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{{Short description|Flag carrier of Poland}}
{{redirect|LOT|other uses|Lot (disambiguation){{!}}Lot}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = LOT Polish Airlines <br /><small>''Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A.''</small>
| logo = LOT Polish Airlines.svg
| logo_size = 150
| image = LOT Boeing 787-8 (SP-LRA) arrives London Heathrow 11Apr2015 arp.jpg
| caption = A LOT Polish Airlines [[Boeing 787-8]]
| image_upright = 1.15
| image_size =
| IATA = LO
| ICAO = LOT
| callsign = LOT<ref>{{cite web|title=JO 7340.2K – Contractions – Including Change 1|url=https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2K_CHG_1_dtd_12_31_20.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2K_CHG_1_dtd_12_31_20.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=20 April 2021|page=3-1-66|date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1928|12|29|df=yes}}<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=http://corporate.lot.com/pl/en/history|title=History|work=lot.com|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>
| commenced = {{start date and age|1929|01|01|df=yes}}
| ceased =
| aoc =
| bases =
| hubs = {{nowrap|[[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw–Chopin]]}}
| secondary_hubs = {{ubl|
| {{nowrap|[[Katowice Airport|Katowice]]}}
| {{nowrap|[[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]]}}
}}
| focus_cities = {{ubl|
| {{nowrap|[[Katowice Airport|Katowice]]}}
| {{nowrap|[[Kraków John Paul II International Airport|Kraków]]}}
| {{nowrap|[[Wrocław]]}}
}}
| frequent_flyer = [[Miles & More]]
| alliance = [[Star Alliance]]
| subsidiaries = {{ubl|
| {{nowrap|[[LOT Charters]]}}
| {{nowrap| LOT Cargo }}
}}
| fleet_size = 86
| destinations = [[List of LOT Polish Airlines destinations|97]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOT Polish Airlines on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/LO |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=ch-aviation}}</ref>
| parent = [[Polish Aviation Group]]
| num_employees = 10,700 (2024)<ref name="LOT Press Office">{{cite web|url=https://pressoffice.lot.com/383651-lot-polish-airlines-achieved-record-results-in-2024|title=LOT Polish Airlines Achieved Record Results in 2024|website=pressoffice.lot.com}}</ref>
| headquarters = [[Warsaw]], Poland
| key_people = Michał Fijoł ([[CEO]])
| revenue = {{increase}} US$2.495 billion (2024)<ref name="LOT Press Office">{{cite web|url=https://pressoffice.lot.com/383651-lot-polish-airlines-achieved-record-results-in-2024|title=LOT Polish Airlines Achieved Record Results in 2024|website=pressoffice.lot.com}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$202.472 million (2024)<ref name="LOT Press Office"/>
| net_income = {{increase}} US$173.020 million (2024)<ref name="LOT Press Office"/>
| assets =
| equity = {{increase}} US$286.985 million (2024)<ref name="LOT Press Office"/>
| website = {{URL|www.lot.com}}
}}
'''LOT Polish Airlines''', legally '''Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT [[S.A. (corporation)|S.A.]]''' ({{IPA|pl|lɔt}}, ''flight''), is the [[flag carrier]] of [[Poland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/752786/LOT-Polish-Airlines-the-flag-carrier-of-Poland|title=Behance|date=October 2010 |access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> A founding member of [[IATA]], it is one of the [[List of airlines by foundation date|world's oldest airlines]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/en/explore/about-lot/lot-history |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=lot.com}}</ref> With a fleet of 87 aircraft as of June 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=10 September 2024 |title=LOT Polish Airlines Leasing EuroAtlantic Boeing 777 |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/lot-polish-airlines-euroatlantic/ |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=One Mile at a Time |language=en-US}}</ref> LOT is Europe's 16th largest operator, serving 97 destinations across Europe, Asia and North America.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=LOT Polish Airlines on ch-aviation |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/LO |access-date=5 February 2024 |website=ch-aviation}}</ref> The airline 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 (Polish airline)|Aero]] (founded in 1925). LOT officially commenced operations on 1 January 1929.<ref name=":1" />
In the 1930s, LOT expanded its domestic and international routes, leading to a network spanning over 10,250km by 1939. It also expanded its fleet, acquiring [[Douglas DC-2]] and [[Lockheed L-188 Electra|Lockheed Electra]] aircraft, amongst others. The airline moved its operations to the new [[Warsaw Chopin Airport#The pre-war and wartime Okęcie (1934–45)|Warsaw Okęcie Airport]] (now Warsaw Chopin Airport) in 1934. However, the [[outbreak of World War II]] in 1939, led to the suspension of services and the evacuation of most of LOT's aircraft. Post-war, LOT was reestablished in 1945 as a [[State-owned enterprise|state enterprise]], primarily operating Soviet aircraft due to Poland's reemergence as [[Polish People's Republic|communist state]] in 1948. Resuming both domestic and international flights, LOT operated a fleet consisting of [[Ilyushin Il-18]], [[Ilyushin Il-62]], [[Tupolev Tu-134]] and [[Antonov An-24]] aircraft. LOT served routes across Europe, the Middle East, and eventually launched transatlantic flights in the early 1970s.
In the post-1989 era, LOT transitioned to Western aircraft, such as the Boeing 737 and also the [[Boeing 767]] for [[long-haul]] routes. The airline joined the [[Star Alliance]] in 2003. In 2012, LOT became the first European operator of [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]].<ref name=":0">[https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2012-11-14-Boeing-Celebrates-Delivery-of-LOT-Polish-Airlines-First-787-Dreamliner boeing.mediaroom.com - Boeing Celebrates Delivery of LOT Polish Airlines' First 787 Dreamliner] 14 November 2012</ref> Most of LOT's destinations originate from its [[airline hub|hub]] at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]].<ref name="staralliance.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.staralliance.com/en/about/airlines/lot-polish_airlines/#|title=LOT Polish Airlines – Star Alliance|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2014/06/03/lot-polish-airlines-eyes-up-gauge-to-737-max-and-a320neo-and-touts-787-improvement/|title=LOT Polish Airlines Eyes Up-Gauge to 737 MAX and A320neo and Touts 787 Improvement|work=Airchive|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405122446/http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2014/06/03/lot-polish-airlines-eyes-up-gauge-to-737-max-and-a320neo-and-touts-787-improvement/|archive-date=5 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Between 2019 and 2025, LOT maintained a year-round, [[Flight length|long-haul]] route connecting [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport]] to [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul Incheon International Airport]]. The airline discontinued this service in March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=6 February 2025 |title=LOT Polish Airlines Ends Budapest Long Haul Flights, Focuses On Warsaw |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/lot-polish-airlines-budapest-flights/ |access-date=15 June 2025 |website=One Mile at a Time |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History==
===Pre-war LOT of the Second Republic===
[[File:Trójsilnikowy samolot pasażerski typu "Fokker" z podwoziem płozowym należący do Polskich Linii Lotniczych "LOT" (1-G-1709-2).jpg|thumb|A trimotor [[Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VIIB-3m]], registration SP-ABC (equipped with skis), serving the Warsaw-Bucharest route.]]
When the airline was founded in 1928, Poland's [[State Treasury]] held 86% of shares, with the rest belonging to the [[Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)|Province of Silesia]] and the city of [[Poznań]].<ref name=mazur34>Mazur 2016, p. 34-38</ref> In the early 1930s, in addition to existing services from [[Warsaw]] to [[Kraków]], [[Poznań]], [[Gdańsk]] and [[Lviv]], new services to [[Bydgoszcz]] and [[Katowice]] were introduced. It was also at this point, in 1931, when LOT's well-renowned logo, the "Flying Crane" (designed by the graphic artist [[Tadeusz Gronowski]], and still in use today) was picked as the winning entry of the airline's logo design competition.
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines logo, original kontest-winning 1929 design by Tadeusz Gronowski - historia logo15.png|thumb|left|Original logo design from 1929, by [[Tadeusz Gronowski]]]]
In the same year, the company's first multi-segment international flight along the route [[Warsaw]] – [[Lviv]] – [[Czerniowce]] – [[Bucharest]] was launched. In 1932, LOT began flying to [[Vilnius]].<ref name="sam2-12">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1919–1930'', p.12-13 {{in lang|pl}}</ref> In next years there followed services to [[Berlin]], [[Athens]], [[Helsinki]], [[Budapest]], including some waypoints.<ref name="sam2-12"/> By 1939 the lines were extended to [[Beirut]], [[Rome]], [[Copenhagen]], reaching {{cvt|10,250|km}}.<ref name="sam2-12"/> The [[Douglas DC-2]], [[Lockheed Model 10 Electra|Lockheed Model 10A Electra]] and [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Model 14H Super Electra]] joined the fleet in 1935, 1936 and 1938 respectively.<ref name="sam3-1">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1931–1939'', 2nd cover, p.1 {{in lang|pl}}</ref> (During this period, LOT had 10 Lockheed 10As, 10 Lockheed 14s, 3 DC-2s and 1 [[Junkers Ju 52|Ju 52/3mge]]). Several Polish aircraft designs were tested, but only the single-engined [[PWS-24]] airliner was finally acquired. In 1934, after five years of operating under the LOT name, the airline received new head offices, technical facilities, hangars, workshops, and warehouses located at the new, modern [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw Okęcie Airport]]. This constituted a move from the airline's previous base at [[Pole Mokotowskie]], as this airport had become impossible to operate safely due its gradual absorption into [[Warsaw]]'s urban and residential areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lot.com/web/lot/history |title=LOT Polish Airlines – book cheap flights and airline tickets on-line |publisher=Lot.com |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=26 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126033514/http://www.lot.com/us/en/web/newlot/home |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:LOT DC-2 LOC matpc 22394u.jpg|thumb|Passengers disembark a pre-war LOT [[Douglas DC-2]] aircraft.]]
In 1938, LOT changed its name, following that year's [[History of Polish orthography|Polish spelling reform]], from Polskie Linje Lotnicze 'LOT' to Polskie Linie Lotnicze 'LOT'.{{r|History}} That same year, a well-publicised transatlantic test flight from [[Los Angeles]] to [[Warsaw]] via [[Buenos Aires]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]] and [[Dakar]], aimed at judging the feasibility of introducing passenger service on the Poland-United States route, was successfully executed.<ref name=mazur25>Mazur 2016, p. 25</ref> There were plans to introduce London and Moscow flights, and even a transatlantic service in 1940.<ref name=mazur34/> The airline had carried 218,000 passengers before services were suspended due to the outbreak of [[World War II]] on 1 September 1939. Most of LOT's [[aircraft]] were subsequently evacuated to Romania, two to the [[Baltic states]], and three [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|L-14Hs]] to Great Britain.<ref name="sam2-12"/> In 1939 LOT had 697 employees, including 25 pilots, most of which were evacuated along with the planes. The 13 airliners that got to Romania were seized by the Romanian government.<ref>Mazur 2016, p. 55-57</ref> For the duration of the Second World War, LOT's operations were suspended.
