Poland’s LOT airline to fly to New Delhi from September

Poland’s state-owned airline, LOT is all set to launch a service from Warsaw to New Delhi in September. The carrier plans plans to fly five times a week beginning September 17, 2019. The flight is expected to take 7 hours to reach Warsaw from New Delhi.

The new service will enhance tourist footfalls and, will also help the business travellers. India is the second-largest market for direct investment by Polish businesses in Asia, after Singapore.

LOT carried 8.8 million passengers last year, 2 million more than in 2017. This year, the airline is eyeing a new record of 10 million passengers, Polish Radio’s IAR news agency has reported.

Since the beginning of 2016, the airline has launched 66 new flights, including new long-haul destinations such as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Seoul, bringing the total to 107, according to the news agency.

Plans for 2019 include the launch of regular flights to Miami, Beirut and Varna on the Bulgarian coast. The Polish airline was named “Best Airline in Eastern Europe” by US magazine Global Traveler in December 2018 .