LOT Polish Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines, legally incorporated as Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A.

, is the flag carrier of Poland. Established in 1928, LOT was a founding member of IATA and remains one of the world's oldest airlines in operation. With a fleet of 75 aircraft as of 2021, LOT Polish Airlines is the 18th largest operator in Europe with over 120 destinations across Europe, Asia and North America.

The airline LOT was founded on 29 December 1928 by the Polish government during the Second Polish Republic as a self-governing limited liability corporation, taking over existing domestic airlines Aerolot (founded in 1922) and Aero (founded in 1925), and began operations on 1 January 1929. The first aircraft used by LOT were Junkers F.13 and Fokker F.VII with the inaugural international service to Vienna, Austria, beginning on 2 August 1929.

Most of the destinations originate from its hub at Warsaw Chopin Airport. Since 2018, LOT has maintained two long-haul routes from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Hungary where it operates regularly scheduled flights to New York during summer season and Seoul all year round. LOT has been a member of Star Alliance since 2003.

LOT airline was founded in 1928. At the beginning of the 1930s, in addition to existing services from Warsaw to Kraków, Poznań, Gdańsk and Lwów, new service to Bydgoszcz and Katowice was introduced. In 1932, LOT began flying to Wilno.

In May 2018, LOT Polish Airlines started scheduled flights from outside Poland beginning with long-haul routes to New York and Chicago from Budapest airport in Hungary. In May 2019, it started flying from Lithuanian capital Vilnius to London City airport and from Estonian capital Tallinn to Brussels and Stockholm two months later. The latter two flights were suspended in early 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic.

On January 24, 2020, Owner of LOT, the Polish Aviation Group (Polska Grupa Lotnicza or PGL) announced that it would acquire Condor Flugdienst. On 2 April 2020 it was announced that the sale had fallen through.

Fleet

LOT Polish Airlines fleet

Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-9
Embraer E170
Embraer E175
Embraer E190
Embraer E195


Loyalty programme and lounges

Miles & More

LOT uses Lufthansa's frequent-flyer program, called Miles & More. Miles & More members can earn miles on LOT flights and Star Alliance partner flights, as well as through LOT credit cards and purchases made through LOT Polish Airlines shops. Status within Miles & More is determined by miles flown during one calendar year with specific partners. Membership levels include Basic (no minimal threshold), Frequent Traveller (Silver, 35,000-mile threshold), Senator (Gold, 100,000-mile threshold), and HON Circle (Black, 600,000-mile threshold over two calendar years). All non-basic Miles & More status levels offer lounge access and executive bonus miles, with the higher levels offering more exclusive benefits.

Polonez Lounge

LOT operates, in cooperation with PPL (Polish State Airports), the 'Polonez' Business Lounge at Warsaw Chopin Airport. The lounge is accessible to anyone with a business class ticket for travel with LOT or any other Star Alliance member airline, and those who are members of a Star Alliance 'Gold' loyalty program (such as Miles & More Senator status) or the Polish State Airports authority's 'Good Start' program. Some examples of services offered to passengers include business conferencing facilities, internet access, workspace, local, national and foreign-language media (newspapers and television) and individual access to an Apple iPad. LOT also opened a Polonez Lounge at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in 2018.

