LOT Polish Airlines completes Warsaw terminal switch

LOT Polish Airlines this week completes its moves to Terminal 2 at its home hub at Warsaw’s Frederic Chopin Airport. The Polish national carrier moved its international flights to the new US$220 million facility last month and completes the move with the switch of its domestic flights.

The new terminal, with 24 gates, more than doubles the capacity of the airport to 12 million passengers a year. A key benefit to passengers is to significantly improve transfers, which should now involve only a short walk between gates.

LOT is now the only airline flying from London-Heathrow to Warsaw, a route it operates three times a day.

The airline’s regional director for UK and Ireland, Slawomir Noszczak, commented: “The transfer of our international flights to the new terminal went without any major hitches and we are now delighted to bring all our operations under one roof, with the move of domestic flights. This will be a major bonus for UK travellers flying on to other cities within Poland or on our international network, as well as smoothing transfer for those returning to the UK.”

LOT flies to eight cities within Poland, as well as to 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Europe, with the new destination of Beijing added in March.