Eurolot

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Eurolot
Eurolot.svg
IATA ICAO Callsign
K2ELOEUROLOT
Founded1996
Ceased operations2015
Hubs
Fleet size14
Destinations20
Parent company
Headquarters Warsaw, Poland
Key people
  • Mariusz Dąbrowski (CEO)
  • Bartłomiej Matusewicz (Vice President)
Website eurolot.com

Eurolot S.A. (previously styled as EuroLOT) was [1] a Polish regional airline based in Warsaw. Apart from its own flights under the eurolot.com brand, it operated short-haul flights for LOT Polish Airlines, [2] as well as ad hoc charter flights. Its main base was Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (when operating for LOT), whilst its own flights centre on its hubs at John Paul II Kraków Airport and Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport. [3] The airline had its head office in the LOT Polish Airlines headquarters in Warsaw. [4] [5] Eurolot ended operations on 31 March 2015. [1] [6] The company slogan was Polish : Zawsze z klasą, Always classy.

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History

Early years

EuroLOT was established on 19 December 1996 and commenced regular air operations on 1 July 1997. Initially, EuroLOT operated as an air carrier with its own network of connections. At that time EuroLOT's fleet was made up of turboprop aircraft: 5 owned ATR 42-30018-seat BAe Jetstream 31 aircraft. The primary task of EuroLOT was to reconstruct the network of domestic and regional flights while reducing operational costs and to create new value in the field of domestic air transport.

In 2000 the company ceased to be an independent carrier and became an operator. In the same year, EuroLOT took over all ATR aircraft from LOT. In 2002 EuroLOT began to modernize its fleet by replacing ATR 42-300 with newer ATR 42-500. As of March 2007, it had 278 employees.

Later development

Established as a wholly owned subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, its current main shareholder is the State Treasury with 62.1% of shares, while Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia is the minority shareholder with 37.9% shares. [7] During the 2011 summer season, after the State Treasury acquired the majority of its shares, the airline started flying Polish regional routes under the eurolot.com brand, in addition to operating flights for LOT. Starting in December 2011, Eurolot introduced flights from Gdańsk and Warsaw to Poprad, Slovakia in addition to expanding rapidly in the domestic market. [3]

In 2012, Eurolot placed an order for 8 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft to replace the old ATR fleet. In 2014 Eurolot considered the wet-lease of a LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner for services to South East Asia as part of a larger LOT restructuring. [8] However, this plan did not materialise.

On 6 February 2015, it was announced that the company would be liquidated due to financial problems and end operations on 31 March 2015. [1] [6] LOT Polish Airlines assumed some of Eurolot's routes, re-leasing former Eurolot aircraft. [9]

Codeshare agreements

Eurolot had codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of July 2014:

Destinations

The head office of LOT Polish Airlines, where Eurolot had its head office as well LOT 006.jpg
The head office of LOT Polish Airlines, where Eurolot had its head office as well
A former Eurolot ATR 72-202 EuroLOT-ATR-72-202-SP-LFC-landing-VNO.jpg
A former Eurolot ATR 72-202

Eurolot served the following destinations as of September 2014: [11]

Hub
*Operated by Eurolot for LOT Polish Airlines
*Served by Eurolot and LOT Polish Airlines
CityCountryIATAICAOAirportRefCommencedEnd
Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands AMSEHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol * [11] -31 March 2015
Beauvais Flag of France.svg  France BVALFOB Beauvais–Tillé Airport * [11] 09/201331 March 2015
Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium BRUEBBR Brussels Airport * [11] 04/201431 March 2015
Bydgoszcz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland BZGEPBY Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport [11] 31 March 2015
Chișinău Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova KIVLUKK Chișinău International Airport * [11] 26 October 201431 March 2015
Dubrovnik Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia DBVLDDU Dubrovnik Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Düsseldorf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DUSEDDL Düsseldorf Airport * [11] 26 October 201431 March 2015
Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany FRAEDDF Frankfurt Airport *-31 March 2015
Gdańsk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland GDNEPGD Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport † * [11] -31 March 2015
Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland HELEFHK Helsinki Airport [11] -31 March 2015
Heringsdorf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany HDFEDAH Heringsdorf Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Katowice Flag of Poland.svg  Poland KTWEPKT Katowice International Airport *-31 March 2015
Kraków Flag of Poland.svg  Poland KRKEPKK John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice † * [11] -31 March 2015
Lublin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland LUZEPLB Lublin Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy MXPLIMC Malpensa Airport * [11] 28 February 201431 March 2015
Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany MUCEDDM Munich Airport *-31 March 2015
Paris Flag of France.svg  France CDGEHAM Charles de Gaulle Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Poznań Flag of Poland.svg  Poland POZEPPO Poznań-Ławica Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Riga Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia RIXEVRA Riga International Airport *-31 March 2015
Rome Flag of Italy.svg  Italy FCOLIRF Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport * [11] 09/201331 March 2015
Rzeszów Flag of Poland.svg  Poland RZEEPRZ Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Salzburg Flag of Austria.svg  Austria SZGLOWS Salzburg Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Split Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia SPULDSP Split Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Stuttgart Flag of Germany.svg  Germany STREDDS Stuttgart Airport * [11] 26 October 201431 March 2015
Szczecin Flag of Poland.svg  Poland SZZEPSC Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport *-31 March 2015
Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia TLLEETN Tallinn Airport *-31 March 2015
Vienna Flag of Austria.svg  Austria VIELOWW Vienna International Airport *-31 March 2015
Vilnius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania VNOEYVI Vilnius International Airport *-31 March 2015
Warsaw Flag of Poland.svg  Poland WAWEPWA Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport * [11] 199731 March 2015
Wrocław Flag of Poland.svg  Poland WROEPWR Wrocław Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Zadar Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia ZADLDZD Zadar Airport * [11] -31 March 2015
Zagreb Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia ZAGLDZA Zagreb Airport * [11] 26 October 201431 March 2015
Zürich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland ZRHLSZH Zürich Airport * [11] -31 March 2015

Fleet

A Eurolot Bombardier Q400 Eurolot De Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8.jpg
A Eurolot Bombardier Q400

As of November 2014, the Eurolot fleet consisted of the following aircraft [12] with an average age of 2.3 years for the Q400's: [13]

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersOptionsPassengersNotes
Bombardier Q400 1136786 served LOT routes. Were transferred to LOT. [14]
6 out of 12 options were converted into firm orders [15]

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