LOT Polish Airlines has unveiled a new strategy to capitalise on its additional capacity coming on stream from 2024. In the four years from 2024, LOT will expand its aircraft fleet by around 50% (110 in 2028 compared to 75 today), increasing passenger numbers by around 70% (16.9 million in 2028 vs. 10.3 million today). LOT says the expansion will enable the airline to increase service quality and passenger satisfaction through new interior standards on widebody aircraft and introducing Wi-Fi access on long-haul flights.
“For nearly 95 years LOT Polish Airlines has been just such a partner: reliable and important for successive generations of Poles. The strategy we have presented today is a promise for the decades to come. Global aviation is evolving before our eyes, and we will be one of the leaders of this evolution,” says Michał Fijoł, LOT Polish Airlines, CEO & President of the Management Board.
The LOT Polish Airlines flight network will introduce nearly 20 new scheduled destinations, both medium and long-haul. The national carrier is also planning investments at airports: the Polonez Business Lounge in Warsaw will be remodelled and refreshed, and a business lounge will be launched in Chicago.
Within the framework of social responsibility, LOT Polish Airlines says that it will concentrate on “sustainability transformation and cooperation with the scientific and academic community, the business world and on supporting the development of the tourism market”.
LOT has also recently announced a codeshare partnership with US carrier JetBlue Airways. Until now, the airlines have cooperated under the terms and conditions of an interline agreement. The extension of joint operations entails offering passengers even better connections between Poland and the USA, which will be available as early as the 2023/2024 winter season.
The partnership will provide passengers from Poland with connections to such destinations as Boston, Orlando, Detroit Las Vegas, Atlanta, or Washington DC. Under the codeshare, passengers travelling from the US will be able to get with a single ticket to: Warsaw, Kraków, Rzeszów.