What to do if the flight is canceled

If the flight was canceled more than 24 hours before departure, then passengers are transferred to similar flights of the airline. The costs are borne by the carrier, the service is free for the passenger. If none of the options offered by the airline suits you, most airlines can issue a "forced refund". After confirmation by the airline, the money will be returned to your account. Sometimes this may take several weeks.

How to check in at the airport

Online check-in is available on the websites of most airlines. Most often, it opens 23 hours before the start of the flight. You can go through it no later than 1 hour before the departure of the aircraft.

To check in at the airport you will need:

• the identity card specified in the order,
• birth certificate when traveling with children,
• printed itinerary receipt (optional).

• What can you take on a plane

  Hand luggage is the items that you take with you on the plane. Weight norm hand luggage can vary from 5 to 10 kg, and its size most often should not exceed the sum of three dimensions (length, width and height) from 115 to 203 cm (depending on the airline). A handbag is not considered hand luggage and is carried freely.

  The bag that you take with you on the plane should not contain knives, scissors, medicines, aerosols, cosmetics. Alcohol from duty shops free can only be carried in sealed bags.

  How to pay for luggage at the airport

  If the baggage weight exceeds the norms established by the airline (most often - 20-23 kg), you need to pay for each kilogram of excess. In addition, many Russian and foreign airlines, as well as low-cost airlines, have tariffs that do not include free baggage allowance and must be paid separately as an additional service.

  Baggage must be checked in at the airport at a separate drop-off check-in desk. If you are unable to print boarding pass, you can get it at the usual check-in counter of the airline, and check in and check in your luggage there.

  Where to find out the arrival time if you are a greeter

  You can find out the time of arrival of the aircraft on the online scoreboard of the airport. The Tutu.ru website has an online scoreboard of the main Russian and foreign airports.

  You can find out the exit (gate) number on the arrivals board at the airport. This number is located next to the arrival flight information.

It is believed that airports determine the status of a country, and the more there are, the higher the status. This also makes it possible to characterize the state in terms of tourist attractiveness, investment, and interest in it from other countries. Considering all these factors, it can be argued that Poland is a very popular and visited country, since there are twelve airports of international importance on its territory. As a result, business, various international projects, and cooperation with the EU are actively developing in the country.

Not all of the twelve airports are the same in terms of importance and number of passengers. The largest airport is Warsaw Okentse, and the youngest is Lublin, which has just begun to develop actively.

History of the aviation services market

In Poland, the construction of airports began at the beginning of the 20th century, but then the airfields accepted only aircraft military aviation. Civil air travel was practically undeveloped, and only very wealthy people could purchase the coveted ticket for a winged vehicle. Many airports were improved during the First and then the Second World Wars. This was necessary to create air bases and warehouses with food and ammunition. The development of infrastructure meant the construction of roads and runways, weather stations, terminals.

Reconstruction and expansion

Significant changes in the market for aviation services occurred with the advent of capitalism. The transition to the "market rails" required the development of all spheres of life, including aviation. Therefore, airports began to expand and increase in numbers. During the same period, two forms of ownership of air terminals were established - public and private. This contributed to the rapid development of industry, the construction of international terminals.

In early 2000, the Polish government adopted a state program for the development of airports, which included the reconstruction, repair and restoration of buildings and runways. As part of the program, military bases were closed in cities such as Szczecin, Lodz, Gdansk, Bygdoszcz, Wroclaw, Modlin and others. The country's central airport in Warsaw, called Okentse, began to gradually expand. In addition to state aid, the following factors had a significant impact.

First, entry into the market for private companies. Secondly, the abolition of the monopoly in the air travel and air transportation market. Thirdly, the creation of joint-stock companies in certain cities in order to revive the aviation business. Fourthly, the emergence of low-cost airlines, both national and European, Asian, Turkish.

Fifthly, an increase in the number of people who began to use the services of companies, preferring to travel not by trains or buses, but by planes.

