Fly direct from Warsaw to Delhi
Polish flag carrier and member of Star Alliance, LOT Polish Airlines is set to launch a new direct service between Warsaw and New Delhi, commencing September 17, 2019.
T Airlines will commence on September 17 from Warsaw‘s Chopin Airport to New Delhi’s taking off from New Delhi on September 18. Elaborating on the same, Michal Fijol, Chief - ber of the Board, LOT Polish Airlines said, “After a gap of 25 years, it is great for LOT Polish Airlines to return to the Indian market, which is extremely important and strategic for us. The Indian economy is growing fast, at a pace of more than 7 per cent annually. Furthermore, the Polish economy grew fast in 2018 at 5 per cent per annum. The relationship between both these economies is important and will grow and the direct even further.” LOT Polish Airlines has strong long-haul operations in North to New York JFK as well as Newark Airport, Chicago, Toronto and Los Angeles. We are also starting operations to Miami effective June 1, 2019. Furthermore, we are now enhancing our Asian long-haul operations Beijing, Singapore, Astana and soon to New Delhi. It’s an important market and thus we from the beginning. It’s a part of the world where we see that because of the economic environment. We will now be connecting two Star Alliance hubs: one in Warsaw—the hub for Central and Eastern Europe as well as for some destinations in Western Europe and the second being New Delhi.”
Warsaw: an aviation hub
Gateway for transfer passengers
The new route launch features excellent connectivity via Warsaw, starting from 40 minutes connecting time to/ from London City airport, Paris, Brussels, Kraków, Geneva, Amsterdam, Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Hanover, Oslo, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Billund, Prague and Budapest. times per day, for instance, to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, times daily; Budapest, four times daily and Berlin, thrice daily. All Polish domestic airports are served up to eight Delhi and Warsaw is not only opportunities for transfer passengers to travel further, both within Poland and even further to Central and Eastern Europe.”
Seat-load factor
Over 8.9 million passengers travelled between India and Europe in 2017. On the expected passenger load factor, he said, “We will be deploying the Boeing 787-8 and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. For long-haul operations, we only operate Dreamliner with a capacity of 252 or 294 seats. completely. Based on our experience on other long-haul markets, we target a seat-load factor of 85-90 per cent on the India route.”
Star Alliance
being a Star Alliance member,
Amit Ray, Regional Director— India and DACH markets, LOT Polish Airlines said, “We are a fully integrated partner of the programme. For India-based Star Alliance member airline including the home carrier Air India, passengers will be able to earn and burn miles on LOT Polish Airlines too.”
Working with the trade
Upon arrival in Warsaw as Schengen area, immigration will be conducted here only. “With a minimum connecting time of just 40 minutes, guests can connect to dozens of onward destinations within two hours. With our focus on product and passenger experience, we seek to give Indian guests an option to travel comfortably aboard