First Plane from Gdansk Lands at Poprad-Tatry Airport on Thursday

Poprad, 25 December (TASR) - Poprad-Tatry Airport and Wizz Air airline launched a regular flight connection between the Slovak town of Poprad (Presov region) and the Polish city of Gdansk on Thursday, head of Regional Tourism Organisation (OOCR) for the High Tatras Lucia Blaskova has informed TASR, adding that the Slovak mountains are a popular summer and winter holiday destination among Poles. "This step means the successful resumption of the air route between the two regions, the first one since 2012, after more than 13 years of break. The resumption was achieved thanks to the efforts and close cooperation between partners in the regions. The OOCR for the High Tatras and the Liptov Area, together with Poprad-Tatry Airport, participated in it," said Blaskova. "Almost 30 percent more Poles than last year visited the High Tatras in the first ten months of this year. This is the highest number of tourists from this country seen in the last decade, with the new air connection giving it the potential to grow even more. At the same time, the connection with Gdansk is also a small step towards opening up to tourists from northern Europe, as there are no other air connections from this direction yet," said Blaskova. "The new air route will be served twice a week during the winter: on Thursdays and Sundays. It has been set up to support prolonged weekend stays, as well as longer holidays in the High Tatras and in Liptov area. The air connection covers not only the main winter season, but also spring, including Easter holidays and popular May weekends," added head of the OOCR for the Liptov Area Darina Bartkova. "The route is scheduled to operate until June 5, 2026. After the winter season, flight days will change to Mondays and Fridays," said Poprad-Tatry Airport director Jan Pitonak. The ambition of regional organisations and the airport is not only to maintain the air connection, but to extend it to operate all year round. ko