Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport (KTW) used 24 October 2025 to announce what it calls the largest winter timetable in its history. When the 2025/26 season starts on 26 October, the Silesian hub will offer 75 destinations – 40 scheduled and 35 charter – served by four major carriers (Wizz Air, Ryanair, LOT Polish Airlines, Air Dolomiti/Lufthansa) plus numerous tour operators.
For business travellers the highlights include new year-round links to Porto, Billund and Agadir on Wizz Air, adding to existing services to key Western European financial centres such as London, Frankfurt and Milan. Katowice positions itself as the primary regional cargo gateway and expects passenger throughput to rise from a record 6.39 million in 2024 to more than 7 million in 2025. Airport CEO Artur Tomasik said the winter schedule “cements Katowice’s role as Poland’s leading regional hub for both leisure and corporate traffic.”
The expansion matters for multinational firms in Poland’s industrial south. Improved connectivity to Iberia, Scandinavia and North Africa shortens travel times for project teams and simplifies rota planning for expatriates commuting on 2-to-3-week cycles. Travel managers should update approved city-pair lists and negotiate new corporate fares while seat capacity is abundant.
Charter growth is equally significant for mobility programmes: nine long-haul routes will again use wide-body aircraft, supporting group moves to Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Relocation vendors anticipate stronger demand for orientation trips as assignees can now combine indirect routings via Katowice rather than Warsaw.
Finally, the airport is reinforcing a multimodal strategy. A dedicated rail station opened last year allows travellers to reach downtown Katowice in 17 minutes and Kraków in under an hour, expanding catchment to 8 million people – an argument global employers can cite when choosing between Silesia and other CEE locations.
For business travellers the highlights include new year-round links to Porto, Billund and Agadir on Wizz Air, adding to existing services to key Western European financial centres such as London, Frankfurt and Milan. Katowice positions itself as the primary regional cargo gateway and expects passenger throughput to rise from a record 6.39 million in 2024 to more than 7 million in 2025. Airport CEO Artur Tomasik said the winter schedule “cements Katowice’s role as Poland’s leading regional hub for both leisure and corporate traffic.”
The expansion matters for multinational firms in Poland’s industrial south. Improved connectivity to Iberia, Scandinavia and North Africa shortens travel times for project teams and simplifies rota planning for expatriates commuting on 2-to-3-week cycles. Travel managers should update approved city-pair lists and negotiate new corporate fares while seat capacity is abundant.
Charter growth is equally significant for mobility programmes: nine long-haul routes will again use wide-body aircraft, supporting group moves to Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. Relocation vendors anticipate stronger demand for orientation trips as assignees can now combine indirect routings via Katowice rather than Warsaw.
Finally, the airport is reinforcing a multimodal strategy. A dedicated rail station opened last year allows travellers to reach downtown Katowice in 17 minutes and Kraków in under an hour, expanding catchment to 8 million people – an argument global employers can cite when choosing between Silesia and other CEE locations.
출처: Aviation24
