KRAKOW JOHN PAUL IIAIRPORT ASSISTANCE

History Kraków John Paul Ii International Airport

The airport opened for civil aviation in 1964. The Balice airport was a military site until February 28, 1968. Four years later, the first passenger terminal was built there. In 1988, the authorities decided to build a new terminal that was opened for public use in 1993. In 1995, the entire apron was modernized. In 1995, the airport's name was changed from Kraków-Balice Airport to John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice to honor Pope John Paul II, who spent many years of his life in Kraków and served as Archbishop of Kraków from 1963 until his elevation to the Papacy in 1978. For marketing reasons, the official name was further "streamlined" on September 4, 2007 as Kraków Airport im. Jana Pawa II.

In 2003, when Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair became interested in starting a service from the John Paul II International Airport, the airport authorities refused to reduce the landing fees. In response, the regional authorities of Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship decided to build a new airport near the existing one, using the infrastructure of the military airbase adjacent to the shared runway. Finally, an agreement was reached, and the existing airport was opened to Ryanair and other low-cost carriers such as Germanwings, EasyJet, and Central wings.

On December 12, 2012, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair announced it would be opening its second Polish base in Kraków, basing two Boeing 737-800 aircraft at the airport from March 31, 2013, which allows the carrier to increase the number of routes from Kraków to 31. Kraków Airport is the second busiest airport in the country after Warsaw Chopin Airport. The airport has good growth prospects, as almost 8 million people live within 100 km (62 mi) of it. The airport also has a favorable location on the network of existing and planned motorways in this region of Poland.

Ground transportation from Kraków John Paul Ii International Airport

In addition to road access by private car or taxi, other options are:

Train: The SKA1 suburban line operates from the Airport to Kraków Gówny (the main railway station) and further to Wieliczka. The service resumed in September 2015. It takes about 17 minutes to get to the city centre, and another 20 minutes to Wieliczka (for Salt Mine).

Bus: Public buses link the airport during the day and during the night with the main railway and bus station in Kraków (Kraków Główny railway station) and the ICE Congress Centre.

Taxi: Get to Krakow's city centre within 30 minutes by taxi.

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