Poles choose these directions most often. The airport published the ranking
Where did Poles fly most often in July and August? Katowice Airport has published data on the favorite destinations of its passengers.
Holiday traffic at the Katowice airport has reached record levels this year. According to Rynek Lotniczy, in July and August a total of nearly 2.1 million passengers used the airport. The data showing where travelers flew most often is even more interesting. It turns out that the list does not only include holiday resorts. In summer, Poles also willingly visited large European cities.
From Katowice to Dortmund and London
Among the regular routes from Katowice, Dortmund enjoyed the greatest interest, with over 76,000 passengers choosing it in July and August. passengers. The next places were taken by London-Luton with a result exceeding 37,000. people and Alicante, beloved by Poles, where over 34,000 people flew. travelers.
Data on the countries on which Poles placed their bets are also known. From Katowice, we most often flew to Italy (182,000 passengers) and Spain, which was chosen by over 99,000 people. Great Britain was in third place (78,000 passengers).
Poles fly on holiday by charter
However, much larger numbers appear in the case of charter flights. The most popular country for summer holidays turned out to be Türkiye, to which over 343,000 people flew from Katowice. people. Greece was chosen by approximately 253,000 people. passengers, and Egypt almost 220 thousand. people. In the case of specific resorts, Antalya was unrivaled – almost 257,000 people traveled there from the Katowice airport. people. Next came Marsa Alam with over 101,000. passengers and Hurghada, which was chosen by over 90,000. travelers. “The total traffic for July and August clearly indicates that the 2026 holidays were the best in the history of Katowice Airport. During this time, a total of 2,097,357 passengers were served. This is a result of 159,277 people higher than in the same period a year earlier,” we read.
