New seats The carrier has also installed seats that recline to 169 degrees and have electronic head and armrest controls, individual lighting, and a laptop socket. Every Business Class passenger receives a portable multimedia player. The changes are a half step, intended to keep the airline current until 2008, when it takes a giant step by introducing the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. LOT’s North American gateways are New York, Chicago, and Toronto.
The destinations The airline has extensive connections to central and eastern European countries: Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad), Ukraine (Kiev, Odessa, Lvov), Belarus (Minsk), Lithuania (Vilnius), Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallinn), Czech Republic (Prague), Hungary (Budapest), Romania (Bucharest), Croatia (Zagreb), Slovenia (Ljubljana), and Bulgaria (Sofia).
LOT 767-300 at a glance
Number of Seats: 18 to 24 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat Pitch (legroom): 60 inches Seat Width: 18.5 inches Seat Recline: 169 degrees
The fares
The Polish flag-carrier, a Star Alliance member, upgrades service from the US
LOT is increasing weekly service from the US to Poland to 36 flights. “We are planning on having 16 flights from New York and Newark to Warsaw every week, and 11 out of Chicago,” said Miroslaw Karpinski, LOT’s director of marketing. “In addition, we shall also offer three flights a week to Krakow from New York and six from Chicago.”
The lowest fares are only three-day advance purchase, whereas most carriers are 50 days. Refunds and changes, $100. The lowest fares require a Saturday-night stay. Children 2-11 get a 10% discount. Ask your reservationist to look for fare-basis code Z.
From New York or Chicago $2,400 to $2,600: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kiev, Copenhagen, Gdansk, Istanbul, Kaliningrad, Krakow, London, Lyon, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Minsk, Munich, Moscow, Nice, Odessa, Oslo, Paris, Poznan, Prague, Riga, Rome, Sofia, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Tallinn, Tel Aviv, Venice, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zagreb or Zurich.
New seats The carrier has also installed seats that recline to 169 degrees and have electronic head and armrest controls, individual lighting, and a laptop socket. Every Business Class passenger receives a portable multimedia player. The changes are a half step, intended to keep the airline current until 2008, when it takes a giant step by introducing the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. LOT’s North American gateways are New York, Chicago, and Toronto.
The destinations The airline has extensive connections to central and eastern European countries: Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad), Ukraine (Kiev, Odessa, Lvov), Belarus (Minsk), Lithuania (Vilnius), Latvia (Riga), Estonia (Tallinn), Czech Republic (Prague), Hungary (Budapest), Romania (Bucharest), Croatia (Zagreb), Slovenia (Ljubljana), and Bulgaria (Sofia).
LOT 767-300 at a glance
Number of Seats: 18 to 24 Configuration: 2-2-2 Seat Pitch (legroom): 60 inches Seat Width: 18.5 inches Seat Recline: 169 degrees
The fares