===LOT during the Polish People's Republic===
[[File:LOT Ilyushin Il-18 Bidini.jpg|thumb|A LOT [[Ilyushin Il-18]] landing at [[Rome Ciampino Airport]] in 1977.]]
After the Soviet occupation of Poland, from August 1944 until December 1945, the [[Polish Air Force]] maintained basic transport in the country. From March 1945 there were regular routes maintained by Civil Aviation Department of the Air Force.<ref name=sam2/> On 10 March 1945 the Polish Government reintroduced LOT as a [[state-owned enterprise]] (Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe Polskie Linie Lotnicze 'LOT'), which would mainly fly Soviet-built aircraft, owing to the tensions of the [[Cold War]] and Poland being a member of the [[Warsaw Pact]].<ref name=sam2/> In 1946, seven years after services were first suspended, the airline restarted its operations after receiving ten Soviet-built ex-Air Force [[Lisunov Li-2]]Ts, then further passenger Li-2Ps and nine [[Douglas C-47]]s.<ref name=sam2/> Both domestic and international services restarted that year, first to Berlin, Paris, [[Stockholm]] and [[Prague]].<ref name="sam2">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956'', 2nd cover {{in lang|pl}}</ref> In 1947 there were added routes to Bucharest, Budapest, Belgrad and Copenhagen.<ref name=sam2/>
Five modern, although troublesome [[SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc|SE.161 Languedocs]] joined the fleet for a short period in 1947–1948, followed by five [[Ilyushin Il-12|Ilyushin Il-12Bs]] in 1949; 13–20 [[Ilyushin Il-14]]s then followed in 1955–1957.<ref name="sam2"/> After the end of [[Stalinism]] in Poland, several Western aircraft would be acquired; five [[Convair 240]]s in 1957 and three [[Vickers Viscount]]s in 1962. These proved to be the last until the 1990s.<ref name="sam3"/> After that, the composition of the airline's fleet shifted exclusively to [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-produced aircraft.<ref name="sam3">Adam Jońca, ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981'', WKiŁ, Warsaw 1986, {{ISBN|83-206-0530-X}} {{in lang|pl}}</ref> Only in 1955 LOT inaugurated services to [[Moscow]], being the centre of the Marxist–Leninist world, and to [[Vienna]].<ref name=sam2/> Services to [[London]] and [[Zürich]] were not re-established until 1958, and to Rome until 1960.<ref name=sam3/>
[[File:Tupolev Tu-134 SP-LGA LOT FRA 28.07.74 edited-2.jpg|thumb|A LOT [[Tupolev Tu-134]] on approach to [[Frankfurt Airport]] in 1974.]]
Nine [[Ilyushin Il-18]] turboprop airliners were introduced in June 1961, leading to the establishment of routes to Africa and the Middle East, and in 1963 LOT expanded its routes to serve [[Cairo]].<ref name=sam3/> In the 1970s there were added lines to [[Baghdad]], [[Beirut]], [[Benghazi]], [[Damascus]] and [[Tunis]]. The [[Antonov An-24]] was delivered from April 1966 (20 used, on domestic routes), followed by the first jet airliners [[Tupolev Tu-134]] in November 1968 (which coincided with the opening of a new international terminal at Warsaw's Okęcie Airport). The Tu-134s were operated on European routes. The [[Ilyushin Il-62]] long-range [[jet airliner]] inaugurate the first transatlantic routes in the history of Polish air transport to [[Toronto]] in 1972 as a charter flight and a regular flight to [[New York City]] in 1973.<ref name=sam3/> LOT began service on its first Far East destination – [[Bangkok]] via [[Dubai]] and [[Bombay]] in 1977.<ref name=sam3/>
[[File:Ilyushin Il-62M, LOT - Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze AN1062039.jpg|thumb|left|A LOT [[Ilyushin Il-62]] at [[Heathrow Airport]] in 1984.]]
In 1977 the airline's current [[livery]] (despite occasional changes, notably in corporate typography) designed by Roman Duszek and Andrzej Zbrożek, with the large 'LOT' inscription in blue on the front [[fuselage]], and a blue tailplane was introduced.<ref name="sam3" /> However, despite livery changes over the years, the 1929-designed [[Tadeusz Gronowski]] logo,<ref>[http://www.lot.com/Portal/EN/aspx/Content__History_List.aspx History], ''LOT.com''. Link accessed 28 May 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823073206/http://www.lot.com/Portal/EN/aspx/Content__History_List.aspx |date=23 August 2009 }}</ref> however, remains the same to this day.<ref>[http://www.lot.com/Portal/EN/aspx/Content__LOT_Artwork_History.aspx "History of LOT's logo"], ''LOT.com''. Link accessed 28 May 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204045819/http://www.lot.com/Portal/EN/aspx/Content__LOT_Artwork_History.aspx |date=4 December 2008 }}</ref>
In the autumn of 1981, commercial air traffic in Poland neared collapse in the wake of the communist government's crackdown on dissenters in the country after the rise of the banned [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity movement]]. During this period many Western airlines also suspended their flights to Warsaw. With the 13 December [[Martial law in Poland|declaration of Martial Law]], all LOT connections were suspended. Charter flights to New York and Chicago resumed only in 1984, and eventually, regular flight connections were restored on 28 April 1985. [[Tupolev Tu-154]] mid-range airliners were acquired, after the withdrawal of Il-18 and Tu-134 aircraft from LOT's fleet in the 1980s, and were deployed successively on most European and Middle East routes. In 1986 transatlantic charter flights also reached [[Detroit]] and [[Los Angeles]].
===Post-1989 LOT Polish Airlines===
After the [[History of Poland (1945-1989)#End of Communist rule (1980–1990)|fall of the communist system in Poland]] in 1989 the fleet shifted back to Western aircraft, beginning with acquisitions of the [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-200]] in April 1989,<ref>{{cite web|website=rzjets.net
|url=https://rzjets.net/aircraft/?reg=41426|title=Boeing 767-25DER|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref> followed by the [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300]] in March 1990, [[ATR 72]] in August 1991, [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-500]] in December 1992 and finally the [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]] in April 1993. From the mid-1980s to early 1990s LOT flew from Warsaw to Chicago, Edmonton, Montreal, Newark, New York City and Toronto. These routes were primarily inaugurated to serve the large Polish communities ([[Polish diaspora|Polonia]]) in North America.
LOT was among the first Central European airlines to operate American aircraft when the Boeing 767 was introduced; the 767s were used to operate LOT's longest-ever connection, to Singapore. By the end of 1989 LOT had hosted that year's IATA congress and reached a milestone annual load-factor of 2.3 million passengers carried over the year.
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-200; SP-LOB@ZRH;11.05.1997 (4848440276).jpg|thumb|left|LOT's acquisition of long-range Boeing 767s, allowed it to reposition itself as a transit airline. Seen here is a [[Boeing 767-200]] arriving at [[Zurich Airport]] in 1997.]]
In 1990 LOT's third Boeing 767-300 landed at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]] and not long after Boeing 737 and ATR 72 aircraft were acquired for use on LOT's expanded route network, which began to include new international destinations such as [[Kyiv]], [[Lviv]], [[Minsk]] and [[Vilnius]]. In 1993, LOT began to expand its Western-European operations, inaugurating, in quick succession, flights to [[Oslo]], [[Frankfurt]] and [[Düsseldorf]]; operations at Poland's other regional airports outside Warsaw were also duly expanded around this time.
In 1994 the airline signed a [[codesharing agreement]] with [[American Airlines]] on flights to and from Warsaw as well as onward flights in the United States and Poland operated by both companies; flights to Thessaloniki, Zagreb and Nice were inaugurated, and according to an IATA report, in this year LOT had the youngest fleet of any airline in the world. After years of planning, in 1997 LOT set up a sister airline, EuroLOT, which, essentially operating as its parent airline's regional subsidiary, took over domestic flights. The airline was developed with the hope that it would increase transit passenger-flow through Warsaw's Chopin Airport, whilst at the same time providing capacity on routes with smaller load factors and play a part in developing LOT's reputation as the largest transit airline in Central and Eastern Europe. By 1999 LOT had purchased a number of small [[Embraer 145]] regional jets in order to expand its short-haul fleet, and had, with the approval of the Minister of the State Treasury, begun a process of selling shares to the Swiss company SAirGroup Holding; this then led to the airline's incorporation into the then-nascent Qualiflyer Group.
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737-500, SP-LKE@LHR,05.08.2009-550an - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|thumb|LOT became the eleventh full member of the [[Star Alliance]] in 2003. Pictured is a [[Boeing 737-500]] in the alliance's special livery (2009).]]
Expansion of LOT's route network continued in the early 2000s and the potential of the airline's hub at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]] to become a major transit airport was realised. In 2000 LOT took delivery of its largest-ever order of 11 aircraft, and by 2001 it had reached a milestone passengers-carried figure of 3 million customers in one year; the expansion led to the reconstruction of much of LOT's ground infrastructure, and by 2002 a new central Warsaw head office was opened on Ul. 17 Stycznia. On 26 October 2003, LOT, after the collapse of the [[Qualiflyer Group]], became the 14th member of the [[Star Alliance]]. By 2006 a new base of operations, with the reconstruction of [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]], had opened, thus allowing LOT's full transit airline potential to be developed for the first time. The new airport was much larger than any previous airport in Poland. In that same year, Pope [[Benedict XVI]] returned to Rome on a LOT flight following his pilgrimage to Poland.
LOT created low-cost arm [[Centralwings]] in 2004;<ref name="FI">[[Flight International]] 5–11 April 2005</ref> however, the company was dissolved and reincorporated into LOT after just five years of operations due to its long-term unprofitability and LOT's desire to redeploy aircraft within its own fleet.
===2008–2019===
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines B787-8 economy class cabin.jpg|thumb|left|The economy class cabin of a LOT [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]].]]
