LOT Polish Airlines

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
Customer rating from 693 reviews
4/10
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1/10

"they are utterly pathetic"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | Gdansk to Warsaw. I will never fly with this airline again. Of four flights booked over the course of a week, three were delayed and one was cancelled, minutes before the departure. I arrived at my final destination 6 hours late and in danger of needing to sleep rough at the airport in the UK as my transfer had been missed. When seeking help at Warsaw airport I approached a LOT representative in Business class who all but verbally abused me as I wasn't travelling in that class. All I was seeking was help! My legitimate claim for compensation was ignored by LOT for three months. I escalated to the CAA Poland but that was ignored as well. Finally I engaged a claims management company and LOT were forced to settle. I urge you to travel with a professional airline and avoid LOT Polish airlines at all costs, they are utterly pathetic.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGdansk to Warsaw
Date FlownSeptember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"seat was cramped"

(United States)

Not Verified | New York to Berlin via Warsaw. Horrible. The seat was cramped, my kosher meal came frozen and when I wanted to change my return ticket they tried charging 400$ and I couldn't even get to a manager. Never again.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteNew York to Berlin via Warsaw
Date FlownDecember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"avoid at all cost"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | I am Polish while my wife is from outside of the EU. As my wife, she shares my right to travel to any EU country without a visa. We were flying to London just after xmas, when we arrived at the airport and tried to check in LOT told me that my wife will be refused entry to the plane because she needs a visa! I've tried educating them about the EEA law and that my wife doesn't need a visa to travel to the UK but they didn't want to listen. I was forced to book additional flights from UK to Spain in order to satisfy them that my wife will not leave the airport in the UK. Of course after arriving in the UK I've cancelled the Spain flight and went through British immigration without any issues. Horrible experience and avoid at all cost.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteWarsaw to London
Date FlownJanuary 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
10/10

"a delightful journey"

(Norway)

Trip Verified | It was a delightful journey, comfortable, convenient — huge difference comparing with low-cost airlines. Cabin crew were also excellent and pleasant. Price of food and drinks was quite affordable and the quality of them is also alright. The only thing is the aircraft - a little bit of an old Embraer, and the cabin inside was already a little used up, and bus instead of airport sleeves but no more complaints. I would fly LOT again if any chance and I recommend it to other travelers.
AircraftEmbraer 190
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteWarsaw to Oslo
Date FlownNovember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"lacks any understanding"

(Switzerland)

Trip Verified | Warsaw to Krakow. LOT lacks any understanding that they are operating in the service industry where their primary concern should be in how their staff engages with customers. I have the impression that this has remained in Soviet times. Not worthy of the star Alliance status.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteWarsaw to Krakow
Date FlownNovember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"enough space to be comfortable"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Berlin to Warsaw. Turboprop airplane. Legroom was a bit tight. No drinks on the flight but the flight attendants came with snacks. For a short flight, it was fine. WAW-LAX. The food was ok. On my flight to Warsaw (LAX-WAW) the food was excellent with rosemary potatoes and cheesecake. On the flight back to LAX, 2 meals were served. The first meal was stuffed cabbage which was actually pretty good. The second meal, which was Lasagna, was terrible. There were two carts set up in the rear, one with drinks (blackcurrant juice apple juice, orange juice, 7up pepsi, wine, etc) and snacks (candy, chocolate, peanuts, pretzels, ramen, etc.) High ceilings, quiet engines, nice aircraft (B787-8). Bathrooms were nice with a live flower, hand cream, and some pretty good smelling air freshener. Legroom was pretty good, considering I am 6'2. I had enough space to be comfortable but I was too tall to use the footrest. Entertainment was adequate, with some good movies and tv shows. IFE system was pretty fast and responsive. The crew didn't seem happy to do their jobs and their English abilities were limited. No Wifi. Overall the airline is good if you are traveling on a budget to Europe. I would only recommend it if it was much cheaper than the larger carriers in Europe (BA, Lufthansa, SAS, KLM, etc.)
AircraftBombardier Q400
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBerlin Tegel to Los Angeles via Warsaw
Date FlownNovember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"airline become very unreliable"

(Germany)

Trip Verified | Poznan to Warsaw. I was a loyal customer for many years and I still like flying them, but this airline now has become very unreliable. Flights now are often late for airline-caused reasons and there simply are no replacement aircraft. If an aircraft is late in the morning, all following flights will be late as well. Makes them useless as a "network airline".
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RoutePoznan to Warsaw
Date FlownNovember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"No more of this carrier"

(Croatia)

Trip Verified | Split to Gdansk via Warsaw. As a result of a computer error, I became the owner of two tickets for the same flight for the same person, I became a lady and a mister. Despite the two months’ time to departure, for Lot Airlines this is an impossible situation to correct. So one passenger has two tickets and nothing can be done, the payment was of course taken twice. The connecting flight from Warsaw to Gdańsk, the staff is not able to ensure getting to the plane, the solution is to buy a ticket for the next flight. Staff incompetent and rude. No more of this carrier.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSplit to Gdansk via Warsaw
Date FlownOctober 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
9/10

"Left and arrived on time"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Great flight. Left and arrived on time and returned to LA landing an hour early. Food was good, service very friendly. I’m glad it got better, our summer trip wasn’t so good. More choices in entertainment would be nice. But for the price I’d give this flight 5 stars.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGdansk to Warsaw
Date FlownNovember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
10/10

"no problems at all"

(United Kingdom)

Not Verified | Third time on this route with LOT this year (London to Warsaw), and no problems at all. Brand new 787 MAX aircraft. Comfortable seats, nice crews, punctual flights, nice service. I will always opt for LOT when flying to Poland.
AircraftBoeing 737-MAX8
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLondon to Warsaw
Date FlownOctober 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes