LOT Charters
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| Commenced operations | 2009 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Warsaw Chopin Airport | ||||||
| Parent company | LOT Polish Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland | ||||||
| Website | lot.com | ||||||
LOT Charters is a subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, offering charter flights on behalf of tour operators under a separate Air Operator's Certificate[2] using LOT's aircraft.
History
LOT Charters launched flight operations on 1 June 2009. The airline expected 400,000 annual passengers on its short and long haul flights (the latter ones being operated using the Boeing 767-300ER aircraft of mainline LOT), which would allow it to reach a 25 percent market share and establish a leading position among charter carriers operating on the Polish market.[citation needed] Charter contracts have been signed with Neckermann, TUI, and Rainbow Tours amongst others.[3]
LOT Charters was scheduled to close its operations in October 2013, as LOT removed all of its Boeing 737-400s used by LOT Charters out of its fleet. This is part of the fleet restructuring program to renew LOT's fleet with newer aircraft, replacing the twenty-year-old Boeing 737 and 767s.[4] However, LOT Charters hasn't been closed and is currently offering charter operations using other aircraft of the mainline LOT fleet, including the Boeing 787-8.[5]
Fleet
As of February 2015, LOT Charters does have any aircraft of its own. Instead, it use aircraft of its parent company, LOT.
References
- ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Information on LOT Charters at airfleets.net
- ^ List of tour operators co-operating with LOT Charters (in Polish)
- ^ http://www.pasazer.com/in-11311[permanent dead link] flota,lot,poczatek,konca,b737,i,b767.php#.UEceEaCgZUk
- ^ http://www.lot.com/us/en/lot-charters-about-us