In 2008, LOT opened a new flight to [[Beijing]], but this lasted just one month, in the period before the [[2008 Beijing Olympics]]. The reason given by the airline for the discontinuation of the service was the need to route aircraft via an [[air corridor]] to the south of [[Kazakhstan]] (as LOT did not have permission for flights over [[Siberia]] from the Russian government), which was making the services too long and thus unprofitable.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biznes.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news/lot-bardzo-szybko-wychodzi-na-prosta,1722403 |title=LOT bardzo szybko wychodzi na prostą – Wiadomości – Biznes w INTERIA.PL – giełda, notowania GPW, kursy walut, podatki, firma, biznes, rynek walut, spółka, podatek, GPW |publisher=Biznes.interia.pl |date=16 November 2011 |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=26 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226193133/http://biznes.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news/lot-bardzo-szybko-wychodzi-na-prosta,1722403 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
LOT started new services to [[Yerevan]] and [[Beirut]] and resumed [[Tallinn]], [[Kaliningrad]], [[Gothenburg]] and [[Bratislava]] flights. with its newly acquired [[Embraer]] aircraft in the summer of 2010. In October of the same year LOT resumed service to Asia, with three weekly flights on the [[Warsaw]] – [[Hanoi]] route. In addition to this, new services to [[Tbilisi]], [[Damascus]], and [[Cairo]] were inaugurated.
[[File:SP-LLC (7788328904).jpg|thumb|LOT celebrated the 80th anniversary of its foundation in 2009. The event was marked by the application of a gold livery to one of the airline's [[Boeing 737-400]]s.]]
In 2010 LOT cancelled flights, after 14 years of operation, between Kraków and Chicago and New York, citing profitability concerns and a lack of demand. The last US-Kraków flight departed on 27 October 2010 from Chicago [[O'Hare Airport]]. The aircraft previously used on this route were then re-deployed to serve LOT's Warsaw-Hanoi route.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finanse.wp.pl/kat,104126,title,LOT-rezygnuje-z-polaczen-atlantyckich-z-Krakowa,wid,12532056,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=1cccf |title=LOT rezygnuje z połączeń atlantyckich – Finanse – WP.PL |date=2 August 2010 |work=Finanse |access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> This route to Hanoi (the Vietnamese capital) was largely under-utilised by European carriers and proved very successful for LOT in the beginning.
On 31 May 2010, CEO of LOT [[Sebastian Mikosz]] said that the airline would be replacing its fleet to meet a goal of one-third new by 2011. Replacement already started with Embraer E-Jets 175/170. For domestic expanded operations, LOT purchased [[Bombardier Dash 8|Dash 8]]-Q400 over [[ATR 72]]-600 aircraft.
[[File:LOT Boeing 767-300ER Iwelumo-1.jpg|thumb|left|A LOT [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] wearing the [[Star Alliance]] livery.]]
On 5 February 2011, the new CEO of LOT, Marcin Piróg, announced that the airline was considering opening services to Baku, Sochi, Stuttgart, Oslo, Gothenburg, Dubai, Kuwait, and Ostrava from its Warsaw hub in the near future. Previously planned flights to [[Donetsk]] had already been inaugurated, as had Tokyo, and the resumption of Beijing flights. This became feasible after the finalizing of an agreement on Siberian overflight permits for LOT by the Polish and Russian governments in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pasazer.com/in-8667-lot,zgoda,na,loty,nad,syberia.php |title=LOT: Zgoda na loty nad Syberią |work=Pasazer |access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref> As a result of the agreement, LOT received new take-off and landing slots at Moscow's [[Sheremetyevo International Airport]]. Although delayed from the original plans, LOT began flights to Tokyo on 13 January 2016, with flights three times per week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/19/business/corporate-business/lot-polish-airlines-start-warsaw-tokyo-flights-january/#.VYdXQflVhBc |title=LOT Polish Airlines to start Warsaw-Tokyo flights in January |work=Japan Times|date=19 June 2015 |access-date=21 June 2015}}</ref>
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9 SP-LPF.jpg|thumb|A LOT [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner]] arriving at [[Toronto Pearson International Airport]] (2019).]]
In 2010/11 LOT announced its new 'East meets West' route expansion policy, which saw the airline add several new Asian destinations to its schedule over the coming years. The policy aimed to take advantage of LOT's perspective as a transit airline and the substantial passenger growth seen on Europe-Asia flights in recent years. Also, in line with this policy LOT introduced [[premium economy]] class on all Boeing 787 aircraft. Additionally, lie-flat seats were made available in business class, and all of the airline's new long-haul aircraft were fitted with [[Thales Group|Thales]] personal entertainment systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centreforaviation.com/analysis/lot-pursues-new-east-meets-west-strategy-ahead-of-1h2012-privatisation-53395 |title=LOT pursues new 'east meets west' strategy ahead of 1H2012 privatisation | CAPA |publisher=Centreforaviation.com |access-date=14 March 2012}}</ref>
[[File:LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner SP-LSC (Proud of Polish Independence Polish side) approaching JFK Airport.jpg|In 2018, two new aircraft (this Boeing [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|787-9 Dreamliner]] and a [[Boeing 737 MAX|737 MAX-8]]) were painted in liveries commemorating Poland's independence.|thumb|left]]
In June 2012, LOT announced all services to New York would be centralized from Newark and JFK Terminal 4 to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|JFK Terminal 1]] from October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lot.com/en/web/newlot/press-info/-/asset_publisher/4MHh/content/25-06-2012?redirect=%2Fpl%2Fen%2Fweb%2Fnewlot%2Fpress-info|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128094015/http://www.lot.com/en/web/newlot/press-info/-/asset_publisher/4MHh/content/25-06-2012?redirect=/pl/en/web/newlot/press-info|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2013|title=LOT Polish Airlines – Airline Tickets – lot.com|work=LOT.com|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref> It would also enter into a codeshare agreement with [[JetBlue]] to increase the number of onward connections available to its customers.
In July 2012 it was announced that a planned sale of a major stake in the airline to [[Turkish Airlines]] would not go ahead. The main problem was the inability of Turkish Airlines to own a majority stake, inasmuch as it is not a [[European Union]] company.<ref name="wbj.pl">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-59321-turkish-airlines-pulls-out-of-lot-partnership-plans.html|title=Turkish Airlines pulls out of LOT partnership plans – Warsaw Business Journal – Online Portal – wbj.pl|access-date=26 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708010850/http://wbj.pl/article-59321-turkish-airlines-pulls-out-of-lot-partnership-plans.html|archive-date=8 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-59424-poland-forced-to-seek-new-buyer-for-lot.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416122004/http://www.wbj.pl/article-59424-poland-forced-to-seek-new-buyer-for-lot.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 April 2013|title=Warsaw Business Journal – Online Portal – wbj.pl}}</ref>
On 21 June 2015, 1,400 of the airline's passengers were affected as 22 of its flights were impacted after hackers attacked airline computers that were issuing [[flight plan]]s at Warsaw's [[Okecie airport]].<ref name=hack/><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hackers-ground-1-400-passengers-warsaw-poland-airport-n379381 "Hackers Ground 1,400 Passengers at Warsaw, Poland, Airport,"] ''NBC News'', 21 June 2015.</ref> LOT spokesman [[Adrian Kubicki]] said: "We're using state-of-the-art computer systems, so this could potentially be a threat to others in the industry."<ref name=hack>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33219276 "Polish LOT aeroplanes grounded by computer hack,"] BBC, 21 June 2015.</ref>
Amidst a restructuring plan which saw the airline return to profitability for the first time in seven years, a 22 June 2015 press conference revealed details about the airline's prospects. These included reinstating routes renounced as part of EU sanctions imposed following Polish government aid granted to ensure the airline's survival, as well as new long haul routes to Asia and North America.
[[File:Embraer 190-200LR, LOT Polish Airlines JP7591811.jpg|thumb|right|A LOT [[Embraer 190]] departing [[Rome Fiumicino Airport]].]]
Air Lease Corporation confirmed on 13 October 2016, the placement of six Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with LOT, and options to lease five further aircraft of the same type. Long haul plans saw the addition of further Boeing 787 aircraft, increasing the total to 16. The airline was evaluating the economics of future narrow body and wide body acquisitions to broaden expansion initiatives. The airline's CEO said that they were evaluating the Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jet-E2 families, as well as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350 XWB offerings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fly4free.pl/lot-nowe-samoloty-od-airbusa/|title=Za rok LOT może przeskoczyć do stajni Airbusa! Rozważa A220 i naprawdę DUŻE maszyny|website=Fly4free.pl – tanie loty i sposoby na tanie bilety lotnicze}}</ref>
In May 2018, LOT Polish Airlines started scheduled flights from outside Poland beginning with long-haul routes to [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York City and [[O'Hare International Airport]] in Chicago from [[Budapest airport]] in Hungary. In May 2019, it started flying from Lithuanian capital [[Vilnius Airport|Vilnius]] to [[London City airport]], and from Estonian capital [[Tallinn Airport|Tallinn]] to [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]] and [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport|Stockholm]] two months later. The latter two flights were suspended in early 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In December 2018, LOT was ranked the quietest among 50 airlines that regularly fly to [[Heathrow Airport]] in London.<ref name=quiet>Andre Orban (5 December 2018). [https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lot-polish-airlines/lot-ranked-as-the-quietest-airline-at-london-heathrow-airport/ "LOT ranked as the quietest airline at London Heathrow Airport,"] Aviation24.be.</ref> LOT spokesman [[Adrian Kubicki]] attributed the result to modern [[Boeing 737 MAX 8|Boeing 737 MAX-8]]s with modern [[CFM International]] engines being used, and to the airline's pilots’ precise landing technique using the [[continuous descent approach]] (CDA) procedure.<ref name=quiet/>
===Recent developments===
On 24 January 2020, the owner of LOT, the Polish Aviation Group (Polska Grupa Lotnicza or PGL) announced that it would acquire [[Condor (airline)|Condor Flugdienst]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/85617-lot-polish-airlines-owner-buys-condor|title=LOT Polish Airlines owner buys Condor|website=ch-aviation|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref> On 2 April 2020 it was announced that the sale had fallen through, with the COVID-19 pandemic being a key factor.<ref name=aerotime>{{cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/24759-germany-considers-condor-nationalization-after-polish-sale-fails|title=Germany considers Condor nationalization after Polish sale fails|publisher=Aerotime|date=2 April 2020|access-date=2 April 2020|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202002239/https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/24759-germany-considers-condor-nationalization-after-polish-sale-fails|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skift.com/2020/04/13/polands-lot-withdraws-from-deal-to-buy-german-airline-condor/ |title=Poland's LOT Withdraws From Deal to Buy German Airline Condor|publisher=Skift|date=13 April 2020|access-date=2 June 2020}}</ref>
The company temporarily suspended operations on 15 March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite web|title=LOT Polish Airlines suspends International service 15MAR20 – 28MAR20|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/290325/lot-polish-airlines-suspends-international-service-15mar20-28mar20/|access-date=15 November 2021|website=Routes}}</ref> and domestic Polish flights restarted only on 1 June 2020,<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 June 2020|title=Poland to extend ban on international flights to June 16|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-poland-flights-idUSKBN23D0CE|access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> while international flights were resumed on a very limited basis from 1 July 2020. LOT Polish Airlines recorded a net loss of US$365.2 million in 2020, with a loss in sales of $138.1 million.<ref>{{cite web|date=14 July 2021|title=Ponad miliard straty PLL LOT za 2020 rok|url=https://forsal.pl/transport/lotnictwo/artykuly/8209246,pll-lot-wyniki-finansowe-strata-2020.html|access-date=21 July 2021|website=forsal.pl|language=pl}}</ref>
The airline posted a gross profit of $28 million for 2022, and a net profit of $276 million for 2023.<ref>[https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/07/15/lot-polish-airlines-reports-record-breaking-2023-results/ "LOT Polish Airlines Reports Record-Breaking 2023 Results; The carrier reached $2.6 billion in sales that translated into $276 million in net profit,"] ''Airline Geeks''.</ref>
In February 2025, LOT announced it would end long-haul operations from [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]], from where it served a single route to [[Seoul]] by March 2025. This leaves all of their long-haul operations at Polish airports.<ref>[https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250204-lons25bud aeroroutes.com - LOT POLISH AIRLINES DISCONTINUES BUDAPEST INTERCONTINENTAL SERVICE IN LATE-1Q25] 4 February 2025</ref>
In July 2025, LOT announced that it plans on resuming flights to [[Kyiv]] and [[Lviv]], [[Ukraine]], within six weeks after a ceasefire and once Ukrainian airspace is declared safe. During the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], millions of Ukrainian refugees settled in Poland.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poland's biggest airline plans comeback to Ukraine with flights to two cities |publisher=RBC-Ukraine |author=Viktor Nazarenko |date=17 July 2025|url=https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/poland-s-biggest-airline-plans-comeback-to-1752754318.html|access-date=21 July 2025}}</ref>
==Corporate affairs==
===Privatisation===
[[File:Siedziba_PPL_LOT_w_Warszawie_2018.jpg|thumb|LOT's [[Warsaw]] head office.]]
