Tourism Authority of Thailand welcomes LOT Polish Airlines’ first charter flight to Krabi
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) warmly welcomed 294 Polish vacationers on the primary constitution flight from Warsaw on Thursday, nineteenth December.
Operated by LOT Polish Airways, Poland’s nationwide service, and organized by main tour operator ITAKA, flight LO 6281 landed at Krabi Worldwide Airport, marking a major milestone in Thai-Polish tourism relations.
The reception was attended by key representatives, together with Krabi Province’s deputy governor Suwit Suriyawong and TAT govt director for Europe Suladda Sarutilavan.
The flight’s arrival marked the beginning of a seasonal constitution service between Warsaw and Krabi, scheduled from 18 December 2024 to 19 March 2025, providing a complete of 14 flights. Utilizing a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the service, utilising a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will present 4,116 seats throughout the winter schedule.
Alongside the Warsaw-Krabi route, LOT Polish Airways and ITAKA are working 77 constitution flights this winter, together with Warsaw-Bangkok and Warsaw-Phuket, with a complete capability of 13,073 seats.
Moreover, the airline has partnered with Rainbow Tour on routes akin to Warsaw-Bangkok, Katowice-Bangkok, and Warsaw-Phuket.
An emergent market
Poland lately rose to turn out to be one in every of Thailand’s six precedence long-haul markets, supported by the Thai authorities’s visa exemptions for residents of 93 international locations, together with Poland, enabling stays of as much as 60 days.
The Japanese European nation’s rising significance as a market is obvious within the enhance from 121,700 Polish guests in 2023, producing roughly 6.5 billion Baht in income, to 163,403 arrivals by 14 December 2024.
Polish vacationers, like different European guests, choose Thailand’s heat winter escapes, particularly to Andaman locations akin to Krabi, Phuket, and Phang-nga.
By enhancing connectivity and partnering with key tour operators like ITAKA, TAT goals to drive sustainable progress and encourage additional exploration of locations akin to Phuket, Pattaya, Bangkok, Rayong, Khao Lak, and Hua Hin.