The airport in Modlin is planning a renovation in September, during which part of the lighting on the runway is to be replaced. According to the airport, this will mean shorter flight times and the cancellation of about 100 flights. In response to TVN24 Biznes, Ryanair said that due to the work “it was forced to cancel a small number of flights”.
“In days Lighting replacement is planned for September 11-21 the beginning and the end of the runway,” wrote Marek Rymkiewicz, head of the commercial and marketing office of the airport in Modlin, in response to questions from TVN24 Biznes.
He explained that “during this period only between 20:00-05:30 the airport will not handle air operations“. “We expect about 100 flights to be canceled,” added an airport representative.
Canceled flights at Modlin airport
“Due to the overnight runway closure at Modlin airport from Monday, September 11 to Thursday, September 21, Ryanair was forced to cancel a small number of flights to/from Modlin airport during this 11-day period,” said Maciej Nowicki from the airline’s press office. Ryanair.
It added that “all affected passengers have been notified and informed of the option to be transferred to another flight free of charge or receive a full refund”, “if passengers have not received an email from Ryanair, their flight is expected to proceed as planned.” .
Modlin airport
According to the airport in Modlin, in the first quarter of 2023, the number of checked-in passengers increased by over 125,000, i.e. by 23.8 percent. compared to the same period of 2022. “In the first quarter of last year, the airport served 526,566 travelers, and from the beginning of January to the end of March 2023, as many as 651,690 people” – the airport said.
As of February 22, 2023, the owners of shares in Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin were: Mazowieckie Voivodeship Self-Government – 36.17 percent, Military Property Agency – 31.56 percent, Polish Airports (PPL) – 27.86 percent . and the City of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki – 4.41 percent.
Air passenger transport
“Polish airports served over 9.4 million passengers in the first quarter of 2023 and achieved a 65.5% increase compared to the same period of 2022 and a 0.6% increase compared to the first quarter of 2019” – reads the “Analysis of transport at Polish airports in the first quarter of 2023” of the Civil Aviation Office (ULC).
The CAA pointed out that “among the airports, the following airports served the largest number of passengers: Chopin Airport in Warsaw: 3.5 million passengers, Kraków-Balice Airport: 1.9 million passengers and Gdańsk Airport: 1 million passengers”.
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2023-08-09 14:09:00
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