Currently Lufthansa serves six Polish airports and is planning further expansion by 2008, with Łód and Bydgoszcz being the most likely locations. Bohg also underlined the importance of regional airports in Poland to Lufthansa. "Over 50 percent of our income in Poland came from outside of Warsaw," he explained.
He sees a lot of growth potential in the Polish airline market, as only three percent of Poles currently travel by plane. "There are great expansion prospects for the market, which creates big chances for Lufthansa," he said.
Bohg expects the whole CEE region to grow rapidly in the coming years and says the shift of airline traffic eastwards (towards Asia) will increase the region's importance. He even speculated that Warsaw could become a hub for transcontinental flights.
He also expressed satisfaction with the firm's cooperation with Polish Airlines LOT, which is a Star Alliance partner, and denied rumors that Lufthansa was considering buying out LOT, saying: "We believe in the spirit of cooperation and bilateral partnership."
Michał Pakulniewicz
At just 29 years old, Bohg has landed a plum job with the flagship carrier and he is keen to stress the importance of Poland's young and underdeveloped market. "Poland is one of Lufthansa's three strategic markets alongside China and India," he said.
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