Currently, the airline is wholly owned by [[Polish Aviation Group]] (Polish: ''Polska Grupa Lotnicza S. A.''), a Polish state-owned holding company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.lot.com/pl/pl/struktura-wlasnosciowa-i-podstawowe-dane-przewozowe|access-date=21 January 2020|title=Struktura własnościowa}}</ref>
LOT was to be privatised in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/10/18/348566/lot-plans-third-quarter-2011-privatisation.html
|access-date=18 October 2010
|title=LOT plans third quarter 2011 privatisation
}}</ref> Although advanced talks were held with [[Turkish Airlines]], a deal failed to materialise. This was largely due to the inability of Turkish Airlines, as a non-EU airline, to buy a majority of the airline.<ref name="wbj.pl"/> LOT lost 145.5 million [[Polish złoty|złoty]] (PLN) in 2011, compared to a 163.1 million PLN loss in 2010.
LOT saw a return to profitability in 2016, with profits of 183.5 million and more than 280 million PLN respectively.{{clarify |date=March 2019 |reason=One year is given, but there are two amounts for profits mentioned}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/wiadomosci/artykul/lot-centralny-port-lotniczy,58,0,2352698.html
|access-date=5 April 2018
|title=PLL LOT coraz więcej zarabia na przewozie pasażerów
|date=7 August 2017
}}</ref> The profits led the then finance minister [[Mateusz Morawiecki]] to suggest they were a result of his government's policies. He also accused the previous [[Civic Platform]] government of leading the airline to either bankruptcy or "accelerated privatisation".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/wiadomosci/artykul/lot-centralny-port-lotniczy,58,0,2352698.html
|access-date=5 April 2018
|title=PLL LOT odzyskują rentowność. Przetrwały tylko dzięki PiS?
|date=7 August 2017
}}</ref>
===Subsidiaries===
;Current subsidiaries
* [[LOT Charters]] - a wholly owned subsidiary operating charter flights for Polish tour operators.
* LOT Flight Academy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Support |first=Evionica |title=LOT Flight Academy |url=https://lotflightacademy.pl/ |access-date=18 June 2025 |website=LOT Flight Academy |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
;Former subsidiaries
* [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]] - a 49% stake was owned by LOT between 2016 and 2020.
* [[EuroLOT]], a formerly wholly owned subsidiary airline, founded on 1 July 1997. The Polish Treasury owned 62.1 percent while LOT retained 37.9 percent. In July 2012 it was confirmed that LOT wished to sell its remaining stake in EuroLOT, as part of its privatization scheme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pasazer.com/in-11180-lot,chce,sprzedac,eurolot,.php#.UEcYh6CgZUk|title=LOT chce sprzedać Eurolot|work=Pasazer.com|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref> However, on 6 February 2015, the decision was taken to liquidate the airline and integrate the majority of its fleet into LOT.
* [[Centralwings]], a low-cost subsidiary that existed between 2004 and 2009.
==Destinations==
{{
LOT Polish Airlines serves a network of European destinations in addition to flights to Asia, the Middle East, and North America.<ref name=":3" />
=== Codeshare agreements ===
LOT Polish Airlines has [[codeshare agreement]]s with the following airlines:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partner airlines |url=https://www.lot.com/us/en/explore/about-lot/codeshare-partner-airlines#codeshare |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=lot.com}}</ref>
{{div col}}
* [[Aegean Airlines]]
* [[Air Canada]]
* [[Air China]]
* [[Air India]]
* [[airBaltic]]
* [[All Nippon Airways]]
* [[Asiana Airlines]]
* [[Austrian Airlines]]
* [[Croatia Airlines]]
* [[EgyptAir]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=EGYPTAIR / LOT Polish Airlines begins codeshare partnership from Nov 2017|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275862/egyptair-lot-polish-airlines-begins-codeshare-partnership-from-nov-2017/|access-date=22 November 2017|work=Routesonline|date=22 November 2017}}</ref>
* [[El Al]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/282156/el-al-lot-polish-airlines-begins-codeshare-service-from-late-dec-2018/|title=El Al / LOT Polish Airlines begins codeshare service from late-Dec 2018|website=Routesonline}}</ref>
* [[EVA Air]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250606-brlocodeshare|title=EVA Air / LOT Polish Airlines begins codeshare partnership from June 2025|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=6 June 2025}}</ref>
* [[ITA Airways]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=ITA Airways / LOT Polish Airlines Begins Codeshare Service From April 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250416-azlocodeshare |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=AeroRoutes |date=16 April 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref>
* [[JetBlue]]<ref>{{cite news |title=JetBlue and LOT Polish Airlines, set to restart interline agreement |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2022/10/jetblue-and-lot-polish-airlines-set-to-restart-interline-agreement/ |access-date=22 November 2022 |work=Aviaciononline |date=5 October 2022}}</ref>
* [[Lufthansa]]
* [[Luxair]]
* [[Scandinavian Airlines]]
* [[Singapore Airlines]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=LOT Polish Airlines plans Taipei codeshare service from late-Nov 2018 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/281724/lot-polish-airlines-plans-taipei-codeshare-service-from-late-nov-2018/ |access-date=28 November 2018 |work=Routesonline |date=28 November 2018}}</ref>
* [[Swiss International Air Lines]]
* [[TAP Air Portugal]]
* [[Turkish Airlines]]
{{div col end}}
==Fleet==
===Current fleet===
{{As of|2025|6}}, LOT Polish Airlines utilises the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web |title=Fleet |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/en/fleet |website=LOT Polish Airlines |access-date=10 March 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"
|+ '''LOT Polish Airlines fleet'''
|-
! rowspan="2" | Aircraft
! rowspan="2" | In service
! rowspan="2" | Orders
! colspan="5" | Passengers
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! <abbr title="LOT Business Class">B</abbr>
! <abbr title="LOT Premium Economy">Y+</abbr>
! <abbr title="LOT Economy Class">Y</abbr>
! Total
! Refs
|-
|[[Airbus A220|Airbus A220-100]]
|—
|20
|colspan="5"|<abbr title="To Be Announced">TBA</abbr>
|rowspan="2"|Order with 44 options<ref>{{cite press release|title=LOT places its first ever Airbus order for 40 A220 {{!}} Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-release/2025-06-lot-polish-airlines-places-its-first-ever-airbus-order-for-40-a220s |website=Airbus |access-date=16 June 2025 |date=16 June 2025}}</ref><br />Deliveries from 2027.<ref name="Regionalcge">{{cite web |title=LOT Polish Airlines orders 40+44 A220s|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/154963-lot-polish-airlines-orders-4044-a220s|website=ch-aviation.com|date=16 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|[[Airbus A220|Airbus A220-300]]
|—
|20
|colspan="5"|<abbr title="To Be Announced">TBA</abbr>
|-
|[[Boeing 737-800]]
|6
|—
|—
|—
|186
|186
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 737-800 |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/boeing-737-800 }}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737 MAX 8]]
|18
|13
|—
|—
|186
|186
|<ref>{{cite web | title=PLL LOT na zakupach. Kupi 11 samolotów od Boeinga | date=20 February 2024 | url=https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/pll-lot-na-zakupach-kupi-11-gigantow-od-boeinga-6997831442660320a.html }}</ref>
|13 to be delivered in 2025/2026 with new interiors.