Destinations

List of LOT Polish Airlines destinations

Albania Tirana Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport
Austria Vienna Vienna International Airport
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport
Belarus Minsk Minsk National Airport Suspended
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport Seasonal charter
Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport
Varna Varna Airport Seasonal
Canada Edmonton Edmonton International Airport Terminated
Montreal Montréal–Mirabel International Airport Terminated
Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Suspended
Beijing Daxing International Airport Suspended
Tianjin Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Croatia Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport
Pula Pula Airport Seasonal
Rijeka Rijeka Airport Seasonal
Split Split Airport Seasonal
Zadar Zadar Airport Seasonal
Zagreb Zagreb Airport
Cuba Cayo Coco Jardines del Rey Airport Terminated
Santa Clara Abel Santamaría Airport Terminated
Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Seasonal charter
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport
Nicosia Nicosia International Airport Terminated
Czech Republic Ostrava Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
Prague Václav Havel Airport Prague
Denmark Billund Billund Airport
Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport
Dominican Republic La Romana La Romana International Airport Terminated
Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón International Airport Seasonal charter
Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport Seasonal charter
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Terminated
Estonia Tallinn Tallinn Airport Focus city
France Nice Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Georgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport
Germany Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Berlin Tegel Airport Airport closed
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport
Hamburg Hamburg Airport
Hanover Hannover Airport
Munich Munich Airport
Nuremberg Nuremberg Airport
Stuttgart Stuttgart Airport
Greece Athens Athens International Airport Seasonal
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal
Mytilene Mytilene International Airport Seasonal charter
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki International Airport Seasonal
Hungary Budapest Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport Hub
India Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Goa Dabolim Airport Seasonal charter
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport Seasonal charter
Iran Tehran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Terminated
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport
Rimini Federico Fellini International Airport Seasonal
Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Seasonal
Turin Turin Airport Terminated
Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport
Japan Tokyo Narita International Airport
Kazakhstan Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
Kenya Mombasa Moi International Airport Seasonal charter
Latvia Riga Riga International Airport
Lebanon Beirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
Libya Tripoli Tripoli International Airport Terminated
Lithuania Kaunas Kaunas Airport
Palanga Palanga International Airport Seasonal
Vilnius Vilnius International Airport
Luxembourg Luxembourg City Luxembourg Findel Airport
North Macedonia Ohrid Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport Seasonal
Skopje Skopje International Airport
Madagascar Antananarivo Ivato International Airport Terminated
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport Seasonal charter
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport Seasonal charter
Moldova Chișinău Chișinău International Airport
Montenegro Podgorica Podgorica Airport
Tivat Tivat Airport Seasonal
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Groningen Groningen Airport Eelde Terminated
Norway Oslo Oslo Fornebu Airport Terminated
Oslo Gardermoen Airport
Panama Panama City Tocumen International Airport Terminated
Poland Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
Gdańsk Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport
Katowice Katowice International Airport
Kraków Kraków John Paul II International Airport Focus city
Lublin Lublin Airport
Olsztyn Olsztyn-Mazury Airport
Poznań Poznań–Ławica Airport
Rzeszów Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport
Szczecin Solidarity Szczecin–Goleniów Airport
Warsaw Warsaw Frédéric Chopin International Airport Hub
Wrocław Wrocław Copernicus Airport
Zielona Góra Zielona Góra Airport
Romania Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
Cluj-Napoca Cluj International Airport
Russia Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport
Moscow Domodedovo International Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Saint Petersburg Pulkovo International Airport
Serbia Belgrade Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Terminated
Slovakia Košice Košice International Airport
Slovenia Ljubljana Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
South Africa Durban King Shaka International Airport Terminated
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport
Spain Barcelona Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Girona Girona–Costa Brava Airport Seasonal charter
Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport
Sweden Arvidsjaur Arvidsjaur Airport
Gällivare Gällivare Lapland Airport
Gothenburg Göteborg Landvetter Airport
Örebro Örebro Airport Terminated
Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Switzerland Geneva Geneva Airport
Zürich Zürich Airport
Syria Damascus Damascus International Airport Terminated
Tanzania Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport Terminated
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Seasonal charter
Phuket Phuket International Airport Seasonal charter
Tunisia Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport Terminated
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal charter
Istanbul Istanbul Airport
Istanbul Atatürk Airport Terminated
Ukraine Kharkiv Kharkiv International Airport
Kyiv Boryspil International Airport
Zhuliany International Airport
Lviv Lviv International Airport
Odessa Odesa International Airport
Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia International Airport
United Kingdom London London City Airport
Heathrow Airport
United States Chicago Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Detroit Detroit Metropolitan Airport Terminated
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport
Miami Miami International Airport
Newark Newark Liberty International Airport
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport
Vietnam Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport Terminated
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Seasonal charter