The CPK project involves the construction of a new airport in Baranów, about 40 km west of Warsaw, as well as high -speed railway networks. According to the original estimates of the PiS government, the cost of the project was to be about EUR 37 billion, and the number of passengers was to exceed the results of the Berlin Ber airport.
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After the parliamentary election and the change of power in Poland in 2023, the project regarding the Central Communication Port was modified. According to current plans, the first planes are to start from Baranów in 2032. Initially, the airport will serve about 30 million passengers a year, in 2035 – 40 million, and in the mid -1940s of the 21st century, up to 50 million. For comparison, the BER Airport in Berlin celebrated 25.5 million passengers in 2024.
“The official goal was to make Warsaw the central communication node of Central and Eastern Europe. Unofficially, however, it was also about the outbreak of Berlin in economic terms” – writes” Berliner Zeitung. “
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Will Warsaw surpass Berlin? This is how German media write about CPK
A spokeswoman BER, cited by the daily, answers the question about real competition between the two airports. In her opinion, Baranów “will not be a serious competition” because passengers from Berlin are unlikely to decide to travel 500 km to Warsaw to start the flight from there. However, it was noted that the range of both ports is partly coincided and the potential importance of CPK will increase with the development of the network of fast rail connections.
Earlier analyzes provided for the construction of the high speed route between Frankfurt nad Odrą and Baranów, of which it was ultimately abandoned. “Berliner Zeitung” emphasizes that Only the full implementation of the planned railway network would make Warsaw a real competitor for Berlin.
Polish-German competition also on railways
The newspaper points out that Technical requirements for the planned railway – including speed 350 km at – They can cause international concerns in tenders, primarily Siemens. As a result, Polish companies would risk complete exclusion from the key part of the investment.
“Berliner Zeitung” also reminds that the German Railways Deutsche Bahn plan to compete with PKP on the Berlin -Warsaw route. Modern Siemens' compositions could also serve connections from Warsaw to Łódź, Poznań or Wrocław, which would further strengthen the competition on the transport market in the region.
