Hello,
For those that are interested, the official Polish CAA statistics are published here:
Urz?d Lotnictwa Cywilnego
The 2012 figures by airline are here:
http://www.ulc.gov.pl/_download/regu...w_4_2012_j.pdf (page 2 for the annual figures, page 1 for Q4).
Ryanair were number two in 2012, over 1.1 million passengers behind LOT. However, Ryanair's growth in Poland accelerated in the second half of 2012, with the new Modlin routes being introduced (although they are now at Chopin for the time being).
The Q1 2013 figures by airline are here:
http://www.ulc.gov.pl/_download/regu..._j_2013_1q.pdf.
It's true, Ryanair have just squeezed past LOT and carried more passengers for the first time in this quarter. With the opening of the Krakow base, capacity cuts by LOT and a lack of growth in Poland from Wizzair, it seems likely that they will retain that position for the rest of the year at least.