Airline · LO · PolandHow reliable is LOT Polish Airlines?
LOT Polish Airlines runs 66% on time across 13,584 flights of official history. Here’s how it really performs — including when it’s late and on which routes.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Network reliability
LOT Polish Airlines’s on-time record across its whole network
Source: UK CAA. All-cause performance (this source has no delay-cause split). Advisory context, not a guarantee for any one flight.
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When flights run late
It’s not just if LOT Polish Airlines is late — it’s how late
Of every 100 LOT Polish Airlines flights, how they actually land — on time, or in each lateness band. A short delay is a nuisance; a 2-hour delay misses connections.
Routes
LOT Polish Airlines’s routes, ranked by on-time rate
Every route with a meaningful sample, most to least on-time. Tap an airport for its full profile.
The read on LOT Polish Airlines
What the record actually tells you about flying LOT Polish Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines runs about 66% on time across 13,584 flights of official all-cause history — a middling record — fine on a good day, fragile when conditions turn. On cancellations, cancellations are rare here, at roughly 0.6%.
It's not just whether a flight is late, but how late. When LOT Polish Airlines runs behind, the typical delay lands around 16 minutes, and only a small slice — about 0.8% — slip two hours or more, so the worst-case tail is relatively contained.
Reliability isn't uniform across LOT Polish Airlines's map. Its strongest route in the data is VNO–LCY, running around 88% on time. Where a single carrier flies the same city pair well or poorly comes down to the hub, the aircraft rotation, and the time of day as much as the airline itself.
A track record is the backdrop, not a verdict on your flight. To put it to work, score your actual LOT Polish Airlines flight on reliability, weather, and connection safety, see how the PlaneSane Score works, and read are some airlines really more reliable and how to read on-time stats.
Common questions about LOT Polish Airlines
- How often is LOT Polish Airlines on time?
- LOT Polish Airlines (LO) ran about 66% on time across 13,584 flights of official history — a middling record — fine on a good day, fragile when conditions turn. Its cancellation rate is roughly 0.6%.
- Is LOT Polish Airlines a reliable airline?
- On the numbers, LOT Polish Airlines has a middling record — fine on a good day, fragile when conditions turn. Typical delays run around 16 minutes when flights are late. Reliability varies by route and time of day, so check your specific flight rather than the brand average. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any one flight.
- Which routes does LOT Polish Airlines fly most reliably?
- In our data, VNO–LCY is among LOT Polish Airlines's most reliable routes at about 88% on time. The same airline can perform very differently route to route.
Flying LOT Polish Airlines?
Score your actual flight on reliability, weather, and connection safety before you book — LOT Polish Airlines’s track record is just the start.