a 61.1 per cent growth in passenger traffic from 2020, as well as continued developments and updates to the airport's infrastructure.
Artur Tomasik, Chairman of the board of the Upper Silesian Aviation Group, speaks to International Airport Review about the newly reconstructed and expanded passenger Terminal B at Katowice Airport, which opened in August this year and which will improve the passenger experience for those passengers travelling to Schengen Area countries.
Katowice Airport experienced a surge in cargo traffic demand during November 2021, with 3,210 tonnes of freight handled, a 59.2 per cent increase from 2020 results.
During November 2021, Katowice Airport’s passenger traffic significantly increased by 580.0 per cent in comparison to results from the same month in 2020, which were heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Katowice Airport is the biggest regional cargo airport in Poland, and forecasts 2021 to be record-breaking when it comes to its amount of handled freight.
Katowice Airport, according to its July 2021 summary, reports a growth in cargo freight transported to and from the airport, showing an increase from its 2020 results impacted by COVID-19.
As of August 2021, the new and reconstructed Terminal B at Katowice Airport will welcome returning travelling passengers after the long-anticipated lift of COVID-19 travel restrictions.