Starting from the winter season, LOT will fly from Warsaw to Colombo in Sri Lanka. Flights will be operated seasonally, from November to March, three times a week by modern Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Colombo is the sixth Asian long-haul destination in the growing network of Poland’s flag carrier and the first regular seasonal winter service opened for tourists seeking an exotic winter vacation. Tickets are now available for sale.
LOT’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will fly between Warsaw and Colombo starting from the coming winter season. The first takeoff is scheduled for 3 November this year. The flights will be operated until the March 28, 2020 three times a week, according to the following schedule:
LOT will guarantee the shortest travel to Sri Lanka to passengers not only from Poland but also from many other European countries.
“We decided to start a regular connection to Sri Lanka due to the very high tourist potential of this direction. Annually, more than 1.8 million passengers travel between Europe and Colombo. Our convenient schedule guarantees passengers from all of the cities in Poland, Western Europe, Baltic States served by LOT, as well as from Prague, Zagreb or Budapest short travel time to Colombo with convenient transfers via Warsaw Chopin Airport”, says Rafał Milczarski, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines.
For the past few years, South Asia has become one of the most frequently chosen destinations for an increasing number of passengers travelling from many European countries.
The new connection will be operated using the most modern wide-bodied aircraft in the world – Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The launch of the new connection between Warsaw and Colombo is part of the profitable growth strategy that LOT has been implementing since the beginning of 2016, and most of its assumptions have been implemented by Poland’s flag carrier ahead of time. LOT carried a record number of over 8.9 million passengers in 2018, which is 2 million more than a year earlier. This year Poland’s flag carrier will take on board 10 million passengers. Currently, LOT uses 80 modern aircraft every day. The carrier already offers 111 scheduled connections on three continents in its scheduled offer.
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