NEW FLIGHT SERVICES IN CENTRAL EUROPE: LOT POLISH AIRLINES ADDS SARAJEVO AND PRISTINA TO ITS GLOBAL NETWORK

The Voice of Chandigarh News| Travel Trade Reporter:

As part of its current network expansion, LOT Polish Airlines has grown its services to the Balkan region and is herewith further reinforcing its position as a leading carrier in Central Europe. The Star Alliance member carrier has started flying to the cities of Sarajevo and Pristina from its global hub in Warsaw.

Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is now served by LOT Polish Airlines five times a week. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday flights depart from Warsaw at 10:35h and arrive in Sarajevo less than two hours later at 12:25h (return flight starts at 13:05h and arrives at 15:00h). On Mondays and Thursdays, the departure from Warsaw is at 14:40h with scheduled arrival in Sarajevo at 16:30h (return flight starts at 17:10h and arrives 19:05h).

Passengers from India travelling with LOT Polish Airlines from Delhi enjoy fast and seamless connectivity to this new service. Departing from Delhi at 8:00h they arrive in Sarajevo on the same day at 16:30h local time after a total travel time of 12 hours with a 90 minutes layover in Warsaw.

In addition, LOT Polish Airlines has started flying to Pristina, the capital of the Republic of Kosovo, four times a week. Flight LO-587 takes off from Warsaw every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 10:15h and arrives at its destination at 12:30h. On the return leg, LO-588 leaves Pristina at 13:20h, arriving in Warsaw at 15:50h with connectivity to its Delhi flights.

Ongoing global expansion

In addition to the new flights to Sarajevo and Pristina, LOT Polish Airlines has recently added further destinations to its global network, which are all served from its Star Alliance hub in Warsaw: Mumbai (two flights per week), Baku/Azerbaijan (four flights per week) and Cairo/Egypt (five flights times per week). On July 1, flights to/from Stuttgart/Germany will be resumed. Stuttgart has been Mumbai’s sister city for more than 50 years, so the new route will seamlessly connect them now via Warsaw.

Amit Ray, Director India, DACH Markets and Italy at LOT Polish Airlines: “We are observing strong demand from the Indian market, and we are happy to provide our passengers what they value most: great connectivity, reliability and competitive pricing.”

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LOT Polish Airlines is a modern carrier connecting Central and Eastern Europe with the rest of the world. LOT’s offer includes, inter alia, direct long-haul flights to airports in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, India and Sri Lanka. The Polish carrier has been consistently increasing the number of its flights to those destinations, thus strengthening its position in Central and Eastern Europe. It operates its long-haul flights with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, one of the most advanced wide-body aircraft in the world. Present in the sky since1929, the Polish carrier is the 12th oldest airline worldwide, being one of the most internationally recognizable Polish brands.