Punctually at. 7 am on the Polish airspace was opened. Such a decision taken on Tuesday, the Polish Agency for Air Navigation Services. From Warsaw, already flew two airplanes.

The airspace was opened practically all over Europe, said in TVN24 Grzegorz Hlebowicz, spokesman for the Polish Air Traffic Agency. - This is undoubtedly a consequence of conferences, discussions and agreements at ministerial high-level European Union.

But this does not mean that all the planes take off right away. - Grid connection does not come back quickly. Need for a few hours, perhaps days - Hlebowicz remarked, noting that "anything can still happen" on the flight. Volcano in Iceland is in fact active.

Aircraft depart

Kamil Wnuk, a spokesman for the Warsaw Airport. Chopin, in turn, announced that a few moments after hours. 7 of Okecie flew two airplanes: to Hamburg and Gdansk. Getting ready to start flying machine to Wroclaw and Palma de Mallorca.

He added that if the airport has increased passenger traffic.

On Wednesday morning to fly to Warsaw LOT two aircraft from the U.S.. The first is expected at 9:30. This is the flight number 007 from New York to Warsaw.

The second arrival is planned for 9.50. Lot No. 002 will arrive from Chicago.

Thousands want to go back

The decision to open the Polish sky fell on Tuesday. - We decided to open the sky by 5 Coordinated Universal Time, which is about 7 times Polish - said Tuesday in an interview with TVN24 Hlebowicz. Even then stressed that the investigation process to normality will be gradual, because during the week led to the Polish sky is about 10 thousand. the operation. - Surely we can not do it in the next few hours - he added.

- The good news is the bad side. All flights will be resumed gradually - said in TVN24 LOT spokesman Jacek Balcer. - For all who want to return to the country will open additional charter flights - he added. And yes, both from Warsaw and Katowice, Polish aircraft will fly to Tel Aviv and Egypt. From Warsaw is provided for charter in Mallorca. - It is important, because for those who want to come back, the plane is the fastest possible means of transport - he added.

As explained in flight is a "comfortable situation", because abroad "stuck" only 4 machines (2 in Paris and one in Hamburg and Munich).

Previously, LOT decided to start two of its aircraft from the United States. Come running to Polish aircraft from Chicago and New York. The line is also prepared to resume flights in Europe - domestic and foreign "- we read on the LOT.

Source: TVN24.pl