According to the IATA forecast prepared for the Central Communication Port (CPK) the air traffic in Poland should recover to the pre-pandemic state by the end of 2024. The assumed annual capacity of the Solidarity Port in the first period is 40 million passengers and 1 million tons of cargo. By 2060, the new airport will attract a total of approximately 850 million passengers and over 35 million tons of air cargo.

Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s vice president for Europe Region emphasized that completing the CPK is an investment priority for Poland. The CPK will be a catalyst for other infrastructure projects, as well as a positive impulse for the economy, labour market and GDP. “The future begins right now and despite the difficult situation with the pandemic, Poland cannot stop its investments”, – says Schvartzman.

Marcin Horała, deputy minister of infrastructure and government plenipotentiary for CPK explains that the experts expect not only returning to the pre-pandemic results but also further dynamic market growth after 2024. “Thanks to the construction of the Solidarity Port, Poland will attract approximately 850 million passengers by 2060. It is hard to find a more irrefutable argument for the construction of the CPK. I am glad that such an institution as IATA recognizes the value of our project and says directly that we will not take a step forward without it”- said Horała.

IATA forecasts about 30 million passengers in the Port of Solidarity in the first full year of operation (baseline scenario). The level of 40 million passengers is expected to be reached in 2035, and 50 million in 2044. The final year of the forecast- 2060 will provide for approximately 65 million passengers in the baseline scenario, 48.5 million in the low scenario, and in the most optimistic vision, it will hit 72 million people.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an organization that represents about 290 airlines in 120 countries, which covers 83% of total air traffic. It was Poland that commissioned the development of air traffic forecasts, including the construction of the Solidarity Port in 2027.

Adrian Andrzejewski