Chopin Airport passenger numbers up 5% in March

Chopin Airport handled nearly 696,000 travellers in March 2012, a 4.8% increase year-on-year.

In terms of passengers handled, the third month of 2012 was the second best March in the airport’s history, falling slightly short of its all time high of 714,500 recorded in 2008.

The number of passenger aircraft movements fell to 9,600, a 1.9% fall on the same month last year.

Since the beginning of 2012, Chopin Airport has served 1.88m passengers, 5.5% more than in the first three months of 2011. Domestic and international traffic grew to 267,000 (+15.8%) and 1.62 million (+4%) respectively.