Polish Airports (PPL) is one of the top aviation infrastructure companies in Poland, taking active part in the shaping and development of this strategic branch of the industry. PPL operates key elements of the state’s infrastructure, propelling the entire air transport services market.
PPL resources include Warsaw Chopin Airport (EPWA) – the biggest Polish airport and one of the biggest airports in Central and Eastern Europe. The airport enjoys hub status, providing access to international transport routes. It constantly maintains and develops operational capacity, attracting airlines that offer long-distance services. Warsaw Chopin Airport is the base of Poland’s national carrier LOT Polish Airlines. In 2018 the airport has served 17.7 million passengers.
Polish Airports is also the leading company of the PPL Business Group. The enterprise holds shares in or stocks of 14 airport operating companies:
• Kraków Airport,
• Szczecin-Goleniów,
• Poznań-Ławica,
• Rzeszów-Jasionka,
• MPL Warszawa-Modlin,
• PL Gdańsk,
• PL Wrocław,
• PL Mazury (Szymany),
• Bydgoszcz-Szwederowo,
• MPL Katowice-Pyrzowice,
• Zielona Góra – Babimost.
PPL own specialist companies providing passenger service and freight and aircraft handling at Polish airports (Welcome Airport Services Sp. z o.o. and Lotniczy Dworzec Towarowy Wrocław Sp. z o.o.) and companies conducting non-aviation activity: ACS Sp. z o.o. – passenger and baggage screening and security at airports.
PPL operates according to the highest international standards, in line with corporate governance principles set out in PPL strategic documents and Business Ethics Code and Anti-Fraud Policy. The enterprise is owned by the State Treasury and supervised by the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy. ‘Polish Airports’ State Enterprise is subject to regulations imposed by Civil Aviation Authority and International Civil Aviation Organization – ICAO. PPL operates based on the provisions of the Act of 15 September 2017 on ‘Polish Airports’ state enterprise (Journal of Laws of 2017, item 1902).