|-
|[[Boeing 777-200ER]]
|1
|—
|30
|24
|239
|293
|<ref>[https://www.lot.com/us/en/explore/about-lot/fleet/boeing-777-200]</ref>
|Leased from [[EuroAtlantic Airways]]
|-
|[[Boeing 787-8]]
|8
|2
|18
|21
|213
|252
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 787 Dreamliner Seat Plan |url=https://do4r85wsrjs5z.cloudfront.net/iqbftcndpjmofj/a/B787_rozklad%208szt.png |website=LOT Polish Airlines |access-date=3 November 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|First European 787 operator.<ref name=":0" /> Two extra 787-8s to be leased from 2026.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 2025 |title=Polish airline LOT signs deal for two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/polish-airline-lot-signs-deal-two-boeing-787-8-dreamliners-2025-03-27/ |access-date=15 June 2025 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing 787-9]]
|7
|—
|24
|21
|249
|294
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/en/dreamliner-787-9 |website=LOT Polish Airlines |access-date=3 November 2019}}</ref>
|
|-
|[[Embraer 170]]
|5
|—
|—
|—
|76
|76
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Embraer 170 Seat Plan |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/embraer-170 }}</ref>
|To be retired and replaced by [[Airbus A220]].<ref name="Regionalcge"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Embraer 175]]
|13
|rowspan="2"|—
|—
|—
|82
|82
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Embraer 175 |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/embraer-175}}</ref>
|Older aircraft to be retired and replaced by [[Airbus A220]].<ref name="Regionalcge"/>
|-
|2
| colspan="4" |<abbr title="VIP configuration">VIP</abbr>
|Operated as VIP transport for the [[Ministry of National Defence (Poland)|Ministry of National Defence]].
|-
|[[Embraer 190]]
|8
|—
|—
|—
|106
|106
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Embraer 190 Seat Plan |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/embraer-190}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"|E190 and E195 to be retired and replaced by Airbus A220.<ref name="Regionalcge"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Embraer 195]]
|rowspan="2"|16
|rowspan="2"|—
|rowspan="2"|—
|rowspan="2"|—
|112
|112
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web |title=Embraer 195 Seat Plan |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/embraer-195 }}</ref>
|-
|118
|118
|-
|[[Embraer 195-E2]]
|3
|—
|—
|—
|136
|136
|<ref>{{cite web |title=LOT Polish Airlines To Add Three Embraer E195-E2s |date=7 May 2024 |url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/lot-polish-airlines-to-add-three-embraer-e195-e2s/}}</ref>
|-
!Total
!87
!55
! colspan="7" |
|}
===Historic fleet===
{{more citations needed|date=April 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto;"
|+LOT Polish Airlines former fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!Total
!Year introduced
!Year retired
!Notes
|-
|[[Aero Ae-45]]
|3
|1952
|1957
|Used for taxi flights.<ref name="sam4-15"/>
|-
|[[
|1
|2023
|2024
|Leased from [[Air Belgium (2016)|Air Belgium]] until 26 October 2024.
|-
|[[Airbus A340|Airbus A340-300]]
|1
|2019
|2020
|[[Aircraft lease|Wet-leased]] from [[Air Belgium]].
|-
|[[Antonov An-24]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1966
|1991
|Twenty bought by 1977.<ref name="sam5-11">Adam Jońca, ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981'', p.11</ref>
|-
|[[Antonov An-26]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1974
|{{Unknown}}
|Leased from Polish Air Force.<ref name="sam5-16"/><br />Operated for LOT Cargo
|-
|[[ATR 42]]
|13
|2002
|2013
|rowspan="2"|Replaced by [[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400]]
|-
|[[ATR 72]]
|10
|1991
|2014
|-
|[[Boeing 737-300]]
|4
|1996
|2005
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-400]]
|10
|1993
|2020
|
|-
|[[Boeing 737-500]]
|12
|1992
|2012
|
|-
|[[Boeing
|1
|2019
|2020
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardingpass.ro/lot-va-inchiria-de-la-boeing-un-737-700-care-a-zburat-pentru-blue-air/|title=LOT va închiria de la Boeing un 737-700 care a zburat pentru Blue Air|last=Bobon|first=Gabriel|date=12 June 2019|website=BoardingPass.ro|language=ro-RO|access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/94237-lot-polish-airlines-retires-only-b737-700|title=LOT Polish Airlines retires only B737-700|work=ch-aviation |date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Boeing 767-200ER]]
|2
|1989
|2008
|rowspan="2"|Replaced [[Ilyushin Il-62]].
|-
|[[Boeing 767-300ER]]
|7
|1990
|2013
|-
|[[Bombardier CRJ700|Bombardier CRJ-700ER]]
|2
|2016
|2020
|rowspan="2"|Leased from [[Nordica (airline)|Nordica]].
|-
|[[Bombardier CRJ900|Bombardier CRJ-900ER]]
|12
|2016
|2020
|-
|[[
|{{Unknown}}
|1946
|1950
|Fourteen bought from US military surplus after World War II, used for training and taxi flights.<ref name="sam4-12">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956'', p.12</ref>
|-
|[[Convair CV-240 family|Convair 240]]<ref name="sam5-2">Adam Jońca, ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981'', p.2-6</ref>
|{{Unknown}}
|1957
|1966
|
|-
|[[De Havilland Canada Dash 8|De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400]]
|12
|2015
|2023
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historia Bombardierów Q400 |trans-title=History of the Bombardier Q400s |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/bombardier-q400 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115221111/https://www.lot.com/pl/pl/odkrywaj/o-lot/flota/bombardier-q400 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |website=LOT |language=pl}}</ref>
|-
|[[
|3
|1935
|1939
|<ref name="sam3-13">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1931–1939'', p.13-22 {{in lang|pl}}</ref>
|-
|[[
|{{Unknown}}
|1946
|1959
|Nine bought from US military surplus after World War II<ref name="sam4-8">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956'', p.8</ref>
|-
|[[
|{{Unknown}}
|1988
|1988
|
|-
|[[Embraer 145]]
|14
|1999
|2011
|
|-
|[[Fokker 100]]
|{{Unknown}}
|2016
|2016
|Leased from [[Carpatair]]
|-
|[[Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VII/1m]]
|6
|rowspan="2"|1929
|rowspan="2"|1939
|rowspan="2"|<ref name="sam2-14">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1919–1930'', p.14-20 {{in lang|pl}}</ref>
|-
|[[Fokker F.VII|Fokker F.VII/3m]]
|13
|-
|[[Junkers F.13]]<ref name="sam2-14"/>
|{{Unknown}}
|1929
|1936
|
|-
|[[Junkers Ju 52|Junkers Ju 52/3mge]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1936
|1939
|One received in exchange for nine Junkers F-13s<ref name="sam3-13"/>
|-
|[[Ilyushin Il-12|Ilyushin Il-12B]]<ref name=sam4-15/>
|{{Unknown}}
|1949
|1957
|
|-
|[[Ilyushin Il-14|Ilyushin Il-14P]]<ref name="sam4-23">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956'', p.23-24</ref>
|{{Unknown}}
|1955
|1961
|
|-
|[[Ilyushin Il-18]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1961
|1990
|
|-
|[[Ilyushin Il-62]]<ref name=sam5-21/>
|{{Unknown}}
|1972
|1992
|
|-
|[[Lisunov Li-2]]<ref name="sam4-4">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956'', 4–5</ref>
|{{Unknown}}
|1945
|1969
|Soviet-built version of the [[Douglas DC-3]].
|-
|[[Lockheed Model 10 Electra|Lockheed L-10A Electra]]<ref name="sam3-13"/>
|{{Unknown}}
|1936
|1939
|
|-
|[[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Lockheed L-14H Super Electra]]<ref name="sam3-13"/>
|{{Unknown}}
|1938
|1940
|
|-
|[[McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1994
|1996
|
|-
|[[PWS-24]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1933
|1939
|The only series-built Polish design used.<ref name="sam3-1"/>
|-
|[[PZL.4]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1933
|1935
|Prototype Polish airliner, one tested.<ref name="sam3-9">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1931–1939'', p.9 {{in lang|pl}}</ref>
|-
|[[PZL.44 Wicher]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1939
|1939
|Prototype Polish airliner, one tested.<ref name="sam3-13"/>
|-
|[[SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc|SNCASE SE.161/1 Languedoc]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1947
|1950
|All grounded in 1948. <ref name="sam4-15">Jońca, Adam (1985). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956'', p.15-18</ref>
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-134]]
|5
|rowspan="2"|1968
|rowspan="2"|1994
|rowspan="2"|<ref name="sam5-16">Adam Jońca, ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981'', p.16-19</ref>
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-134|Tupolev Tu-134A]]
|7
|-
|[[Tupolev Tu-154]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1986
|1995
|Replaced by the [[Boeing 737 Classic]] series.
