Inauguration of the first airline connection from Warsaw.

"Aerotarg" Poznań Airline Society is established for a short time, which organises the first Polish regular connection from Poznań to Warsaw in May and June.

• Establishment of a limited liability company called "Aerolloyd" Polish Airlines.
• 5 September – establishment of a regular connection from Gdańsk to Warsaw and further to Lvov.
  

• Transformation of "Aerolloyd" into "Aerolot" Joint-Stock Company and transfer of technical facilities from Gdańsk Wrzeszcz Airport to Warsaw Mokotów Airport.
• In Poznań an airplane transportation enterprise called Aero Sp. z o. o. [Ltd.] is established, which in spring starts its regular operations between three cities: Poznań-Łódź-Warsaw.
  

• 1 January – the beginning of the company’s operations. Extension of the so-far connections with another two: from Warsaw to Katowice and Bydgoszcz. Advertising activities include posters and booklets advertising Polish air transportation, promotional and sightseeing flights over Warsaw and its closest proximity.

  

• May – establishment of a special additional airline connecting Warsaw with Poznań, on the occasion of the Comprehensive National Exhibition. Announcement of a competition for the company’s graphic mark. The winner of the competition completed at the year-end becomes Tadeusz Gronowski, a Warsaw visual artist and its design of a stylised flying crane. The company’s name is extended with the adjective "Polish."
  

• Introduction of the first long-distance Ił-62 airplanes to the fleet.
• Charter flights inaugurate establishment of the first air transportation connection over the Atlantic Ocean in the Polish history.
  

• The first flight to the Far East, i.e. Bangkok via Dubai and Bombay.
• By the end of 1970’s, LOT flies regularly to Kuwait, Tripoli and Algiers.
  

• Recognition of the “crane” as the emblem of LOT Polish Airlines.
• A multi-sectional connection: Warszawa - Lvov - Czerniowce – Bucharest is established.

• 28 April – regular flights to New York and Chicago are resumed.
• In the first half of 1980’s, new connections from Warsaw were established, namely, to New Delhi and Beijing.
  

• A decision is made to withdraw Ił-18 and Tu-134 airplanes.
• New Latvian medium-range planes come to Warsaw: Soviet Tu-154M introduced successively on European and Middle East connections. Transatlantic charter flights reach Detroit and Los Angeles.
  

• A decision is made to buy American planes, which – to a large extent – affects the shape and possibilities of developing of the Polish national airlines. Having purchased Boeing 767 widebody jets, LOT becomes the first carrier in Central and East European countries operating American equipment.
• Establishment of the longest LOT connection to Singapore.
  

• The first two Boeings start to be operated.
• LOT is the host of the IATA General Assembly.
• 2.3 million passengers have used LOT’s services.
  

• Reactivation of the pre-war company: Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT Sp. z o. o. [Polish Airlines Ltd.], under compulsory state control.
• March, April, May – a network of LOT national branch offices is established.
• LOT’s first post-war advertising poster depicting airplanes flying over ruins next to cranes in V-formation. The slogan on the poster is: “The wings of LOT Polish Airlines will help in reconstruction."
• The first flights timetable: a sheet of paper with a drawn national network of connections, with the specification of days, times of departures and arrivals as well as airplane types operating on a given connection.
• 18 July – LOT Polish Airlines State Enterprise is established by decree of the Council of Ministers. Wojciech Zieliński, a pre-war proxy of LOT, is appointed the executive director.

• Takeover of ten Li-2 double engine aircrafts from the army and starting the first national connection after WWII, namely, Warsaw – Gdańsk.
• LOT buys 9 Douglas DC-3 airplanes, starts again the network of domestic and international connections to Berlin, Paris, Stockholm and Prague.

• LOT fleet increases by five Ił-12 airplanes for 18 passengers.
• The number of destinations extends to Brussels.
• After the war LOT starts connections Bucharest, Budapest and Copenhagen.

• The first French and Italian ATR-72 airplanes appear in LOT’s fleet.
• Establishment of connections to Vilnius, Kiev, Minsk and Lvov.
  

• Deliveries of Boeing 737.
• December – transformation of PLL LOT into a single-shareholder State Treasury company. Reconstruction of LOT aimed at adjusting it to operate under new conditions of the market economy.
• A LOT Voyager loyalty programme starts, introduced for convenience of passengers who travel with LOT Polish Airlines frequently.
• Opening of modern Warsaw Okęcie Airport as well as a cargo terminal and catering facilities.
  

• Signing a code-share agreement with American Airlines.
• Establishment of a connection from Kraków to Vienna and from Warsaw to Tallinn, Thessalonica, Zagreb and Niece. LOT has the youngest air fleet among all airline companies in the world (IATA’s report prepared by BDWAviation Service, an Australian consulting company).

• Starting connections from Gdańsk to Copenhagen and from Kraków to Zurich.
• LOT’s promotional campaign conducted on the American market as the only campaign carried out by an airline wins the second place during CLIO'95 International Festival of Advertising Forms in San Francisco, in the category of printed advertisements related to tourism. The slogan of the campaign is "Poland is free. The flight very reasonable"
  

• "Business Travel World" recognizes LOT as the best airline in Central and Eastern Europe in the business class. LOT Polish Airlines receives the same award in consecutive years: 1997, 1998 and 1999.
• Inauguration of connections from Warsaw to Munich and Stuttgart as well as from Wrocław to Frankfurt and from Poznań to Copenhagen.
  

• Purchase of regional Embraer ERJ-145 jets. A fast and small jet aircraft makes more flights a day and connects Warsaw with selected centres of passenger traffic in Europe more frequently.
• 18 November – the Minister of the State Treasury signs agreements for the sale of LOT’s shares to Swiss SAirGroup Holding. Privatisation of the Polish airlines starts. At the same time, LOT Polish Airlines concludes an agreement with SAirGroup for strategic cooperation and an agreement for joining the world’s largest airline alliance, namely the Qualiflyer Group, which takes place on 1 January 2000. Despite selecting a foreign investor, LOT fully preserves its identity and the Polish character.
  

• Delivery of the first out of thirteen lt-14 planes ordered.
• Establishment of a connection to Vienna and Moscow.
• The first million of passengers transported since the beginning of LOT’s operations.

• In 2000/2001 winter season, LOT increased significantly the number of its connections. It was first of all related to the process of transforming Okęcie Airport into a hub. Owing to this, Warsaw has become an attractive place not only for local but also for transit traffic.
• Establishing new connections, among others, to Zagreb, Tallinn, Bucharest, and London (Gatwick).
• LOT’s fleet increased by eight Embraers ERJ-145 and three Boeings 737-500. Delivery of 11 new airplanes in 2000 was the largest delivery of planes in one year in the company’s history.

• The number of passengers transported within one year exceeded 3 million.
• Again, LOT is included in the group of the best airlines in the world; high quality of onboard services, professionalism of service, punctuality and quality of meals were praised in OAG’s and Business Traveller’s rankings.
• Establishment of new connections, among others, to Odessa, Göteborg, Beirut, Damascus and Zielona Góra.
  

• During a meeting of heads of airlines participating in the Qualiflyer Group alliance, which took place on 8 February in Zurich, a decision was made to complete cooperation under the alliance. LOT makes attempts at being accepted in a different alliance.
• Regular connections are established between Warsaw and Kaliningrad and Bratislava as well as Poznań and Frankfurt.
• In April, LOT and Lufthansa signed a preliminary agreement on strategic cooperation and a code-share agreement on joint operation of airline connections between Poland and Germany. Those agreements have opened up for the Polish airlines a road to membership in Star Alliance.
• LOT receives another award from OAG and Business Traveller.
• In July, LOT and ATR, an Italian and French consortium, signed a contract for the supply of five ATR-42 500 airplanes.
• By cutting a white and blue ribbon girding the Crane sculpture located in the atrium, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of the Republic of Poland, symbolically opened a new office building of LOT Polish Airlines. His Eminence, Cardinal Józef Glemp, the Primate of Poland took part in this ceremony, as well as he blessed the building and the audience gathered.
  

• Miles & More has become a programme for passengers who fly frequently with LOT Polish Airlines. The programme includes over 8 million participants all over the world and is the largest programme of that kind in Europe.
• In Paris, LOT and Embraer Brazilian manufacturer signed an agreement for the delivery of Embraer 170 airplanes with 70 seats.
• OAG and Business Traveller again recognizes LOT as the Best Central and East European Airlines by.
• 26 October, LOT becomes a member of Star Alliance, the world’s largest alliance of airlines, the members of which set the highest standards in world’s aviation industry. In connection with joining the Star Alliance by LOT, Boeing 737-500 SP-LKE received new promotional painting.
• Subsequent code-share agreements are signed with United, bmi, Aeroflot, and All Nippon Airways.
  

• LOT started to sell etix electronic tickets for domestic connections.
• Conclusion of a code-share agreement with Air Canada and TAP Portugal
• In March, LOT as the first airlines in the world introduces Embraer 170 being the most recent product of the Brazilian manufacturer. The first commercial flight of the plane takes place on 17 March from Warsaw to Vienna.
• For the seventh time in succession, Business Traveller recognizes LOT as the best carrier in the region.
• In June, during Poznań Fairs of Industrial Technologies and Investment Goods, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski distinguished LOT with the Special Award of the President of the Republic of Poland for its "Special contribution in bringing Poles closer to the nations of Europe and the rest of the world."
• LOT celebrates the 75th anniversary of its existence. On this occasion, among others, in the Museum of Posters in Warsaw-Wilanów an exhibition of posters issued by LOT takes place, an album is published, as well as an occasional stamp and FDC envelope are released.
• New connections to Dublin and Venice are established.
• Over 4 million passengers have used LOT’s services
  

• For the eighth time, Business Traveller recognizes LOT as the best carrier in Central and Eastern Europe.
• A decision is made about selecting a new long-distance aircraft. In October 2008, Boeing 787 Dreamliners will start to be used by LOT and LOT will become the first airlines in Europe to receive this plane model

• The beginning of the era of jet airplanes started in the Polish air transportation. On 6 November in Warsaw, the first of out five purchased Tu-134’s lands. Those fast medium-range machines were introduced on European connections to replace An-24 and on some routes to replace Ił-18 operating there so far. 
• Establishment of a connection from Warsaw to Kiev and Istanbul.