Polish carrier names TransViet as general agent

LOT Polish Airlines has appointed the aviation and travel services provider TransViet as its general sales agent (GSA) in Vietnam less than three months before the carrier launches direct flights to Hanoi.

Nguyen Hai, chair of TransViet Group, told the Daily on the phone on Wednesday that LOT Polish Airlines was the newest foreign airline that had approved the company as the GSA in Vietnam. Currently, TransViet represents more than 10 foreign airlines in this market.

LOT on Wednesday announced the start of direct services between Hanoi and Warsaw on November 15 this year. This is the latest of 10 new routes to be launched by LOT this year, said Krzysztof Kolodziej, general manager of the polish airline in Vietnam.

Kolodziej said LOT would be the only airline providing direct air link between Warsaw and Hanoi, at a frequency of three times every week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. This new connection will be served by Boeing 767-300 aircraft configured with 225 economy-class seats and 18 business-class seats.

Hai of TransViet said the flights departing from Hanoi at midnight would arrive in Warsaw early morning, enabling easy LOT network connections at Warsaw Airport thanks to Poland’s geographical location in the heart of Europe.

The member of STAR Alliance, the world’s biggest airline alliance, sells a two-way fare for the Hanoi-Warsaw flights from $380, exclusive of taxes and surcharges on its website at www.lot.com and ticketing office in Hanoi as well as travel agencies in Vietnam. – Saigon Times

Tags: LOT Polish Airlines, Vietnam, Vietnam aviation, Vietnam aviation industry, Vietnam aviation market

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