LOT Polish Airlines aims to bridge Korea, central Europe

Poland‘s flagship carrier celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Incheon-Warsaw direct route Thursday, with hopes to further increase the frequency of the flight and promote Central European destinations in the Korean market. “It is a very important route, not only from the tourist perspective but also because it provides business connectivity,” said LOT’s CE Rafal Milczarski. The Incheon-Warsaw flights serviced by LOT began on Oct. 18 last year, and is currently flying five times a week filling about 82% of the seats on each flight. So far, over 60,000 people have flown on the route. “In Seoul we have grown up to five frequencies which is the limit in our bilateral arrangements. We want to grow more to improve quality for the Korean, Polish and international passengers. But in order to achieve this, we will be trying to persuade the authorities at the Transport Ministry to grant us additional rights to be able to do that,” Milczarski said, noting that a daily product was ideal for attracting passengers. For LOT, it is important to increase its market share in the Korean-central European aviation market because of the future potential for rapid growth in business ties between the two countries.<br/>