# Eurolot

Eurolot S.A. (previously styled as EuroLOT) was 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, 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. The airline had its head office in the LOT Polish Airlines headquarters in Warsaw. Eurolot ended operations on 31 March 2015. The company slogan was Polish: Zawsze z klasą, Always classy.

## 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 42-30018-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

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. 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.
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. 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. LOT Polish Airlines assumed some of Eurolot's routes, re-leasing former Eurolot aircraft.

## Codeshare agreements

Eurolot had codeshare agreements with the following airlines as of July 2014:
* LOT Polish Airlines

## Destinations

Eurolot served the following destinations as of September 2014:
| † | Hub |
| * | Operated by Eurolot for LOT Polish Airlines |
| * | Served by Eurolot and LOT Polish Airlines |
| City | Country | IATA | ICAO | Airport | Commenced | End |
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | AMS | EHAM | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Beauvais | France | BVA | LFOB | Beauvais–Tillé Airport $^*$ | September 2013 | 31 March 2015 |
| Brussels | Belgium | BRU | EBBR | Brussels Airport $^*$ | April 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
| Bydgoszcz | Poland | BZG | EPBY | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport | | 31 March 2015 |
| Chișinău | Moldova | KIV | LUKK | Chișinău International Airport $^*$ | 26 October 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
| Dubrovnik | Croatia | DBV | LDDU | Dubrovnik Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Düsseldorf | Germany | DUS | EDDL | Düsseldorf Airport $^*$ | 26 October 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
| Frankfurt | Germany | FRA | EDDF | Frankfurt Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Gdańsk | Poland | GDN | EPGD | Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport $^{†*}$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Helsinki | Finland | HEL | EFHK | Helsinki Airport | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Heringsdorf | Germany | HDF | EDAH | Heringsdorf Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Katowice | Poland | KTW | EPKT | Katowice International Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Kraków | Poland | KRK | EPKK | John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice $^{†*}$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Lublin | Poland | LUZ | EPLB | Lublin Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Milan | Italy | MXP | LIMC | Malpensa Airport $^*$ | 28 February 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
| Munich | Germany | MUC | EDDM | Munich Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Paris | France | CDG | EHAM | Charles de Gaulle Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Poznań | Poland | POZ | EPPO | Poznań-Ławica Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Riga | Latvia | RIX | EVRA | Riga International Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Rome | Italy | FCO | LIRF | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport $^*$ | 09/2013 | 31 March 2015 |
| Rzeszów | Poland | RZE | EPRZ | Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Salzburg | Austria | SZG | LOWS | Salzburg Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Split | Croatia | SPU | LDSP | Split Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Stuttgart | Germany | STR | EDDS | Stuttgart Airport $^*$ | 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 $^*$ | 1997 | 31 March 2015 |
| Wrocław | Poland | WRO | EPWR | Wrocław Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Zadar | Croatia | ZAD | LDZD | Zadar Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |
| Zagreb | Croatia | ZAG | LDZA | Zagreb Airport $^*$ | 26 October 2014 | 31 March 2015 |
| Zürich | Switzerland | ZRH | LSZH | Zürich Airport $^*$ | - | 31 March 2015 |

## Fleet

As of November 2014, the Eurolot fleet consisted of the following aircraft with an average age of 2.3 years for the Q400's:
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes |
| Bombardier Q400 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 6 served LOT routes. Were transferred to LOT. 6 out of 12 options were converted into firm orders |