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The mayor of Krakow abruptly canceled a meeting next week with Polish airline representatives and Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall following a historic federal indictment. Advocate for accepting free luxury airline travelThe post revealed.
Alexander Miszalski was scheduled to meet with Adams on Monday, along with representatives of LOT Polish Airlines, the country’s flag carrier, the European city’s nonprofit organization for tourism promotion and the mayor’s international affairs team, according to City Hall sources.
But the Southern District of New York unsealed a five-count indictment against Adams last Thursday, charging him with wire fraud and bribery. Business class tickets on Turkish Airlines and other luxurious travel accommodations arranged by foreigners – The Polish mayor’s camp canceled it.
“He didn’t want to be seen with the mayor after the impeachment, especially since he’s new in office,” a City Hall source said.
“It’s no surprise that international leaders are now wary of meeting Adams – word travels fast.”
Miszalski, 44, was elected in May to run the southern Polish city of more than 750,000 people and is scheduled to be in the Big Apple in the coming days when he marches in the 87th annual Pulaski Day Parade.
The mayors, who have promoted their city’s night-time lighting, plan to discuss ways they can work together to help boost their city’s economy and tourism, sources said.
They are expected to discuss strengthening ties through sister cities agreements, sources said.
LOT – a relatively small airline with about 80 aircraft, about 50 less than Frontier Airlines has been expanding in recent years and claims to be one of the three anchors Carrier at JFK International Airport.
It was unclear what was on the agenda for airline representatives meeting with Big Apple executives.
LOT Polish Airlines spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski said the New York City area holds “traditional importance” for the airline because it has one of the largest Polish populations, with many residents commuting from Kraków.
“For more than 50 years, LOT has been well-established in the NYC market, serving as a vital connection to this community,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
“LOT Polish Airlines has maintained relations with representatives of Kraków and New York on a purely professional basis, without providing any upgrades or special benefits to Mayor Eric Adams, his staff or other officials,” the statement said. “There has been no involvement in lobbying for additional flights in connection with this recent meeting.”
Calls to the Kraków mayor’s office were not answered.
The mayor pleaded innocent to the charges on Friday and repeatedly denied he had done anything wrong.
However, political insiders have expressed concern about How can City Hall function properly with a mayor facing federal indictment and a Number of other SDNY And Manhattan D.A. There is a cloud of investigation hanging over top officials in the administration.
Mayor Adams dismissed concerns about leaders not meeting and told The Post at City Hall that there has been no disruption to his calendar since the criminal indictment.
“People understand I’m still mayor and there are still things that need to be done in the city,” he told reporters during his off-topic press conference in the City Hall Rotunda.
“Trust me, there is no shortage of people on the calendar, from local to international city leaders, who want to sit down and communicate with me for many different reasons.”
A City Hall spokesman did not respond hours later when asked about the canceled meeting with Kraków and Polish airline officials.
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