Eurolot

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.

Eurolot
IATA ICAO Callsign
K2 ELO EUROLOT
Founded1996
Ceased operations2015
Hubs
Fleet size14
Destinations20
Parent company
  • State Treasury of Poland
    (62.1%)
  • Towarzystwo Finansowe Silesia
    (37.9%)
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Key people
  • Mariusz Dąbrowski (CEO)
  • Bartłomiej Matusewicz (Vice President)
Websiteeurolot.com

History

Early years

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 42-300 and 8 ATR 72-202 leased from LOT together with aircrew. Between 1998 and 2000 EuroLOT also operated two 18-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

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

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

Destinations
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 NetherlandsAMSEHAMAmsterdam Airport Schiphol *[11]-31 March 2015
Beauvais FranceBVALFOBBeauvais–Tillé Airport *[11]09/201331 March 2015
Brussels BelgiumBRUEBBRBrussels Airport *[11]04/201431 March 2015
Bydgoszcz PolandBZGEPBYBydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport[11]31 March 2015
Chișinău MoldovaKIVLUKKChișinău International Airport *[11]26 October 201431 March 2015
Dubrovnik CroatiaDBVLDDUDubrovnik Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Düsseldorf GermanyFRAEDDFDüsseldorf Airport *[11]26 October 201431 March 2015
Frankfurt GermanyFRAEDDFFrankfurt Airport *-31 March 2015
Gdańsk PolandGDNEPGDGdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport † *[11]-31 March 2015
Helsinki FinlandHELEFHKHelsinki Airport[11]-31 March 2015
Heringsdorf GermanyHDFEDAHHeringsdorf Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Katowice PolandKTWEPKTKatowice International Airport *-31 March 2015
Kraków PolandKRKEPKKJohn Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice † *[11]-31 March 2015
Lublin PolandLUZEPLBLublin Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Milan ItalyMXPLIMCMalpensa Airport *[11]28 February 201431 March 2015
Munich GermanyMUCEDDMMunich Airport *-31 March 2015
Paris FranceCDGEHAMCharles de Gaulle Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Poznań PolandPOZEPPOPoznań-Ławica Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Riga LatviaRIXEVRARiga International Airport *-31 March 2015
Rome ItalyFCOLIRFLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport *[11]09/201331 March 2015
Rzeszów PolandRZEEPRZRzeszów-Jasionka Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Salzburg AustriaSZGLOWSSalzburg Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Split CroatiaSPULDSPSplit Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Stuttgart GermanySTREDDSStuttgart Airport *[11]26 October 201431 March 2015
Szczecin PolandSZZEPSCSzczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport *-31 March 2015
Tallinn EstoniaTLLEETLTallinn Airport *-31 March 2015
Vienna AustriaVIELOWWVienna International Airport *-31 March 2015
Vilnius LithuaniaVNOEYVIVilnius International Airport *-31 March 2015
Warsaw PolandWAWEPWAWarsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport *[11]199731 March 2015
Wrocław PolandWROEPWRCopernicus Airport Wrocław *[11]-31 March 2015
Zadar CroatiaZADLDZDZadar Airport *[11]-31 March 2015
Zagreb CroatiaZAGLDZAZagreb Airport *[11]26 October 201431 March 2015
Zürich  SwitzerlandZRHLSZHZürich Airport *[11]-31 March 2015

Fleet
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]
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gollark: At least I think it was.
gollark: Ooh, ridiculous Turing-complete thing: AE2 autocrafting (it's a Minecraft mod).

References
  1. http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35063-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. "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. http://airlineroute.net/2015/02/06/k2-s15/
  7. "" Eurolot: History Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved on 2 June 2013
  8. Airliner World: 7. May 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/35233-lot-polish-airlines-to-assume-several-eurolot-routes-from-april/
  10. "LOT i Eurolot na jednym bilecie". pasazer.com. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=K2
  13. http://www.airfleets.net/ageflotte/Eurolot.htm
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-19. Retrieved 2013-09-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Eurolot converts six Bombardier Q400 options to firm orders

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