|-
|[[Vickers Viscount]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1962
|1967
|Purchased second-hand, one [[1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash|crashed in 1962]].<ref name="sam5-2"/>
|-
|[[Yakovlev Yak-40]]
|{{Unknown}}
|1982
|1989
|
|}
===Fleet development===
* On 7 September 2005, the airline reached an agreement for up to 14 [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787s]] for its long-haul operations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q3/nr_050907g.html |title=and LOT Polish Airlines Announce Order for Up to 14 787s |publisher=Boeing |date=7 September 2005 |access-date=30 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106035440/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q3/nr_050907g.html |archive-date=6 November 2011 }}</ref> On 7 March 2011 Boeing officially notified LOT Polish Airlines that the delivery of the 787 would be delayed for another year. The airline planned to use the 787-8 on its Warsaw-Chicago route on 16 January 2013,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lot-announces-launch-dates-dreamliner-164300616.html;_ylt=A2KJ3Cf4s1dQYEkAl5XQtDMD| work=Yahoo Finance | title= LOT Announces Launch Dates For New Dreamliner Service| date=17 September 2012}}</ref> but the type was grounded on that same day due to issues with its batteries. On 25 April 2013, LOT announced that it would resume its 787 services on 5 June 2013.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.wbj.pl/article-62590-lots-dreamliners-to-fly-again-in-june.html?typ=wbj| work=Warsaw Business Journal| title=LOT's Dreamliners to fly again in June| date=26 April 2013| access-date=12 May 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508021852/http://www.wbj.pl/article-62590-lots-dreamliners-to-fly-again-in-june.html?typ=wbj| archive-date=8 May 2013| url-status=dead}}</ref>
* On 4 May 2010, LOT converted four Embraer E175 orders to Embraer E195 orders. The delivery of these aircraft began in March 2011.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
* Since June 2010, LOT has operated two E175 aircraft for the [[Ministry of National Defence (Poland)|Polish Ministry of National Defence]]. These aircraft are used to transport government officials on short and medium-haul flights.{{cn|date=June 2025|reason=Unreliable source removed}}
* In 2016, the airline signed a contract for eleven leased [[Boeing 737 MAX|Boeing 737 MAX-8]] aircraft (six firm commitments and five options), with deliveries starting in late 2017.<ref name="AW">{{cite journal|title=LOT Goes MAX|journal=Airliner World|issue=December 2016|page=10}}</ref>
* In April 2018, LOT announced the lease of three additional [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-9]] aircraft from [[Avolon]], bringing the total to 7. The three aircraft were delivered in April, June and October 2019 respectively.{{cn|date=June 2025|reason=Unreliable source removed}}
* On 8 May 2024, LOT announced it would [[Aircraft lease|lease]] three brand-new Embraer [[Embraer E-Jet E2 family|E-195 E2]] jets. The first arrived on 31 July 2024.{{cn|date=June 2025|reason=Unreliable source removed}}
* On 27 March 2025, it was announced that LOT will [[Aircraft lease|lease]] an extra two [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-8s]] from 2026. This will bring LOT's [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|787]] fleet to 17 units.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 March 2025 |title=Polish airline LOT signs deal for two Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/polish-airline-lot-signs-deal-two-boeing-787-8-dreamliners-2025-03-27/ |access-date=16 June 2025 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>
* On 16 June 2025, during the 2025 [[Paris Air Show]], LOT signed a firm order for 40 [[Airbus A220|Airbus A220s]] to replace its ageing [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer E-Jet]] fleet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 June 2025 |title=LOT places its first ever Airbus order for 40 A220 {{!}} Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-release/2025-06-lot-polish-airlines-places-its-first-ever-airbus-order-for-40-a220s |access-date=16 June 2025 |website=www.airbus.com |language=en}}</ref> 20 orders are for the smaller, A220-100 variant and twenty for the larger, A220-300. Deliveries are set to commence in 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Driessche |first=Maarten Van Den |date=16 June 2025 |title=LOT Polish Airlines places its first ever Airbus order for 40 A220s |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lot-polish-airlines/lot-polish-airlines-places-its-first-ever-airbus-order-for-40-a220s/ |access-date=16 June 2025 |website=Aviation24.be |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Corporate identity==
With the delivery of new [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787]] aircraft between 2011 and 2012, LOT introduced a new livery. This design was intended to retain the tradition and spirit of LOT with no major or radical changes. The blue nose and broad cheat-line were removed; the 'POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE' titles on each aircraft's starboard side were replaced with the words 'POLISH AIRLINES'. The tailplane's design was altered minimally, with the colours of the traditional encircled crane logo being inverted and the circle becoming a simpler outline ring.<ref>{{cite web |author=air-europa.pl |url=http://www.air-europa.pl/boeing-787-dreamliner-i-nowe-barwy-lot.html |title=Boeing 787 Dreamliner i nowe barwy LOT | Europejski Informator Lotniczy => |publisher=Air-Europa.pl |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001722/http://www.air-europa.pl/boeing-787-dreamliner-i-nowe-barwy-lot.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Several [[Embraer]] aircraft have worn special advertising liveries. One [[Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer E175]], SP-LIM, was repainted as a retrojet, into LOT's 1945 livery, for the airline's 90th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2018 |title=Samolot PLL LOT zyskał malowanie retro. Jedna z najstarszych linii lotniczych świata świętuje 90-lecie |url=https://businessinsider.com.pl/firmy/zarzadzanie/90-lecie-pll-lot-embraer-sp-lim-w-malowaniu-retro/xk9eh0y |access-date=16 June 2025 |website=Business Insider Polska |language=pl}}</ref>
===Livery 1935–1939, 1945–1956===
Airliners featured all-natural metal silvery color, with a black crane logo on the tail, and a small black inscription: POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE „LOT" under or above the window line. Before 1939, there was also a rounded inscription: LOT above passenger doors (apart from the Ju 52, which also differed in having black engine covers and nacelles).<ref name="sam3-13"/>
After [[World War II]], the aircraft mostly wore a similar all-natural metal scheme, with the airline name above the window line.<ref name="sam4-4"/> In the late 1940s, the [[flag of Poland|Polish white and red flag]] was added on a rudder. From the early 1950s, a thin blue [[cheatline]] was introduced below the window line, starting with a stylized bird in front.<ref name="sam4-4"/> Some aircraft flew in military schemes (green and light blue or olive drab and grey).<ref name="sam4-4"/><ref name="sam4-8"/>
===Livery 1956–1976===
This livery featured blue mid-level broad cheatline on the window line, with the fuselage a white colour above the cheatline and unpainted below. Early versions of this livery also featured thin blue stripes above and below the cheatline and a white tail, with small black crane logo on the fin and medium-size Polish flag on the rudder.<ref name="sam4-4"/> Above the cheatline there was black inscription in italics: ''POLSKIE LINIE LOTNICZE »LOT«''. There was also a long black stylized crane below the cockpit on most aircraft.<ref name="sam4-4"/> In the early 1960s, the scheme was modernized and featured the blue cheatline without upper and lower stripes, and a blue tail fin and rudder. The Polish flag was much larger on the tail, while the crane logo was above the flag, on a white circle.<ref name="sam4-23"/> There was also another Polish flag on the cheatline, behind the cockpit.<ref name="sam4-23"/> On Il-18s and Il-62s, the cheatline was narrower, below the window line.<ref name="sam5-8"/><ref name="sam5-21">Adam Jońca, ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981'', p.21-22</ref>
===Livery 1977–2010s===
LOT's iconic livery was introduced in 1977 and has undergone no major changes.<ref name="sam5-8">Jońca, Adam (1986). ''Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981'', p.8 {{in lang|pl}}</ref> The livery is essentially a predominantly white scheme with elements of traditional aviation design incorporated. The latter elements were visible in the design of the LOT livery as an area of dark blue under the cockpit windscreen, the long cheat-line painted down the side of the fuselage and the large traditional logo which is emblazoned on the tailplane.
=== Special colors and stickers ===
* SP-LVD, Boeing 737 MAX-8, Proud of Poland's Independence
* SP-LVG, Boeing 737 MAX-8, [[Bank Pekao]]
* SP-LVK, Boeing 737 MAX-8, [[Krosno Glass|100 Years Krosno Glass]]
* SP-LVL, Boeing 737 MAX-8, [[Energylandia]]
* SP-LRG, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, [[Silent Unseen|"Cichociemni" Silent and Unseen Home Army Parachutists]]
* SP-LSC, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, [[National Independence Day (Poland)|Proud of Poland's Independence]]
* SP-LDK, Embraer E170, [[Star Alliance]]
* SP-LIC, Embraer E175, "[[Lubusz Voivodeship|Lubuskie]]"
* SP-LIO, Embraer E175, [[Star Alliance]]
* SP-LNB, Embraer E195, Grześki
* SP-LNC, Embraer E195, Śliwka Nałęczowska
* SP-LNF, Embraer E195, [[Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship|Warmia Mazury]]
* SP-LNG, Embraer E195, [[Moravia|"Visit North Moravia"]]
* SP-LNI, Embraer E195, [[Moravia|"Visit North Moravia"]]
===Aircraft Names===
[[Ilyushin Il-62]] aircraft were named after [[List of Polish people|famous Poles]], with the first named ''[[Mikołaj Kopernik]]''.<ref name="sam5-21"/> The five [[Boeing 767]]s LOT ordered from [[Boeing]] were named after Polish cities. This practice, however, was discontinued with the arrival of [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787s]] and the introduction of the airline's new livery. Only LOT's sixth 787, SP-LRF, was named 'Franek' after an online vote organised by the airline.<ref>{{Cite web |title="FRANEK" – czyli szósty Dreamliner we flocie LOT-u {{!}} dlapilota.pl |url=https://dlapilota.pl/wiadomosci/pll-lot/franek-czyli-szosty-dreamliner-we-flocie-lot-u |access-date=16 June 2025 |website=dlapilota.pl |language=pl}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="100">
File:Samolot we Wieruszowie.jpg|A LOT [[Lisunov Li-2]] in the 1960s livery.
File:SP-LSB Ilyushin IL-18V LOT Polish Airlines FRA 08DEC67.jpg|A LOT [[Ilyushin Il-18|Ilyushin IL-18]] in the pre-1977 livery.
File:LOT Polish Airlines Embraer ERJ170, SP-LDF@TXL,21.07.2007-480aw - Flickr - Aero Icarus.jpg|A LOT [[Embraer 170]] in the post-1977 livery.
File:SP-LDH (16998296700).jpg|A LOT [[Embraer 170]] in the current, post-2011 livery.
</gallery>
==Loyalty programme and lounges==
===Miles & More===
{{Main|Miles & More}}
LOT uses the Miles & More frequent-flyer program . 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lot.com/web/lot/businesslounge |title=LOT Polish Airlines |publisher=Lot.com |access-date=14 March 2012 |archive-date=24 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924082707/http://www.lot.com/web/lot/businesslounge |url-status=dead }}</ref> LOT also opened a Polonez Lounge at [[Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport]] in 2018.
=== Elite Lounge ===
It is an exclusive zone within LOT Business Lounge Polonez where passengers can work peacefully and have rest in a comfort.
It includes quiet relaxation zone, place to work and an upgraded food and beverage menu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOT Elite Lounge |url=https://www.lot.com/pl/en/explore/about-lot/transit/warsaw/lot-business-lounge-in-warsaw/lot-business-lounge-elite |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=lot.com}}</ref>
=== Mazurek Lounge ===
It's a business lounge that offers unique views of the apron.
