Warsaw Chopin Airport years of operation, passenger traffic grew rapidly. In 1993, the airport handled nearly 2.2 million passengers, while six years later, this figure climbed to 4 million. Eventually, the decision was taken to increase the number of available check-in desks to 33, and then to 46, consequently increasing the terminal's capacity to 6 million passengers a year. In March 2001, Warsaw Airport was renamed in honour of the renowned Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin (though this name is almost never used by residents of Warsaw, and most frequent visitors know the airport simply as Okęcie). A year later, a tender
Chopin Music In The Open Air Chopin Music In The Open Air Chopin Music In The Open Air or Chopin Fest is an annual international festival of music of Polish composer Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). It is held in a historical and cultural complex The Radomysl Castle (Radomyshl, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine), in 2014. It was launched by Olga Bogomolets, a Ukrainian physician and civic activist. Co-organizers of the festival are the Embassy of Poland in Ukraine, the Polish Institute in Kiev and The Radomysl Castle. The festival’s specific feature is that the audience listens to the music outdoors, on one of the islands in the Castle, scattering