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Old 12th Dec 2012, 15:31
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DublinPole
 
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It's hard to see how Krakow can be expanded much more by FR until the new terminal which should be ready in 2015 is built. Ryanair are believed to want to expand more but they need the infrastructure to be able to do it.

The existing terminal was designed for 2.8m passengers at the most and last year it handled 3.01m and was very crowded in peak times. This year it's on course for over 3.4m passengers and was pure chaos in the summer at any time other than the early mornings.

The trouble is none of these problems can really be resolved until the new terminal is built
- Only 1 large baggage belt and 1 small one
- Only 4 security channels (Can take around an hour at peak time)
- Only 4 passport control kiosks (3 flights come in at once = 45 min wait)
- Only room to accommodate 8 aircraft at any one time
- Outdoor tents erected to house passengers as when 7-8 gates are in use, there is physically not enough room for passengers to wait in the terminal.

Therefore the only real way of getting extra flights into this terminal is simply by basing aircraft there, which allows you to launch flights from around 6-8am, when the airport is still quiet apart from domestic traffic, rest of the day, it's mayhem, and it's only going to get worse.

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