== Incidents and accidents ==
===Fatal===
* On 1 December 1936, a LOT [[Lockheed Model 10 Electra]] (registered SP-AYB) hit a tree near [[Malakasa]] in Greece due to fog; a pilot was killed; six people were injured.<ref name=mazur60>Mazur 2016, p. 60-61</ref>
* On 28 December 1936, a LOT Lockheed Model 10 Electra (registered SP-AYA) crashed near [[Susiec]] in Poland due to icing; two passengers and a mechanic died; three people were injured.<ref name=mazur60/>
* On 11 November 1937, a LOT Lockheed Model 10 Electra (registered SP-AYD) crashed near Warsaw during its landing approach in bad weather, causing the death of four passengers.<ref name=mazur60/>
* On 23 November 1937, a LOT [[Douglas DC-2|Douglas DC-2-115D]] (registered SP-ASJ) crashed in Bulgaria's [[Pirin|Pirin Mountains]] in bad weather, killing all six on board. The aircraft was operating a scheduled Thessaloniki-Sofia passenger service.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= SP-ASJ|id= 19371123-0|access-date= 13 July 2015}}</ref>
* On 22 July 1938 at 17:38 local time, a LOT [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Lockheed 14H Super Electra]] (registered SP-BNG) crashed into a hill at Negrilesa, near Stulpicani, Romania, killing all 14 on board; the cause of the crash was unknown, but the aircraft was probably struck by lightning. The aircraft was operating a scheduled Warsaw-Lwów (now Lviv)-Czerniowce (now Chernovtsy)-Bucharest-Thessaloniki passenger service.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= SP-BNG|id= 19380722-0|access-date= 13 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=mazur60/>
* On 15 November 1951 at approximately 09:00 local time, a LOT [[Lisunov Li-2]] (registered SP-LKA) [[1951 LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster|crashed]] near [[Tuszyn]] in bad weather and low visibility conditions, killing all 15 passengers and three crew on board. The aircraft had been on a scheduled flight from [[Łódź]] to [[Kraków]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19511115-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, 1951 LOT crash| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* One passenger died on 19 March 1954, when a LOT [[Lisunov Li-2]] (registered SP-LAH) collided with a hill near [[Gruszowiec]] following the blackout of a radio navigation beacon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19540319-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, 1954 LOT crash| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 14 June 1957 at 23:10 local time, [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 232|Flight 232]] from [[Warsaw]] to [[Moscow]], which was operated by an [[Ilyushin Il-14]] (registered SP-LNF) crashed on approach to [[Moscow]]'s [[Vnukovo International Airport]] in bad weather conditions, killing five of the eight passengers and four of the five crew members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570614-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, 1957 LOT crash| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 25 August 1960, a LOT [[Lisunov Li-2]] (registered SP-LAL), crashed near [[Tczew]] while on a survey flight over the Vistula River floods, killing six.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19600825-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LAL| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 19 December 1962, a LOT [[Vickers Viscount|Vickers Viscount 804]] (registered SP-LVB) [[1962 LOT Vickers Viscount Warsaw crash|crashed while on approach]] to [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Okecie Airport]] having encountered a [[Stall (flight)|stall]], killing all 28 passengers and five crew members on board. The aircraft had been on a scheduled flight from [[Brussels]] to [[Warsaw]] with an intermediate stop in [[East Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19621219-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LVB| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 20 August 1965 at 13:08 UTC, another LOT Vickers Viscount (registered SP-LVA) crashed near [[Jeuk]], Belgium, during a thunderstorm on a ferry flight from [[Lille]] to [[Wrocław]]. The aircraft's four occupants were killed.<ref name=ASN200865>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19650820-2 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref>
* On 2 April 1969 at 16:08 local time, a LOT [[Antonov An-24]] (registered SP-LTF), crashed into [[Polica (mountain)|Polica]], a mountain near [[Zawoja]]. The aircraft with 48 passengers and five crew on board had been operating [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 (1969)|Flight 165]] from [[Warsaw]] to [[Kraków]] when the pilots lost orientation in a snowstorm. There were no survivors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690402-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24V SP-LTF Zawoja|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 13 May 1977, a LOT [[Antonov An-12]] (registered SP-LZA) operating a cargo flight from [[Warsaw]] to [[Beirut]] via [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]] crashed at approximately 08:45 local time near [[Aramoun, Keserwan|Aramoun]], Lebanon, killing all nine people on board, some of whom were agents of the communist Polish secret service. The aircraft had been approaching [[Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut International Airport]], and the pilots had encountered language difficulties when communicating with the local [[air traffic controller]]s. The aircraft was owned by the [[Polish Air Force]] and flown by military pilots. It had previously transported weapons for the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. When it crashed it was carrying [[veal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.pl/artykuly/sekcje/spoleczenstwo/zapomniany-lot-do-bejrutu,49643,1|title=Article covering the 1977 crash|language=pl|publisher=Newsweek.pl|access-date=30 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515020917/http://www.newsweek.pl/artykuly/sekcje/spoleczenstwo/zapomniany-lot-do-bejrutu,49643,1|archive-date=15 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770513-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12BP SP-LZA Aramoun|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 14 March 1980 at around 11:00 local time, [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007|Flight 007]] from New York City to Warsaw crashed during a landing attempt at Warsaw-Okecie Airport, killing all 77 passengers and 10 crew members on board the [[Ilyushin Il-62]] (registration SP-LAA), including singer [[Anna Jantar]]. The pilots had encountered a landing gear problem and began the standard [[go-around]] procedure, during which a shaft in the no. 2 engine disintegrated, damaging the rudder and elevator control lines, and causing the aircraft to enter an uncontrolled dive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19800314-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-62 SP-LAA Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 26 March 1981, a LOT An-24 (registered SP-LTU) operating Flight 691 crash-landed near [[Słupsk]] after the crew lost situational awareness during a non-precision twin locator approach, killing one passenger. The other 46 passengers and four crew survived, leaving the aircraft through a breach in the fuselage. The fatality was a passenger whose legs were trapped under broken seats and who died in the post-crash fire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810326-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, 1981 LOT crash-landing| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 9 May 1987 at 11:12 local time, [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055|Flight 5055]], bound from Warsaw to New York, crashed in the Kabaty forest about 5km from [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Okęcie Airport]], killing all 172 passengers and 11 crew, making it the deadliest accident in the history of the airline and the country. The aircraft involved was another [[Ilyushin Il-62]] (registration SP-LBG) whose number-2 (left-side inner) engine exploded, igniting a fire in the cargo hold and irreparably damaging all but one of the aircraft's control systems. The pilots attempted a return to [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Okęcie]], but lost control of the aircraft before it entered a steep nose-dive due to damage to the [[Elevator (aircraft)|elevators]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870509-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-62M SP-LBG Warszawa-Okecie Airport (WAW)|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
* On 2 November 1988, [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703|Flight 703]] had to execute an emergency landing in a field near [[Rzeszów]] following a dual engine failure attributed to icing, killing one passenger. The other 24 passengers and four crew on board the An-24 (registered SP-LTD) survived, though most of them received serious injuries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881102-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24V SP-LTD Rzeszów|first=Harro|last=Ranter|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> As of {{currentyear}}, this remains the last fatal crash in Polish commercial aviation. This accident lead LOT Polish Airlines to retire the [[Antonov An-24|An-24]], replacing them with [[ATR 42|ATR 42s]] and [[ATR 72|ATR 72s]].
===Other incidents and accidents===
* On 18 August 1938, a LOT [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Lockheed 14H Super Electra]] (registered SP-BNJ) was destroyed by a fire in Bucharest after one of its tires burst and the left wing struck the ground.<ref name=mazur60/>
* On 24 July 1940, a LOT [[Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra|Lockheed 14H2 Super Electra]] (registered SP-BPK) was deliberately crashed at Bucharest; the aircraft was sold to LOT on 20 March 1939 and seized by Romania on 2 September 1939 at the outbreak of World War II.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= SP-BPK|id= 19400724-0|access-date= 13 July 2015}}</ref>
* On 26 May 1948, a LOT [[Lisunov Li-2]]T (registered SP-LBC) was written off near [[Popowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Popowice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480526-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LBC| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 28 March 1950, a LOT [[Douglas DC-3]] (registered SP-LCC) was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500328-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LCC| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* Only one day later, on 29 March 1950, the airline lost another aircraft (a Lisunov Li-2, registration SP-LBA) in a crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500329-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LBA| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 19 May 1952, a LOT Li-2 (registered SP-LBD) was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing near [[Sowina, Greater Poland Voivodeship|Sowina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520519-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LBD| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 18 July of the same year, an [[Ilyushin Il-12]] (registered SP-LHC) was written off in crash landing at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Okecie Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19520519-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LHC| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 15 March 1953, a LOT Douglas DC-3 (registered SP-LCH) crashed near [[Katowice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530313-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LCH| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 14 April 1955, a Lisunov Li-2 (SP-LAE) crashed near Katowice, with none of the 15 persons on board being killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19550414-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LAE| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 11 April 1958, a LOT [[Convair CV-240 family|Convair CV-240]] (registered SP-LPB) crash-landed near Warsaw and was damaged beyond repair after it had lost one propeller in mid-flight. There were only four people on board who had operated a training flight with the aircraft; all of them survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580411-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LAE| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 16 December 1963, a Lisunov Li-2T (registered SP-LBG) was damaged beyond repair when it overshot the runway on landing at Warsaw-Okecie Airport. The twelve passengers and three crew on board survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19631216-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LBG| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 24 January 1969 at 17:30 local time, a LOT [[Antonov An-24]] (registered SP-LTE) collided with trees during a landing attempt at [[Copernicus Airport Wrocław|Wrocław]] in poor visibility conditions, and crashed. The aircraft had been operating Flight 149 from Warsaw with 44 passengers and four crew members on board, all of whom survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730419-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LTE| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 19 April 1973, an Antonov An-24 (registered SP-LTN) crashed during a training flight near [[Rzeszów]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690124-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LTN| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 23 January 1980, a [[Tupolev Tu-134]] (registered SP-LGB) was damaged beyond repair when it overshot the runway on landing at Warsaw-Okecie Airport and erupted in flames.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690124-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, crash of aircraft registration: SP-LBG| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 31 December 1993 at 10:20 local time, a [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] (registered SP-LPA) operating Flight 2 from Chicago to Warsaw received substantial damage to its nose gear in a hard landing incident at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19931231-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, 1993 Chicago incident| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 1 November 2011 a [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] (registered SP-LPC) operating [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 016|Flight 16]] from [[Newark Liberty International Airport]] to [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]] reported a failure of the hydraulic system that operated the [[Flap (aircraft)|flaps]] and [[landing gear]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 767-35DER SP-LPC, Tuesday 1 November 2011 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321022 |access-date=16 June 2025 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> When the backup system was activated, only the [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]] were operable.<ref name="WSJ2">{{cite news |title=Plane Makes Crash Landing in Poland |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204528204577011912169877568 |newspaper= [[The Wall Street Journal]] |date= 1 November 2011| author =Dan Michaels and Andy Pasztor}}</ref><ref name="RS">{{cite news |title=Plane carrying 230 makes emergency landing in Warsaw |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/poland-plane-idUSL5E7M12VY20111101 |work= [[Reuters]] |date= 1 November 2011| author =Gabriela Baczynska, Marcin Goclowski and Rob Strybel }}</ref> All attempts to lower the landing gear failed, including one last attempt using gravity; forcing a [[gear-up landing]] on runway 33 at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw Chopin]].<ref name="WSJ2"/> The aircraft, captained by [[Tadeusz Wrona (aviator)|Tadeusz Wrona]], made a successful gear-up landing with no injuries or fatalities. The aircraft was written off, and runway 15/33 at [[Warsaw Chopin Airport]] was shut for some time to repair the surface damage sustained.
