Euro 2012 safety and security report - SOS International

John Paul II International Airport Krakow-Balice (KRK)
is located 11km west of Krakow city centre. The airport
is serviced by Aeroflot, Air Berlin, EasyJet, EuroLOT,
Lufthansa and Norwegian Air Shuttle, among others,
and there are regular international flights to Berlin,
Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, Bergen, Oslo, Stockholm,
Copenhagen and London. Domestic destinations
include Warsaw, Poznan and Warsaw. The airport
itself is small but well equipped and facilities include
a restaurant and cafe, bureau de change, duty-free
shops and car rental outlets. Terminal 1 manages
international flights; Terminal 2 deals with domestic
flights. A shuttle bus operates between the two terminals.
Taxis are available outside the arrivals building
and the journey to the city centre takes approximately
20 minutes. A train service also runs from the airport
to the city centre; the station is located 200m from
Terminal 1 and can be reached by airport shuttle bus.
Tickets can be bought on the train or from an automated
machine near the centre exit of Terminal 1. In
addition, busses also run from the airport to the city
centre; the bus stop is located to the right of the arrivals
terminal and buses 208, 292 and 902 take approximately
45 minutes to reach downtown Krakow.
Poznan-Lawica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) is
located 5km west of Poznan city centre. The airport
serves Lufthansa, Euro LOT, Ryanair, Scandinavian
Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Wizz Air and
operates regular international flights to and from
Munich, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, London, Copenhagen,
Stockholm and Oslo. Domestic flights serve Warsaw,
Gdansk, Katowice and Krakow. Facilities at the airport
include bars, restaurants, cafes, duty-free shops, an
executive lounge, ATMs, banks, a bureau de change
and an information desk. A taxi rank can be found outside
the arrivals area and the journey to the city centre
takes approximately 25 minutes. Buses 59 and 48 also
run to the city centre every 25-30 minutes; the journey
takes around 35 minutes. In addition, an express
line train service also runs from the airport to Poznan
Glowny, the city’s central station; the journey takes approximately
20 minutes.
Ukraine
Airport security in Ukraine is below Western norms
and can be described as adequate. Travellers should
be aware that there have been incidents of luggage
theft by baggage handlers. red24 advises visitors to
travel with hand luggage if practically possible and to
ensure valuables and essential items are kept on their
person at all times.
Boryspil International Airport (KBP) is Ukraine’s main
international airport. Located approximately 38km east
of Kiev city centre, the airport is served by Aeroflot,
Aerosvit, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways,
Air Baltic, Estonia Air and Ukrainian International Airlines
among others. The airport services international
flights to and from Moscow, St Petersburg, London,
Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Stockholm,
Paris, Amsterdam, Tallinn, Riga and Warsaw. Domestic
destinations include Donetsk, Kharkiv and Lviv.
Terminal B is the airport’s main terminal and it serves
all international and domestic flights. It has recently
undergone extensive renovations and facilities include
a number of shops, restaurants, cafes and bars, as
well as travel agencies, banks and bureaux de change.
The terminal also provides a business centre, luggage
centre and free Wi-Fi.
Terminal D is scheduled to deal with arriving and departing
fan charter flights for the duration of Euro 2012.
Nearing completion, this new terminal will be modern
and is anticipated to have facilities similar in variety
and standard to those found in Terminal B.
Taxis are available in front of Terminal B. Visitors are
advised to avoid unregistered private taxis and should
use those vehicles that display company colours and
phone numbers. Meters are not always used; negotiate
fares in advance of setting off. The journey to Kiev city
centre takes approximately 45 minutes to one hour.
Two express bus companies (Polit and Atass) also run
services to the city centre; these can be crowded but
are generally safe.
Kiev (Zhuliany) International Airport (IEV) is located
approximately 15km south west of central Kiev. Although
once a primarily domestic airport, a number of
low-cost international airlines now operate from the
facility, including Wizz Air, Wizz Air Ukraine and Sky
Wings and the airport now services flights to and from
Athens, London-Luton, Cologne-Bonn, Dortmund,
Treviso and Valencia. Domestically, UTair will shortly
begin flights to Donetsk, Kharkiv and Lviv. Security and
facilities at the airport are adequate. Taxis are available
at the airport. There is also a trolleybus service to
the Kiev city centre, which takes around 40 minutes.
Donetsk International Airport (DOK) is located approximately
18km north west of Donetsk city centre.
The airport services regular flights to Kiev, as well as
to Moscow, St Petersburg, Munich, Barcelona and Istanbul.
A new terminal complex has been built for Euro
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