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Eurolot
IATA ICAO Call sign
K2 ELO EUROLOT
Founded1996
Ceased operations2015
Hubs
Fleet size14
Destinations20
Parent company
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Key people
  • Mariusz Dąbrowski (CEO)
  • Bartłomiej Matusewicz (Vice President)
Websiteeurolot.com

Eurolot S.A. (previously styled as EuroLOT) was[1] a Polish regional airline based in Warsaw. Apart from its own flights under the eurolot.com brand, it operated short-haul flights for LOT Polish Airlines,[2] as well as ad hoc charter flights. Its main base was Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (when operating for LOT), whilst its own flights centre on its hubs at John Paul II Kraków Airport and Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport.[3] The airline had its head office in the LOT Polish Airlines headquarters in Warsaw.[4][5] Eurolot ended operations on 31 March 2015.[1][6] The company slogan was Polish: Zawsze z klasą, Always classy.

History

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Early years

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EuroLOT was established on 19 December 1996 and commenced regular air operations on 1 July 1997. Initially, EuroLOT operated as an air carrier with its own network of connections. At that time EuroLOT's fleet was made up of turboprop aircraft: 5 owned ATR 42-30018-seat BAe Jetstream 31 aircraft. The primary task of EuroLOT was to reconstruct the network of domestic and regional flights while reducing operational costs and to create new value in the field of domestic air transport.

In 2000 the company ceased to be an independent carrier and became an operator. In the same year, EuroLOT took over all ATR aircraft from LOT. In 2002 EuroLOT began to modernize its fleet by replacing ATR 42-300 with newer ATR 42-500. As of March 2007, it had 278 employees.

Later development

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Established as a wholly owned subsidiary of LOT Polish Airlines, its current main shareholder is the State Treasury with 62.1% of shares, while Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia is the minority shareholder with 37.9% shares.[7] During the 2011 summer season, after the State Treasury acquired the majority of its shares, the airline started flying Polish regional routes under the eurolot.com brand, in addition to operating flights for LOT. Starting in December 2011, Eurolot introduced flights from Gdańsk and Warsaw to Poprad, Slovakia in addition to expanding rapidly in the domestic market.[3]

In 2012, Eurolot placed an order for 8 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft to replace the old ATR fleet. In 2014 Eurolot considered the wet-lease of a LOT Boeing 787 Dreamliner for services to South East Asia as part of a larger LOT restructuring.[8] However, this plan did not materialise.

On 6 February 2015, it was announced that the company would be liquidated due to financial problems and end operations on 31 March 2015.[1][6] LOT Polish Airlines assumed some of Eurolot's routes, re-leasing former Eurolot aircraft.[9]

Codeshare agreements

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Eurolot had codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of July 2014:

Destinations

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The head office of LOT Polish Airlines, where Eurolot had its head office as well
A former Eurolot ATR 72-202

Eurolot served the following destinations as of September 2014:[11]

Hub
* Operated by Eurolot for LOT Polish Airlines
* Served by Eurolot and LOT Polish Airlines
City Country IATA ICAO Airport Ref Commenced End
Amsterdam  Netherlands AMS EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol * [11] - 31 March 2015
Beauvais  France BVA LFOB Beauvais–Tillé Airport * [11] 09/2013 31 March 2015
Brussels  Belgium BRU EBBR Brussels Airport * [11] 04/2014 31 March 2015
Bydgoszcz  Poland BZG EPBY Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport [11] 31 March 2015
Chișinău  Moldova KIV LUKK Chișinău International Airport * [11] 26 October 2014 31 March 2015
Dubrovnik  Croatia DBV LDDU Dubrovnik Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Düsseldorf  Germany DUS EDDL Düsseldorf Airport * [11] 26 October 2014 31 March 2015
Frankfurt  Germany FRA EDDF Frankfurt Airport * - 31 March 2015
Gdańsk  Poland GDN EPGD Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport † * [11] - 31 March 2015
Helsinki  Finland HEL EFHK Helsinki Airport [11] - 31 March 2015
Heringsdorf  Germany HDF EDAH Heringsdorf Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Katowice  Poland KTW EPKT Katowice International Airport * - 31 March 2015
Kraków  Poland KRK EPKK John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice † * [11] - 31 March 2015
Lublin  Poland LUZ EPLB Lublin Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Milan  Italy MXP LIMC Malpensa Airport * [11] 28 February 2014 31 March 2015
Munich  Germany MUC EDDM Munich Airport * - 31 March 2015
Paris  France CDG EHAM Charles de Gaulle Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Poznań  Poland POZ EPPO Poznań-Ławica Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Riga  Latvia RIX EVRA Riga International Airport * - 31 March 2015
Rome  Italy FCO LIRF Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport * [11] 09/2013 31 March 2015
Rzeszów  Poland RZE EPRZ Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Salzburg  Austria SZG LOWS Salzburg Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Split  Croatia SPU LDSP Split Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Stuttgart  Germany STR EDDS Stuttgart Airport * [11] 26 October 2014 31 March 2015
Szczecin  Poland SZZ EPSC Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport * - 31 March 2015
Tallinn  Estonia TLL EETN Tallinn Airport * - 31 March 2015
Vienna  Austria VIE LOWW Vienna International Airport * - 31 March 2015
Vilnius  Lithuania VNO EYVI Vilnius International Airport * - 31 March 2015
Warsaw  Poland WAW EPWA Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport * [11] 1997 31 March 2015
Wrocław  Poland WRO EPWR Wrocław Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Zadar  Croatia ZAD LDZD Zadar Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015
Zagreb  Croatia ZAG LDZA Zagreb Airport * [11] 26 October 2014 31 March 2015
Zürich  Switzerland ZRH LSZH Zürich Airport * [11] - 31 March 2015

Fleet

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A Eurolot Bombardier Q400

As of November 2014, the Eurolot fleet consisted of the following aircraft[12] with an average age of 2.3 years for the Q400's:[13]

Aircraft In Service Orders Options Passengers Notes
Bombardier Q400 11 3 6 78 6 served LOT routes. Were transferred to LOT.[14]
6 out of 12 options were converted into firm orders[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "EuroLOT to be liquidated, will suspend operations from March 31".
  2. ^ "O Eurolot Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine" Eurolot. Retrieved on 18 April 2012
  3. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-04-03. p. 79.
  4. ^ "Contact Us Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine." EuroLOT. Retrieved on 26 December 2012. "Eurolot SA ul.17 Stycznia 39 00-906 Warszawa"
  5. ^ "LOT Offices." LOT Polish Airlines. Retrieved on 26 March 2012. "Address: ul. 17 Stycznia 39 00-906 Warszawa"
  6. ^ a b "EuroLOT to End Operations in late-March 2015".
  7. ^ "" Eurolot: History Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved on 2 June 2013
  8. ^ Airliner World: 7. May 2014. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "LOT Polish Airlines to assume several EuroLOT routes from April - ch-aviation.com". www.ch-aviation.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-16.
  10. ^ "LOT i Eurolot na jednym bilecie". pasazer.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Route map". Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
  12. ^ "EuroLOT on ch-aviation".
  13. ^ "Fleet age Eurolot | Airfleets aviation".
  14. ^ "Bombardier Q400 Nextgen in Eurolot". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  15. ^ Eurolot converts six Bombardier Q400 options to firm orders
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