* On 10 January 2018 a [[Bombardier Dash 8]] Q400 (SP-EQG) operating as LO3924 from Krakow to Warsaw reported landing gear issues. Warsaw Chopin Airport was shut down for four hours after an emergency landing there around 19:30 local time with a failed nose gear. There were no reported injuries to the 59 passengers on board.<ref name="Aviation24.be 2018">{{cite web | title=LOT Polish Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 suffers landing gear failure at Warsaw airport | website=Aviation24.be | date=10 January 2018 | url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/lot-polish-airlines/bombardier-dash-8-q400-suffers-landing-gear-failure-at-warsaw-airport/ | access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>
===Communist-era hijacking asylum attempts===
During the [[Cold War]], when Europe was divided by the [[Iron Curtain]], several LOT aircraft were hijacked and forced to land in Western countries, predominantly in [[West Germany]] and especially in [[West Berlin]], due to its proximity. The hijackers were usually not prosecuted there but could claim [[political asylum]], along with all other passengers who wished to do so.
* On 16 September 1949, five armed people forced a LOT flight from [[Gdańsk]] to [[Łódź]] to divert to [[Stockholm-Skavsta Airport|Nyköping]] in [[Sweden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19490916-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT September 1949 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 16 December of the same year, another aircraft on the same route was hijacked, this time it diverted to [[Bornholm Airport]] in Denmark. Of the 15 passengers and three crew members on board, 16 decided to claim political asylum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19491216-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT December 1949 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 16 October 1969, a LOT [[Antonov An-24]] (registered SP-LTK) was hijacked by two passengers en route a flight from [[Warsaw]] to [[East Berlin]] and forced to divert to [[Berlin Tegel Airport]], serving [[West Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19691019-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT October 1969 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* Another hijacking of a LOT An-24 occurred on 20 November of the same year, this time on a flight from [[Wrocław]] to [[Bratislava]], when two passengers forced the pilots to land at [[Vienna International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19691120-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT November 1969 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 5 June 1970, a LOT [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] with 24 people on board was hijacked during a flight from [[Szczecin]] to [[Gdańsk]] and forced to land at [[Copenhagen Airport]] in Denmark, where police forces stormed the aircraft and arrested the perpetrator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700605-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 4 June 1970 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 9 June 1970, another hijacking attempt occurred on a LOT flight from [[Katowice]] to [[Warsaw]], but the two persons involved were overpowered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700609-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 9 June 1970 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 7 August 1970, one passenger on board a LOT [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] flying from [[Szczecin]] to [[Katowice]] forced the pilots to divert to Germany. As he did not specify his demands any further, the aircraft landed at [[Berlin Schönefeld Airport]] in East Germany, where he was arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700807-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 7 August 1970 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 19 August 1970, five passengers on board a LOT [[Ilyushin Il-14]] en route a scheduled flight from Gdańsk to Warsaw forced the pilots to divert to [[Bornholm Airport]] in Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700819-2|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 19 August 1970 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 26 August 1970, three persons on board a LOT [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] on a flight from [[Katowice]] to [[Warsaw]] demanded to be taken to Austria. The pilots returned the aircraft to [[Katowice International Airport|Katowice Airport]] instead, where the perpetrators were arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700826-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 26 August 1970 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 4 November 1976, a LOT [[Tupolev Tu-134]] (registered SP-LHD) was forced by two passengers to leave its scheduled route from [[Copenhagen]] to [[Warsaw]] and land at [[Vienna International Airport]], where they surrendered to local police forces.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761104-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 1976 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 24 April 1977 another LOT Tu-134 (registered SP-LGA) was hijacked, this time on a flight from [[Kraków]] to [[Nuremberg]] in West Germany. The pilots returned to [[John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice|Kraków-Balice Airport]], where the aircraft was stormed and the hijacker arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761104-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT April 1977 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* Another hijacking attempt was suppressed on 18 October 1977 on board a LOT [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] (registered SP-LTH) en route from [[Katowice]] to [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771018-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT October 1977 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 30 August 1978, [[LOT Flight 165 hijacking|Flight 165]] en route from Gdańsk to [[East Berlin]] was hijacked by two East German citizens who forced the pilots to land the Tu-134 involved (registered SP-LGC) at [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport]] in West Berlin. Apart from the hijackers, another six people decided to claim political asylum, thus making it one of the largest successful escapes over the [[Berlin Wall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19780830-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT Flight 165 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 4 December 1980, a LOT [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] (registered SP-LTB) was hijacked during a flight from [[Zielona Góra]] to [[Warsaw]] and forced to land at [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin-Tegel Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19801204-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, LOT 1980 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* SP-LTB was involved in another hijacking attempt on 10 January 1981, when four passengers demanded to be taken to a Western country during a flight from [[Katowice]] to [[Warsaw]]. This time, however, the pilots continued to [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Okęcie Airport]] where the perpetrators were arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810110-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, January 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* An Antonov An-24 (registered SP-LTI) was forced to land at [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport|Tempelhof Airport]] in [[West Berlin]] on 21 July 1981, having been hijacked during a flight from [[Katowice]] to [[Gdańsk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810110-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, July 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 5 August 1981, another hijacking attempt occurred on board SP-LTI while it was flying from [[Katowice]] to [[Gdańsk]], but the perpetrator was restrained and arrested upon landing at [[Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport|Gdańsk Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810805-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, 5 August 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 11 August, another hijacking attempt on the [[Katowice]] to [[Gdańsk]] route was foiled, again on an Antonov An-24 (registered SP-LTT).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810811-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, 11 August 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 22 August 1981, a hijacker succeeded in his demands that the aircraft involved (an [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] registered SP-LTC) be diverted to [[West Berlin]]'s [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Tegel]] Airport from its original route from [[Wrocław]] to [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810822-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, 22 August 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 18 September 1981 twelve passengers rioted on board an [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] (registered SP-LTG) on a flight from [[Katowice]] to [[Warsaw]] and demanded the aircraft be diverted to [[West Berlin]]. A [[Mil Mi-8]] [[helicopter]] of the Soviet military attempted to intercept the aircraft before landing at [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Tegel Airport]], but failed to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810918-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, 18 September 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 22 September four passengers tried to hijack a LOT flight from [[Warsaw]] to [[Koszalin]], but the pilots returned the An-24 (registered SP-LTK) to [[Warsaw Chopin Airport|Warsaw-Okęcie Airport]] instead, where the perpetrators were arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810922-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, 22 September 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* A week later on 29 September 1981, one hijacker demanded an [[Antonov An-12]] (registered SP-LTP) on a flight from [[Warsaw]] to [[Szczecin]] be diverted to [[West Berlin]]; again the pilots landed the aircraft in [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19810929-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, 29 September 1981 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 30 April 1982, eight passengers forced a LOT [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] (registered SP-LTG), that was operating a flight from [[Wrocław]] to Warsaw, to divert to [[Berlin Tegel Airport|Berlin-Tegel Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820430-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, April 1982 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 9 June 1982, two hijackers on board a LOT flight from [[Katowice]] to [[Warsaw]] demanded the pilots to divert to [[West Germany]]. Instead, the aircraft landed in Poland and the perpetrators were arrested.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820609-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, June 1982 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 25 August 1982, two passengers a flight from [[Budapest]] to [[Warsaw]], that was operated using an [[Ilyushin Il-18]] (registered SP-LSI), to divert to [[Munich Riem Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19820825-1|title=Aviation Safety Network, June 1982 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
* On 22 November 1982 a flight from [[Wrocław]] to [[Warsaw]] (operated by an [[Antonov An-24|An-24]] registered SP-LTK) was forced to land at [[Berlin Tempelhof Airport|Berlin-Tempelhof Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19821122-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, November 1982 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
===Other===
* On 25 February 1993, a man forced his way into a LOT [[ATR 72]] (registered SP-LFA) at [[Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport]] during the boarding process for Flight 702 to [[Warsaw]], threatening to detonate a hand grenade. Polish special forces stormed the aircraft in which there were 30 people at the time. The perpetrator (who proved to be unarmed) was shot at and overpowered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930225-0|title=Aviation Safety Network, 1993 hijacking| publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Transport in Poland]]
* [[List of airlines]]
* [[LOT Charters]]
* [[Nordica (airline)]]
==References==
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*{{cite magazine|last=Endres|first=Günter G.|title=Airline History No. 29: LOT—Polish Airlines|magazine=Air Pictorial|date=January 1973|volume= 35|issue= 1|pages=22–28}}
*{{cite book |last1=Jońca|first1=Adam|date= 1985|title=Samoloty linii lotniczych 1919–1930|trans-title= Aircraft of airlines 1919–1930|series=Barwa w lotnictwie polskim |volume=2|language= pl|___location=Warsaw |publisher= Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności|isbn=83-206-0485-0}}
*{{cite book |last1=Jońca|first1=Adam|date= 1985|title=Samoloty linii lotniczych 1931–1939|trans-title= Aircraft of airlines 1931–1939|series=Barwa w lotnictwie polskim |volume=3|language= pl|___location=Warsaw |publisher= Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności|isbn=83-206-0504-0 |author-mask1=6}}
*{{cite book |last1=Jońca|first1=Adam|date= 1985|title=Samoloty linii lotniczych 1945–1956|trans-title= Aircraft of airlines 1945–1956|series=Barwa w lotnictwie polskim |volume=4|language= pl|___location=Warsaw |publisher= Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności|isbn=83-206-0529-6 |author-mask1=6}}
*{{cite book |last1=Jońca|first1=Adam|date= 1986|title=Samoloty linii lotniczych 1957–1981|trans-title= Aircraft of airlines 1957–1981|series=Barwa w lotnictwie polskim |volume=5|language= pl|___location=Warsaw |publisher= Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności|isbn=83-206-0530-X |author-mask1=6}}
*{{cite book |last1=Mazur|first1=Wojciech|date= 2016|title=Samoloty komunikacyjne PLL LOT|series=Wielki leksykon uzbrojenia. Wrzesień 1939 |volume=tom 81|language= pl|___location=Warsaw |publisher= Edipresse Polska|isbn=978-83-7945-055-8}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mols |first1=Jozef |title=LOT Polish Airlines: Wings of Central Europe |series=Airlines Series, Vol. 7 |date=2023 |publisher=Key Publishing |___location=Stamford, Lincs, UK |isbn=9781802822601 |url={{GBurl|yo_3zgEACAAJ}}}}
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