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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.
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]
As of December 2021, LOT Charters does not have any aircraft of its own. Instead, it uses aircraft belong to its parent company, LOT.
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