Ryanair (FR, Dublin International) will enter the domestic Polish market with effect from March 14, 2014. In a statement, the Irish LCC said its entry would challenge the "LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) high-fare monopoly" with the introduction of flights from its hub, Warsaw Modlin, to Gdansk and Wroclaw. Airline CEO Michael O'Leary said “We have been pleased with the surge in bookings since we announced the return of Ryanair’s flights to Warsaw Modlin on Monday September 30. In 2014 Ryanair will operate more than 30 routes to/from Warsaw Modlin and we expect our traffic to grow to 1.5million passengers to/from Modlin in 2014."