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LOT Charters

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LOT Charters
IATA ICAO Callsign
-[1] CLW CENTRAL WINGS
Commenced operations2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Operating basesWarsaw Chopin Airport
Parent companyLOT Polish Airlines
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Websitelot.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

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A since retired LOT Charters Boeing 737-400 in 2010.

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

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

References

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  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ "LOT Charters Fleet | Airfleets aviation". Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ List of tour operators co-operating with LOT Charters (in Polish)
  4. ^ http://www.pasazer.com/in-11311 [permanent dead link] flota,lot,poczatek,konca,b737,i,b767.php#.UEceEaCgZUk
  5. ^ About us lot.com
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