Covid 19: LOT resuming flights?
Jun 6, 2020, 7:24 am
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Polish government has extended ban on international flight to June 15th
LH now saying they atart flying to Poland in July .
I can see the international flight ban being extend week by week to end of June at least
LH now saying they atart flying to Poland in July .
I can see the international flight ban being extend week by week to end of June at least
Jun 6, 2020, 7:47 am
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On LOT web is information, that they will not fly any international route in June.
It's actually sad.
I dont know about Polnad, but on other markwets they (and others, who do not fly or start veeery carefully) will just loose their market share.
I am sure there is lot of poeple who want to travel and are not scared. So they will take another airlines. Because _their regular airlines_ just are too affraid.
Sad.
It's actually sad.
I dont know about Polnad, but on other markwets they (and others, who do not fly or start veeery carefully) will just loose their market share.
I am sure there is lot of poeple who want to travel and are not scared. So they will take another airlines. Because _their regular airlines_ just are too affraid.
Sad.
Jun 6, 2020, 3:28 pm
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I have a suspicion they have been told polish airports will stay closed to international flights till end of month. I expect further announcements by the Polish government extending the closure. This is better than letting people book and then having to cancel. Till a few days ago LH were saying they would fly from Krakow from June 7th. That recently changed to 'July'. LOT are flying expensive charters. There was on to London this week, 1200pln one way. There will be a flight to ORD on June 12th. Not sure the price, i expect 4000pln in Y.
Jun 6, 2020, 10:32 pm
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Jun 8, 2020, 7:00 am
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LOT POLISH AIRLINES SCHEDULE UPDATES FOR JUNE
(June 7, 2020)
LOT Polish Airlines (LO) announced during its weekly report, that most domestics flights will be operated without disruptions until June 30, 2020.
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Following the unstable situation on the aviation markets and restrictions applied mostly due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by Poland Government and worldwide, all international flights operated by LO and its subsidiaries scheduled from June 15 to June 30, 2020, have been canceled.
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During the pandemic, LO only operated cargo operations with its passengers Boeing 788 and B Boeing 789 to several airports around the globe from the main hub.
On April 27, 2020, Reuters reported that LOT was in talks with Boeing to find a solution to modify a few Boeing 789 from its passenger version to the cargo Boeing 789(F).
https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/lot-...ates-for-june/
Jun 9, 2020, 5:53 am
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Posted yesterday:
LOT Polish Airlines has advised the Embassy that they will run a charter flight from Warsaw to Chicago (ORD) on Friday, June 12, at 4:40 PM. If you would like to purchase a ticket on this flight, you must fill out this form once for each traveler (including small children). This is a new form specifically for this flight. Please fill out the form, even if you have previously filled out a different form and ensure that all information is entered correctly. The Embassy will confirm your eligibility and forward your information to LOT. LOT will contact you by phone or e-mail to purchase your ticket. The airline may call at any time, including early morning or late evening. Please have a bank card or any card that can be used to make online payments ready in order to pay for the tickets when LOT calls. LOT will send an e-mail if they are not able to reach you by phone. By providing this information to us, you consent to our providing it to LOT for the purpose of facilitating your return to the United States. These are not U.S. government operated or funded flights. Availability and cancellations are controlled by LOT. At this time, the United States government has no plans to charter an evacuation flight out of Poland.
https://pl.usembassy.gov/message-to-...s-june-8-2020/
https://pl.usembassy.gov/message-to-...s-june-8-2020/
Jun 10, 2020, 9:20 am
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Officially: Poland will open its borders from Friday to Saturday. - From 13 June we have been opening borders to European Union countries - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said. International flights will resume from Tuesday, 16 June.
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Jun 10, 2020, 11:33 am
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And small inconsistencies: they refer to EU, but then also mention no control on the borders (Schengen), so this would apply to NO and CH, right?
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Jun 10, 2020, 12:10 pm
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And small inconsistencies: they refer to EU, but then also mention no control on the borders (Schengen), so this would apply to NO and CH, right?
Jun 12, 2020, 2:17 am
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not sure about uk, at the moment even the british embassy in warsaw cannot confirm it covers uk. ( i am in coversation with them on the topic).
if you have some confirmation about the uk it would be great and i can share with the embassy
if you have some confirmation about the uk it would be great and i can share with the embassy
Jun 12, 2020, 5:03 am
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British embassy has today confirmed with the Polish Ministry if Foreign Affairs that this does include the UK and has updated the FCO pages accordingly
Jun 12, 2020, 5:30 am
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I wonder which routes will not resume in Europe or will be at severely reduced capacity. Three times a day to most major cities was the norm. It doesn’t make sense to fly the summer programme as if nothing happened.
Jun 12, 2020, 7:17 am
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Earlier this week I was looking for flights to/from India and it seems LO has filed the normal daily DEL flight from July 1 onwards. Super weird, considering the Indians are not allowing any flights into the country for now.
Jun 12, 2020, 7:31 am
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Normal schedule is up for the moment. They've not changed operating carrier on WAW-TLL either.