Budget airline Ryanair wants the Polish government to ease the country's competition rules to allow expansion of the passenger airline market.
Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, said that moves such as bringing down airport taxes and building new airport terminals could lead to the market doubling in size by 2011.
"The Polish government needs to see the opportunity in front of it here – airport fees are among the highest in Europe," he said.
He predicted that 10,000 jobs could be created by 2011. "Poland can move ahead of other countries by taking these steps to free up the market," he added.
Polish Airports, the state-owned company that runs most of the airport hubs in Poland, responded by saying that local airport fees compared well with many other western airports serviced by Ryanair.
Ryanair also recently announced that it would expand its services to Polish cities Krakow and Wroclaw from its Frankfurt Hahn base from October.
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