LOT Polish Airlines

About LOT Polish Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines, legally Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A., is the flag carrier of Poland. A founding member of IATA, it is one of the world's oldest airlines still in operation. With a fleet of 90 aircraft as of February 2026, LOT is Europe's 22nd largest operator by the total number of passengers scheduled, serving 102 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. 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 and Aero. LOT officially commenced operations on 1 January 1929. Source: "LOT Polish Airlines" by Wikipedia contributors (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOT_Polish_Airlines), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Edit history on the linked Wikipedia page.

Overview

LOT Polish Airlines is an active scheduled passenger airline based in Poland. You will see it in booking systems as IATA LO, and on the radio as "POLLOT". OpenFlights tracks roughly 120 scheduled route pairs flown under its codes, reaching about 51 separate destinations.

Network and hubs

The network depends on three things: where the airline holds slots, the aircraft sitting in its fleet, and the bilateral agreements between Poland and the countries it serves. Like most carriers of its size, LOT Polish Airlines operates from one or more home hubs, feeds nearby countries with regional flying, and stretches into longer thin routes wherever the demand and the aircraft line up.

Cabins and onboard product

What it feels like onboard depends on the part of the market the airline competes in. A short-haul, single-aisle fleet usually offers a flexible economy product and a front cabin that converts to business class on selected sectors. Longer-haul rotations, where they exist, add lie-flat business seats and sometimes a premium economy cabin in between. Catering, baggage rules, seat-selection charges and buy-on-board pricing all change with the route and the fare class, so the most reliable way to set expectations is to read the fare conditions at the moment you book.

Loyalty and partnerships

Frequent-flyer benefits depend on whether LOT Polish Airlines belongs to a global alliance or runs bilateral partnerships with another carrier. Where alliance membership is in place, members of partner programmes can normally credit miles, get into lounges with eligible status, and through-check baggage on a single ticket. Even outside alliances, codeshare and interline agreements often let you build a simple combined itinerary on one record.

Operating notes

Operationally, LOT Polish Airlines is registered in Poland and answers to that country's civil aviation authority. Onward flying follows the rules of every other country it serves. When you book, keep its IATA and ICAO codes handy for matching codeshare flight numbers, double-check terminal assignments at multi-terminal airports, and confirm any visa or transit rules that apply to the routing rather than only the marketing carrier on the ticket.

Sample destinations

A sample of destinations served by LOT Polish Airlines in the public schedule. Open any airport for its own terminal and route guide.