Sixth, Poland's accession to the European Union has attracted additional investment in the aviation services market. In particular, such large low-cost airlines as Wizz Air (Hungary), RyanAir (Ireland), Austrian Airlines (Austria), Finair (Finland), Turkish Airlines(Türkiye). Many companies, considering geographical location Poland, sought to open their aircraft bases here. This has become an additional source of income for airports and the country's budget.

It is this market segment that has become decisive in the development of airports in Poland. Since the Poles, joining the EU, did not have much high level per capita income. Therefore, they constantly left to work in other countries. Those who decided to travel around Europe or the world began to actively use international flights.

Seventh, strong ties have been established between the cities, thanks to the creation of a modern aviation infrastructure.

Eighth, the implementation of charter flights through the reception of international or European companies, and the development of its own market.

A new stage in the history of airports was the country's victory in the competition to host the European Championship in 2012. Then, together with Ukraine, Poland got a chance to hold a serious football championship, which promised to attract additional investment to the country, expand the geography of tourism and popularize the country in the world.

The government of the country used the chance to the maximum. The country's air gate in Warsaw received a new international terminal, which receives several million passengers a year. The same terminals appeared in other cities, even in such small ones as Szczecin, Wroclaw, Bygdoszcz, Olsztyn, Rzeszow or Przemysl.

Airports

It is located in the Voivodeship, which is called Kuyavia-Pomerania, located in the north of the country. The largest cities, the population of which uses the services of the airport, are Torun and Bygdoszcz. The place for the airfield was chosen precisely in the latter, which is explained by the presence military base aircraft and runway. The air gates of the north bear the name of the famous Polish pianist I.Ya. Paderevsky. From the airport to the city center is only three and a half kilometers, so public transport runs here regularly. The intervals between buses are about half an hour, although you only need to drive a few kilometers.

In addition, you can take a taxi to the airport, the trip will cost thirty zlotys.

Bygdoszcz is the permanent seat of two major low-cost airlines LOT Polish Airlines and the Irish company RyanAir.

Three regular flights are accepted here, several charters serving at the international terminal.

Registration rules are standard here:

For international flights: the opening for boarding starts two and a half hours before departure, and ends forty minutes before the end of boarding.

For domestic flights: you must arrive for boarding two hours before departure, and the end of check-in is also forty minutes before departure.

To register, you will need a ticket (if there is a printed version) and a passport. If the ticket is in electronic form, then only your passport needs to be presented at the check-in desk.

Built in order to partially unload passenger traffic at the country's main airport, Okentse. It is located just forty kilometers from the center of the capital of the state. Charters and low-cost airlines are redirected here, but this did not save the Warsaw Airport at all. After Euro 2012, the number of tourists increases every year, as well as those who use low-cost flights for business, study or work. In addition, the number of vacationers who try to fly charters is constantly increasing. This helps to fly to such distant countries as Tunisia, Egypt, Israel.

There is a permanent connection between Modlin and Warsaw - via buses, trains, taxis, cars. How to get there - choose yourself!

Cars are popular. You can rent them yourself, ask friends or call a taxi. True, the cost of a taxi will cost from one hundred and nineteen to two hundred and fifty zlotys.

car one of quick ways drive to Warsaw or the airport. If there are no traffic jams and repairs on the road, then you can get there in just forty-five minutes. But you should leave one and a half hours before the start of registration, given the various situations on the roads.

Travel by bus will cost only thirty zlotys, which arrives quite quickly. The official carrier is the ModlinBus company, on whose website you can buy tickets, which will be cheaper than buying from the driver.

There is also a train running from the central stations of the two countries. The journey will take forty-five minutes. Upon reaching the airport stop, you need to transfer to a shuttle carrying passengers to the airport entrance. The fare is eighteen zlotys.

Main air gate countries that are officially named after the great composer F. Chopin. But it is better known under the name Okentse.

It is located in Warsaw, just eight kilometers from the center (Vlochy district). This determined the development of the airport infrastructure.

Four huge parking lots have been erected next to it, two of which are intended for short-term parking, and two for long-term parking.

Most often, local residents come to the airport by car; for this, signs have been made throughout the city. They help you quickly and easily get to the airport terminal.

A taxi ride from the center of Warsaw will cost forty zlotys.

You can also get there by bus, which travel both during the day and at night. They come to the aid of special express buses belonging to various airlines. The trip will cost three zlotys. The express transports passengers along an important route: the airport - several hotels - the central railway station - the Centrum metro station.

One of the young, but actively developing airports. It was built in Lower Silesia, which allowed it to immediately enter the top five most popular airport terminals. Getting to it is not a problem, since Strachowice is located in the city of Wroclaw (ten kilometers from the center). In this regard, public transport is the main one that takes travelers to the airport. The trip is twenty minutes long.

It bears the name of the first president of the country, Lech Walesa, and is located in the town of Rembiechowo. It is between three big cities Gdansk, Gdynia and Solot, allowing to serve the entire population of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The annual passenger flow ranges from two and a half to three million people.

Flights are often redirected to Gdansk if they cannot be accepted by the Warsaw Okecie railway station.

You can get there by car, train and bus, the main thing is to calculate the time correctly so as not to get stuck in traffic jams. Taxis run from the city station to the airport, the cost of which is fifty zlotys. A bus trip will be cheaper - only three and a half zlotys. The bus runs every half an hour, both day and night.

In addition, a train runs between Gdynia, Gdansk and Solot, which will take you almost to the airport. There, a shuttle picks up passengers from the bus stop.

A small provincial airport located in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. It also has international status, which allows it to receive budget flights from European airlines.

A specially launched bus runs from the airport along line L. The peculiarity is that its schedule depends on the arrivals and departures of flights. The cost of the trip is eight zlotys, and the duration is forty minutes. A city bus that can be reached will cost half as much. At the same time, travelers who prefer to travel by taxi will cost fifty zlotys.

The most comfortable and small airport, which serves only one hundred and fifty thousand people. It is located in the Lubuskie Voivodeship, not far from the town of Zielona Góra. From it, at a distance of thirty-four kilometers, an airport was built to operate flights to Dresden, Gdansk and Warsaw.

There is a bus coming from the city and the trip will be forty-five minutes.

In the north of the popular Polish city of Katowice (Silesia), a huge aviation complex has been built, designed for Poles and Czechs. Two terminals operate here, the passenger flow of which is four million people a year. Several important roads pass near the airport: express, freeway, national.

An airport bus runs regularly from the city, the fare is different for children (twelve zlotys) and adults (twenty-three zlotys).

Krakow Batice Airport (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) is the second largest airport in terms of the number of passengers received during the year. It was built near Krakow, in which more than eight million people live in and around it.

One of the most technically equipped airports in Europe and the world, both in terms of maintenance and infrastructure development.

You can get there on the motorway, along which you can quickly get to the airport terminal. There is a large parking lot for cars.

A railway station was built near Krakow (only two hundred meters from the airport). From here, trains reach the city center in twenty minutes, at a cost of ten zlotys.

Buses also run both day and night.

A small airport terminal located within the city of Lodz (six kilometers from the center). Named in honor of the writer and Nobel laureate V. Reymont. The place for the construction was chosen for a long time, and it turned out very well. Two motorways of trans-European significance are laid nearby.

You can get to the airport by public transport, as well as on a special airport bus.

An airport was built fifteen kilometers from the center of Lublin, the opening of which was timed to coincide with the start of the European Football Championship. The terminal accepts passengers arriving on regular domestic flights, as well as charters and low-cost low-cost flights.

Active development is facilitated by the motorway passing by, along which motorists quickly get to the station.

You can also take the so-called bus bus, coming from the central railway station.

The airport appeared here thanks to the Germans, who on the eve of the First World War built a strip and a building for receiving passengers here. Since then, Lavitsa has expanded significantly, taking quite a large number of passengers. The main part of the flights are planes plying between Poland and Germany.

Near the Poznań Airport, the International Fair is held annually, there is a route along the route Warsaw - Berlin.

You can only get there by bus or car, taxis are expensive. However, if personal comfort is much more important to you, feel free to contact the taxi service.

