Poland’s state-owned airline LOT is to launch a direct connection from Warsaw to Colombo in Sri Lanka.

With its eyes on the tourist market, the Polish carrier will offer the service from November 3 to March 28.

The nine-hour flights on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be available three times a week.

LOT carried over 8.9 million passengers last year, 2 million more than in 2017, according to Polish Radio’s IAR news agency.

This year, the airline is eyeing a record 10 million passengers, IAR added.

Since the beginning of 2016, the airline has launched scores of new flights, including long-haul destinations such as Los Angeles, Tokyo and Seoul.