▁agreement ▁was ▁reached , ▁and ▁the ▁existing ▁air port ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁Ryan air ▁and ▁other ▁low - cost ▁carri ers ▁such ▁as ▁German w ings , ▁E asy J et , ▁and ▁Central w ings . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁separate ▁domestic ▁terminal ▁( T 2 ) ▁was ▁opened . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁plans ▁were ▁under way ▁to ▁begin ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁terminal . ▁ ▁A ▁seven - story ▁par king ▁gar age ▁opposite ▁T 1 ▁became ▁fully ▁oper ational ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Irish ▁low - cost ▁car rier ▁Ryan air ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁opening ▁its ▁second ▁Polish ▁base ▁in ▁Krak ów ▁bas ing ▁two ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 - 8 0 0 ▁aircraft ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁from ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁which ▁allows ▁the ▁car rier ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁routes ▁from ▁Krak ów ▁to ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁Krak ów ▁Airport ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁bus iest ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁Wars aw ▁Ch op in ▁Airport . ▁The ▁air port ▁has ▁good ▁growth ▁prospect s , ▁as ▁almost ▁ 8 ▁million ▁people ▁live ▁within ▁ ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁air port ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁favor able ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁existing ▁and ▁planned ▁motor ways ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁of ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁Terminal ▁