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LOT Polish Airlines to Consolidate Warsaw - New York services at Terminal 1 in JFK
Press Release: LOT Polish Airlines – Mon, Jun 25, 2012 5:45 AM EDT

WARSAW, Poland, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 1, 2012, LOT Polish Airlines will move its operations at JFK from Terminal 4 to Terminal 1. LOT will also transfer all its Newark flights to JFK airport beginning Oct. 29, 2012. This move allows LOT to operate a larger number of flights offered from JFK and to provide a more consistent and attractive schedule for its New York passengers, particularly those in the business community.
These changes will lead to improved service for passengers traveling from New York and for those traveling from more than 80 cities within the U.S who are connecting to LOT flights from its U.S. partners. LOT recently announced a new partnership with JetBlue at JFK. LOT's analysis shows JFK has greater traffic potential than Newark and better supports LOT's mid- and long-term network strategy.
Terminal 1 at JFK, which is used by the world's largest airlines, including many Star Alliance partners, ensures a high level of service to LOT passengers. The changes in New York are an important part of the preparations to launch LOT's service on Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in January 2013.
"We believe the consolidation of our flights from New York and terminal changes at JFK will provide better service to our existing and future passengers, particularly in light of our new partnership with JetBlue", said Marcin Pirog, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines.
Passengers already booked on suspended Newark services will be offered a departure from JFK or a full refund of their tickets and will be notified by their travel agent or directly by LOT.
 
Ritirata massiccia per i vettori europei da EWR per la W13. Chi rimane sul mercato EWR-Europa, escludendo United e qualche volo Delta?
 
E' interessante vedere che la strategia di LOT (specialmente in fatto di transiti) punta a Jetblue ed a focalizzarsi su JFK quando a EWR c'e' il grande hub della "grande" United (grande nel senso che deriva dalla fusione della vecchia United e di Continental). In termini di connessioni e transiti all'interno degli USA, UA da Newark ti puo' portare davvero dappertutto. Il tutto considerando che LOT e' una compagnia Star Alliance. Non so la strategia commerciale invece con Jetblue come funzioni. Si parla anche di una possibile fusione di Jetblue con American (che sono gia' partners) per quanto non vi sia niente di definitivo e AA sta esplorando secondo la stampa americana altre quattro opzioni (US Airways, Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines e non mi ricordo quale fosse l'altra).

In ogni caso, brava LOT che sara' il primo operatore europeo del 787!