A city in the western region of Poland called Pomerania. The airport is located practically "near" the city - forty-five minutes from Szczecin. The airfield is used by residents of the city of Goleniow, which significantly increases the number of passengers.

Poland like any other European country, has its own international class air gates. They are able to receive flights from other states, as well as provide air communication between Polish cities. Which airports in Poland are considered international?

Polish airport terminals

• Airport named after Ignaz Jan in Bydgoszcz;
• Warsaw-Modlin in the capital of Poland;
• Chopin Airport in Warsaw Okęcie;
• Copernicus Airport in Wroclaw;
• Airport terminal in Gdansk;
• Katowice-Pyrzowice in Katowice;
• John Paul II Airport in Krakow;
• Lublin-Swidnik in Lublin;
• Wieniawski Airport in Poznań.

These terminals are considered suitable for receiving international flights. How bigger city in Poland, the larger its airport.

Airport in Bydgoszcz

The eleventh largest airport in Poland. Located 3 kilometers from the city. It has one terminal and four runways. It cooperates with such major carriers as Lufthansa and Ryanair.

Modlin Airport in Warsaw

Civil air facility, located 49 km from the capital. It is considered an additional terminal in relation to Chopin Airport.

Modlin cooperates with Ryanair, less often with other airlines.

The necessary infrastructure is well developed near the airport. Civil status was assigned to Modlin in 2012, until that time only military aircraft were sent there.

Chopin Airport in Warsaw

The main airport terminal of the capital impresses with its excellent organization of space. There is good parking near these air gates, transport links are developed, cafes and restaurants work.

Since 1927, the airport airfield has been used for its intended purpose. After the destruction of the object during the Second World War, it was rebuilt. Now the airport has 2 terminals, it works with charter and international flights from all over the world.

Copernicus Airport in Wroclaw

The airport is located 10 km from the center of Wroclaw. In 2005, the object was named after Nicolaus Copernicus. This airport cooperates with all major airlines.

In this place, not only receive passengers, but also train pilots, as well as flight personnel..

The airport has two terminals, is famous for its good transport links and nice infrastructure.

Airport in Gdansk

The Gdansk air terminal bears the proud name of former Polish President Lech Walesa. The building with the airfield is located 10 km from the city. This airport can serve more than 4 million passengers per year.

The main flow of passengers to the airport arrives with the Ryanair airline, the terminal also works with other international airlines.

Airport terminal in Katowice

A large airport, located 30 km from the city of Katowice, is able to serve more than 3 million passengers a year. Lufthansa, Bristol and Kyiv Airlines are frequent guests of this terminal. Near the building and the airfield developed transport infrastructure, the airport has only one large terminal for customers.

Airport in Krakow

Krakow is known not only for its excellent sausages and sights. At a distance of 11 km from the city center is the airport terminal named after John Paul II.

The air gate in Krakow is used to receive military and civilian flights. IN this place highly accurate aircraft landing tracking system.

John the Second Airport is recognized as the second after the major Warsaw airport. More than 8 million people live around its location, which are considered as potential clients of the flying establishment.

Airport terminal in Lublin

The small air gate of the city of Lublin serves local and regional flights, but sometimes this airport also receives international aircraft.

Airport in Poznań

The old and convenient airport can be found 5 km from the city center. Previously, the air gate was used by the military, now the facility has become a civilian flying base.

Comical situations are connected with the airport in the city of Poznan, when military pilots confused it with their own base located nearby.

The facility serves about 1.5 million passengers per year. Despite its small size, the terminal has comfortable transport interchanges and a good seating area.

There are only 12 international airports in Poland, connecting all regions of the country with the rest of the world. See the list below to find the most convenient for your itinerary.

