The press office of the Masovian Voivodeship Marshal’s Office reported on Thursday that as agreed by the office, the travel agency “At Brother Józef”, which organized the tragic trip to Medjugorje, operated without the legally required registration in the register of tour operators.
“This means that office customers are not covered by the insurance guaranteefor tourists using the services of registered travel agencies. The marshal’s office referred the matter to law enforcement“- reported representatives of the marshal’s office.
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Jarosław Miłkowski, an entrepreneur who runs a business called “U Brata Józefa”, disagrees with these allegations.
Who organized the trip?
– I have an agency contract since 2017 with the Motyl SA office in Lublin and since then I have been traveling with them – said Miłkowski. He assured that “the travel agency has full authorization to do so”. He explained that he “acts as an agent”. He stressed that his role was mainly to “bring people together”.
He also pointed out that the tragic trip to Medjugorje was completely different. It was not organized by the office, but by a private person – a nun. “I was just helping with the insurance and organizing the coach,” he said.
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Miłkowski declined to explain further. He noted that he was in court on Wednesday and couldn’t say anything more because he had been banned.
According to the information contained in the central register and information on economic activity of the Republic of Poland the company “U Brata Józefa” Biuro Podróży Jarosław Miłkowski has been operating since 2017. Under the heading “predominant economic activity” there is an entry: “Activities of tour operators”. In addition, it is listed, among other things, “Activities of travel agents”.
What about transporting the wounded?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Thursday that in the coming days, successive air transports of the wounded will be organized successively in the Polish coach’s accident in Croatia. Who will cover the costs?
“The previous transport by a CASA military aircraft, and the following ones with the participation of the Polish Medical Air Rescue, have been and will be paid by the pilgrimage insurer – ERGO. The insurance policy covers the costs of treatment and return transport of the sick as well as the repatriation of the tragically deceased in Poland “- wrote the ministry.
The accident of the Polish bus took place on Saturday morning August 6, on the A4 motorway north of the Croatian capital, Zagreb.. The bus, driving towards Zagreb, left the road and fell into a ditch on the side of the highway. The crash left 12 dead and 32 injured. All of the accident victims were Polish citizens who made pilgrimages to Medjugorje.
