According to the news agency Reuters, Poland announced on Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones over its territory. They violated its airspace in a major Russian attack on western Ukraine. Poland described the incursion as " act of aggression ".
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, most of the country, including the western regions of Volhynia and Lviv, which border Poland, had been placed on air alert for most of the night.
Disruptions at Warsaw-Chopin International Airport
The Polish military command indicated that drones had violated the country's airspace on several occasions during the Russian attack. However, operations in response to the attack have been completed. The radars detected more than ten objects, of which those representing a threat were "neutralised".according to the commandment.
However, drone overflights on Polish territory have consequences for air transport. L'Warsaw Chopin airportthe largest in the country, closed its airspace for several hours before reopening.
Airport management has warned that disruption and delays are expected. throughout the day. According to the Polish channel TVN24, flights have also resumed at Modlin airport, near the capital, and at Rzeszówin the south-east, close to the Ukrainian border. However, restrictions remain in place for flights to Lublin airportin the east of the country.
64 weekly flights between France and Warsaw
For business travellers, it is advisable to consult your airline about flight times. From Paris-CDG, Air France offers four daily flights and LOT Polish Airlines three flights a day to Warsaw. Wizz Air also offers a daily flight from Orly. There are also 5 weekly flights between Lyon to Warsaw per LOT. In France, Wizz Air also offers Basel-Mulhouse to Warsaw three times a week.
From Brussels-NationalLOT offers 24 weekly flights and Brussels Airlines two daily frequencies. The low-cost airport of Charleroi is also linked to the Polish capital by ten weekly flights. Finally, LOT operates two daily flights between Geneva and Warsaw and 9 frequencies/week since Luxembourg.
