TIRANA, Nov 3 /ATA/ – The Polish airline PLL LOT, the main flights operator in Poland, launched its regular scheduled flights between Tirana and Warsaw on Wednesday.
An event – Chopin meets LOT at Tirana International Airport – and a concert was held in the transit area to mark the beginning of scheduled flights of LOT Polish Airlines to and from Tirana International Airport to Warsaw.
The event was hosted by TIA, in collaboration with the Frédéric Chopin Association, Pro Musica Ensemble, Music Schools, with the support of the Embassy of Poland in Tirana.
More than 30 artists performed in concert at the transit area under the baton of maestro Zhani Ciko. The unique event drew attention of the passengers at the gates while boarding to different destinations
“LOT Polish Airlines has been our partner for charter traffic for a long time, and having LOT now as a permanent airline for scheduled traffic at TIA means a lot for us and also for the guests from Warsaw, who would like to visit Albania. Three times per week, both Warsaw and Tirana will have much to offer. We are connecting Poland to Albania, this is a major achievement and there is no better way to celebrate this than with talented Albanian artists” TIA’s Chief Executive Director, Dr. Constantin von Alvensleben said.
The ceremony for LOT Polish Airlines and the concert afterwards took place in the presence of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Megi Fino, LOT Polish Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Michał Fijoł, Chief Executive Director of TIA, Constantin von Alvensleben and the Polish Ambassador in Tirana, Monika Zuchniak Pazdan and Albanian Ambassador in Warshaw, Shpresa Kureta.
LOT Polish Airlines started operating three times per week to and from Tirana International Airport, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sunday. LOT offers excellent onward connections to JFK Airport in New York and Toronto in Canada.
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