Southwest, LOT Sign Interline Agreement

The partners will use three U.S. airports as gateways.

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Southwest Boeing 737 aircraft (Photo: Shutterstock | Robin Guess)
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Key Takeaways:

  • Southwest Airlines and LOT Polish Airlines have established an interline partnership, effective Tuesday.
  • This new arrangement allows passengers to book connecting flights between the two carriers on a single itinerary, enhancing convenience for international travel.
  • Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco will serve as the gateway cities for these flights, expanding access to destinations in the U.S. and Central/Eastern Europe.
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Southwest and LOT Polish Airlines are now interline partners.

The two carriers announced that, as of Tuesday, passengers can book connecting Southwest-LOT flights with a single itinerary. This arrangement allows for more convenient international travel, they said, while helping customers take advantage of both airlines’ networks.

The partners will use Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco as gateways.

LOT 737 MAX 8
A LOT Polish Airlines 737 MAX 8 (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)

“This new relationship between Southwest and LOT Polish Airlines gives travelers easy access to desired destinations in the United States and new marketplaces in Central and Eastern Europe,” Justin Jones, Southwest’s chief commercial officer, said in a news release.

LOT Polish Airlines has its main hub at Warsaw Chopin Airport. It flies mainly within Europe but also serves destinations in North America, North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of commercial aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
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