I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. My flight from Warsaw to Paris on LOT Polish was…unique…thanks to a large group of students onboard who did not want...
Review: LOT Polish 737 MAX 8 Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. From Bucharest to Warsaw we flew on a brand new LOT Polish 737 MAX 8 in economy class, enjoying a pleasant...
LOT Polish Business Class Breakfast: Simple Yet Satisfying
My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. I enjoyed a simple...
Review: LOT Polish 787-8 Business Class Warsaw – New York
After an 18-hour bus ride from Kyiv to Warsaw and an 8-hour wait for my flight, it was time to board my flight to New York. While I spent most of the flight sleeping, I found the service and...
Review: LOT Polish Business Lounge Mazurek – Warsaw (WAW)
I’m going to keep this review short: the LOT Polish Business Lounge Mazurek was so crowded ahead of afternoon flights to New York and Toronto that I only stayed for about three minutes. LOT Polish Mazurek Lounge Review Warsaw...
Review: LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge Warsaw (WAW)
LOT operates a lounge within a lounge at its hub in Warsaw Chopin Airport. Let’s review the LOT Polish Elite Club Lounge and how it differs from the adjacent Business Lounge Polonez. In short: it does not and I...
Review: LOT Polish Business Lounge Polonez – Warsaw (WAW)
With a long layover ahead, I set up camp in the Lot Polish Business Lounge Polonez, located in the Schengen Area of Warsaw Chopin Airport. The lounge is quite nice and offers a decent assortment of food and drink,...
Review: LOT Polish 787-9 Business Class Krakow – Chicago
For my trip home, I flew LOT Polish from Krakow to Chicago in business class on the 787-9. While not horrible, I was disappointed by several aspects of the business class experience. LOT Polish 787-9 Business Review The trip...
Review: LOT Polish E-190 Business Class
From Brussels to Warsaw I flew on LOT Polish onboard the Embraer E-190 in business class. While not an exciting product, I appreciated the extra space and warm meal in the forward in the cabin. LOT Polish E-190 Business...
LOT Polish Airlines Wants To Convert 787 Dreamliners To Cargo Aircraft
In another sign of the times, LOT Polish Airlines has approached Boeing for help in converting its 787 Dreamliners into freighter aircraft. A LOT spokesperson told Reuters, “We are in talks with the aircraft manufacturer about … adapting the...
Lufthansa Battles LOT Polish Over Condor Acquisition, Climate
Lufthansa has condemned LOT Polish Airlines’ proposed acquisition of Condor, stating that it represents “dubious, competition-distorting” state interference by Poland. In a combative charge that takes a page out of Delta’s longstanding playbook against Qatar Airways, Lufthansa labeled LOT...
LOT Polish Cabin Crew Director Fired For Fat Shaming British Airways Crew
A LOT Polish Cabin Crew Director has been fired after mounting outrage over her online cyberbullying of British Airways flight attendants. Katarzyna Richter took to Facebook after a recent BA flight from London Gatwick to Poland to note: Today,...
LOT Polish Expanding Budapest Hub
LOT Polish will continue to expand its hub at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, including introducing new service to Asia. With the demise of Malev, the former flag carrier of Hungary, in 2012, LOT Polish saw an opening to expand...
LOT Polish Using Air Belgium A340 On Warsaw – New York JFK Route
As its 787 Dreamliners undergo maintenance, LOT Polish is using Air Belgium to operate one of its flagship routes. Starting today and running through at least March 11, 2019, Air Belgium will be operating LOT’s flights between Warsaw and...
LOT Polish Plans To Create Hub In Budapest
Polish carrier LOT, a Star Alliance member, is creating a hub…outside of Poland. The flag carrier is slowly but steadily expanding operations in Budapest, Hungary. LOT already serves Chicago (ORD), Krakow (KRK), London (LCY), New York (JFK), and Warsaw...
Crazy: LOT Passengers Asked To Contribute Cash For 787 Repairs Prior To Takeoff!
A LOT Polish station manager took up a cash collection from passengers in Beijing in order to pay a 787 repair bill so the aircraft could depart for Warsaw. A LOT Polish Boeing 787 Dreamliner suffered a hydraulic pump failure...
Aeroplan Still Can’t Book LOT Polish Awards
While Aeroplan has solved its hold time issues, it remains uniquely unable to book a handful of Star Alliance partner airlines. Add LOT Polish to that list. Last December, Dominik from Traveling the World wrote about the issue. Sadly, three months have...
Review: LOT 787 Business Class Chicago to Warsaw
LOT Polish Airlines used to have a business class so outdated it felt like flying on Ukraine International Airlines. But its longhaul fleet upgrade to 787-8 aircraft ushered in lie-flat seats and improved service levels. With low fuel surcharges and good...
Introduction: Star Alliance Business Class Adventure in Europe and Asia
I promised I would rotate between old and new trip reports as I clear the backlog of previously written reports that were never published on UPGRD. Even so, I am selectively omitting certain portions of this report because some...
