LOT Polish Airlines / PLL LOT news thread

[TLspotting]

MOL will have a problem.

Poland is building a strong hub airport for LOT and there will be little incentives for his type of airline.

He likes only "lost places" where he is getting subsidies to put a "nowhere" on the map or speculates on local pride.

A new airport might be needed but as big as CPK, never.

[sn26567]

New livery for a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered SP-LVG, becoming a logo-jet for Bank Pekao:

[Atlantis]

LOT received a huge investment from the government. The total fleet will grow to 140 planes whereas 31 long haul. They will stay with the B787, even they have difficulties with it, and shorthaul will be or A220 or the E2. But they will receive soon already some E2. Probably short haul will be that type

[rwandan-flyer]

Do you have link, i can't find this information.

Beacause i see 110 planes by 2028 (vs 75 late 2023) and the article was published in Oct 23, which is quite realistic. 140 ? You don't put the date so we don't know on which year they plan to reach 140 aircraft in their fleet.

https://traveltradejournal.com/lot-poli ... expansion/

[oldblueeyes]

Please consider that in this time frame also replacement of aircraft may be needed.
So likely the 110 aircraft are fine, there may be some upside , but the investment would include replacement needs as well. The oldest( first Embraers are already 20 years old).

[sn26567]

Please consider that in this time frame also replacement of aircraft may be needed.
So likely the 110 aircraft are fine, there may be some upside , but the investment would include replacement needs as well. The oldest( first Embraers are already 20 years old).

In a new communication from the Polish Government, explaining they will proceed with the major new airport project, LOT (a state-owned airline) forecasts that it will have 135 aircraft by 2032.

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/cent ... t-project/

[Atlantis]

LOT had a record last year:

Net profit: 1,07 billion PLN
Sales revenue: 10,1 billion PLN
Number of flights: 102 thousand
Number of pax: 10 million.
Record month was July with >1 million pax

[Atlantis]

And yes, they did it. LOT Polish Airlines goes for Airbus.
They signed the contract for 40 A220-100 and -300. This will replace their ageing Embraer fleet and for expansion

[Atlantis]

To add that they also signed for 44 extra A220 as an option

[sn26567]

LOT Polish Airlines this month schedules Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service on the Warsaw – Lisbon route. The 787 is scheduled to operate on the following dates in July 2025: 09, 16, 18, 25, 28, 30.

The following schedule focuses on 18JUL25 and 25JUL25.

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LO425 WAW1005 – 1320LIS 789
LO426 LIS1455 – 2000WAW 789

Source: Aeroroutes

[sn26567]

LOT Schedules Warsaw – Lisbon One-Way Boeing 777 Flight in Oct 2025

LOT Polish Airlines schedules one-time Boeing 777-200ER aircraft service on Warsaw – Lisbon route on 01 Oct 25. Leased from EuroAtlantic, the 777 will serve this route from Warsaw only, as the carrier concludes the leased Boeing 777 service on Warsaw – New York JFK route on 30 Sep 25.

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LO2801 WAW1740 – 2055LIS 772 

Source: Aeroroutes

[sn26567]

LOT Polish Airlines adds Privilege Style Boeing 777 in winter 2025

LOT Polish Airlines once again schedules leased Boeing 777-200ER service on Warsaw – New York JFK route during winter 2025/26 season. From 28NOV25 to 28MAR26, 6 of 7 weekly flights will be operated by Privilege Style 777-200ER, instead of 787-8.

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LO026 WAW1650 – 2035JFK 772 x1
LO026 WAW1650 – 2035JFK 788 1

LO027 JFK2235 – 1305+1WAW 772 x1
LO027 JFK2235 – 1305+1WAW 788 1

Source: Aeroroutes

[Atlantis]

LOT Polish Airlines adds Privilege Style Boeing 777 in winter 2025

LOT Polish Airlines once again schedules leased Boeing 777-200ER service on Warsaw – New York JFK route during winter 2025/26 season. From 28NOV25 to 28MAR26, 6 of 7 weekly flights will be operated by Privilege Style 777-200ER, instead of 787-8.

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LO026 WAW1650 – 2035JFK 772 x1
LO026 WAW1650 – 2035JFK 788 1

LO027 JFK2235 – 1305+1WAW 772 x1
LO027 JFK2235 – 1305+1WAW 788 1

Source: Aeroroutes

They have quite some issues with their B787. Since the beginning as a matter of fact.
On the other hand, 2 of those B787 went to Lufthansa.

[Atlantis]

One comes and one goes. San Francisco will be a new destination for LOT next year, but at the same time, Beijing will disappear as destination

[sn26567]

LOT poised to acquire Czech airline Smartwings by the end of 2025

Polish flag carrier LOT is emerging as the leading contender to acquire Smartwings, the Czech Republic’s largest airline, in a move seen as pivotal to strengthening its regional dominance ahead of Poland’s planned new air hub.

Details: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/smar ... d-of-2025/

[Atlantis]

LOT poised to acquire Czech airline Smartwings by the end of 2025

Polish flag carrier LOT is emerging as the leading contender to acquire Smartwings, the Czech Republic’s largest airline, in a move seen as pivotal to strengthening its regional dominance ahead of Poland’s planned new air hub.

Details: https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/smar ... d-of-2025/

And also here they failed. It was yesterday already known, but it was waiting for the official announcement today. Pegasus Airlines will take them over