Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A., trading as LOT Polish Airlines, is the flag carrier of Poland. The airline is based in Warsaw with hub at Warsaw CHopin Airport. With a fleet of 43 aircraft, LOT operates a network to 60 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Asia. It is the only airline in the region to offer long-haul flights directly to New York City, Chicago, Toronto and Beijing. Most of the destinations originate from its hub, Warsaw Chopin Airport.
The airline was established on 1 January 1929 by the Polish government as a state-owned self-governing corporation taking over existing domestic lines Aero and Aerolot, and started operations on 2 January with services (additional to those previously operated by Aero and Aerolot) to Bydgoszcz and Katowice. The first aircraft used were Junkers F.13 and Fokker F.VII. Its first international service began on 2 August 1929 to Vienna. eurolot was a subsidiary of LOT from 1996 until 2015.
LOT is a member of Star Alliance.
Livery from 1945
Ilyushin Il-62, registration SP-LAC, built 1973, serial number 31401 Kastrup (CPH), Kopenhagen, Denmark, 28 May 1978
Livery from end 1970s
Embraer ERJ-175LR, registration SP-LIL, built 2010, serial number 17000306 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 3 July 2016
Livery from 2011
Embraer ERJ-195LR, registration SP-LNF, built 2013, serial number 19000596 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 June 2017
Star Alliance livery
Embraer ERJ-170LR, registration SP-LDK, built 2005, serial number 17000074 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 20 July 2017
Ptasie Mleczko livery
Bombardier (De Havilland Canada) Dash 8, registration SP-EQB, built 2012, serial number 4407 Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW/EPWA), Warsaw, Poland, 16 May 2017
Independence livery
Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration SP-LVD, built 2018, serial number 64069 Cointrin (GVA), Geneva, Switzerland, 22 July 2018