• Warsaw Airport - IATA code WAW - (~ 11 million passengers)

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the country, serving more than 40% of the country's total passenger traffic. It serves about 40-50% passenger traffic in Poland. Most downloaded international flights from the airport to Frankfurt, Amsterdam, London, Chicago and Paris. There is only one passenger terminal known as Terminal A. The best way get to the center of Warsaw railway, as it connects the airport and the city center in 20 minutes. Another possibility is to take a bus that connects to the center of Warsaw with lines 175, 188 and N32 (at night). There is an additional line 148 that goes to Ursinow (south of Warsaw) and Prague ( East End Warsaw). Warsaw - perfect place to visit other international destinations such as Vienna, Berlin or,

• Wroclaw Airport - IATA code WRO - (~2.3 million passengers)

Wroclaw Nicola Copernicus Airport is an international airport serving the city of Wroclaw in southwestern Poland. The airport is located 10 km southwest of the city center. He has two passenger terminal and one cargo terminal. Due to its proximity to the city, it is not a problem to get to it, either by bus or by car. Bus line 106 leaves daily to/from the Central Train/Bus Station every 20 minutes. The entire journey takes approximately 40 minutes, depending on traffic conditions and conditions. Night bus line 206 operates the same route through the airport. From Wroclaw you can visit other places like Krakow or Katowice.

• Krakow Airport - IATA code KRK - (~ 4.2 Mio. passengers)

Airport St. John Paul II Krakow-Balice is an international airport in the village of Balice, near Krakow, 11 km from the city center on the south side of the country. Shuttle trains link Balice Airport with central station Krakow Glouni, which is located near the historic Old Town district in the city center. They run every 30 minutes and the journey takes less than 20 minutes. The earliest train to Krakow Airport leaves from central station at 4:05 am and the last one at 23:35. The first and last departure from the airport station is 5:16 am and 0:15 am, respectively.

• Gdansk Airport - IATA code GDN - (~ 3.7 million passengers)

Gdansk Airport, also known as Lech Walsa Airport, is an international Polish airport located 12 km west of the city of Gdansk. The airport is named after the former president of Poland. The city is easily accessible from the airport. Bus line 210 ZTM Gdansk takes 40 minutes to get from Gdansk Airport to Gdansk Main Railway Station (Dworzec Glówny).

• Katowice Airport - IATA code KTW - (~ 3 Mio. passengers)

Katowice Airport is the fourth busiest airport in the country. It is located 30 km north of Katowice, in Pyrzowice. The city has 3 bus lines connecting the airport with different areas: Bytom - airport - lines 85 and 53, Mierzzice airport - airport - line 17 or direct bus. From the city you can visit other places nearby such as Krakow.

• Warsaw Airport - IATA code WMI - (~ 2.6 million passengers)

Warsaw Modlin Airport is an international airport opened in 2012 after being used as a military airfield. It is located 40 km from the center of Warsaw. The airport is intended for use by low cost airlines and serves as a base for Ryanair.

• Poznan Airport - IATA code POZ - (~ 1.5 million passengers)

Poznań-Lawica Airport or Henryk Wieniawski is one of the oldest airports in the country, located 5 km from the city center. During the season it offers flights to many destinations such as Hurghada and European resorts.

• Rzeszow Airport - IATA code RZE - (~0.6 million passengers)

Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport is an international airport in southeastern Poland, in the village of Jasonka, 10 km from the city of Rzeszow. It is the seventh largest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic.

• Szczecin Airport - IATA code SZZ - (~ 0.4 million passengers)

Solidarity or Szczecin-Goleniow Airport is the main domestic and international airport for the region around the city of Szczecin. It is located 45 km northeast of the city center, in the village of Glewice.

• Lublin Airport - IATA code LUZ - (~ 0.3 million passengers)

Lublin Airport is an international airport serving the city of Lublin and the surrounding region. It is located 10 km east of Lublin.

• Bydgoszcz Airport - IATA code BZG - (~0.3 million passengers)

Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport is an international airport serving the Bydgoszcz area. It is the ninth largest airport in the country in terms of passenger numbers.

• Lodz Airport - IATA code LCJ - (~ 0.3 million passengers)

Lodz Airport, also known as Władysław Reymont Airport, is an international airport in central Poland, located 6 km from the city center. It offers flights to several European destinations.