Indonesia wants to launch Warsaw-Jakarta flights

The government of Indonesia, as well as the Polish ambassador to that country, have indicated that they will encourage airlines to open up direct flights between the capitals of the two countries. According to the country’s deputy secretary of the vice-president Dewy Anwar, “Poland could become the gateway for Indonesian products entering Europe. (It) could become a hub.” Officials in both countries hope that opening up a direct route would increase tourist traffic to Poland, given the fact that the Asian country has a population of 250 million. Poland’s ambassador to Indonesia, Peter Gontha, supports the proposition as he has indicated that the new route would facilitate Warsaw becoming a transit link for commerce between other European regions, such as Scandinavia, and Jakarta. Currently, the two nations have a yearly trade volume of USD 784 million. LOT has not confirmed the existence of the new route, writing in a press release that, “(we are) examining the possibility of adding more flights, but it’s far too early to publish precise information.”