Silesian Air to branch out as LOT's regional carrier

According to Puls Biznesu, Silesian Air (SA) is to operate as LOT's regional subcontractor offering services to local connections. "At first, we will fly two 19-seat Beechcraft 1900D aircraft supplied by Regionale, a subsidy of Air France. The planes will fly from Katowice and Łódź, the other airports are to be conditioned by the market" said SA spokesman Adam Warzycha. New connections to Bygoszcz and Zielona Góra are to be taken into consideration as well. The project has been well received by the sector. "It is a positive sign when LOT, instead of fighting the competition, tries to cooperate with it. By increasing the number of connections with Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus, LOT heads in a good direction, since it hopes to become a strong regional carrier" said Włodzimierz Rydzykowski from the University of Gdańsk. LOT's spokesperson Leszek Chorzewski would not confirmed the news saying "We are analyzing several offers". (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) A.Z.