LOT Polish Airlines

LOT oF SATISFACTION - Advantages: No hassle booking, Friendly staff, Good free beer - Disadvantages: Food

When you fly from one country to another, there’s usually a choice of at least 2 airlines – one for your destination, and one for the place you’re leaving behind. Flying Manchester to Frankfurt I can choose from Lufthansa or British Airways (or British Midland, but I refuse to fly with them). We went to Poland last week, flying from Germany, but the only airline on offer was LOT, the Polish national carrier, so them it had to be. · Routes + Booking LOT fly into and out of Poland, linking the country with various European and Long haul destinations. Warsaw is their main hub, but Frankfurt is also a major one, so if you fly from the UK ...  Read the complete review

A lunchtime departure to London provides a quiet terminal/check-in at Warsaw Airport - resulting in instant service and no queuing for immigration. With 45 minutes to spare, a visit to the Qualiflyer lounge provides the opportunity to check e-mails, coffee and a check on latest news. A reasonable airline lounge, although still lacking in general business facilities - a great range of snack food items though. Being a compact terminal building, the walk to boarding gate is just 2 minutes, and once there, it's straight onto a half-full 737 flight to London. Cabin staff are quick to offer the jacket hanging service on boarding, followed by the tray of boarding ...  Read the complete review

LOT is now part-owned by BA, which has pumped in investment and expertise. They fly daily from Heathrow to Warsaw, and tickets are often cheaperthan through BA reservations. Where is the best place to buy tickets on LOT? This is my best advice based upon 10 years experience of selling discounted airline tickets - but if you think you already know everything, and just want to find out the cheapest place to buy it for this airline, then skip to the last paragraph! Lets face it, all airlines can get you from A to B, sometimes you have to change at C, sometimes you have to hang around at C, but if price is your main concern, read on .... ...  Read the complete review

Lot Airlines are a basic airline that offer an excellent service at a reasonable price. British Airways use them and have a percentage of the company hence the service. I travel a number of times a year to Poland with work and will use them again and again. The planes are clean and the space good, the food is also OK. They have also always been on time whenever I use them and the cabin crew are very helpfull and speak good English. Try them out they are good. ...  Read the complete review