|  | LOT Polish Business Class To Poland For 2 |
| Let's get this out of the way upfront. LOT business class isn't an earth shattering experience. However, if a lie-flat is a priority on flights to Europe, there are a bunch of dates with space for two people out of several airports - including LAX.
LOT offers connecting flights to a ton of European cities so you may be able to include a connection on your award ticket.
Shout out to Find Flights For Me (who’s a Premium member) for flagging LAX space.
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Now, let’s get into it! |
|  | | Straight To The Points Routes: EWR, LAX, ORD, YYZ - WAW, ORD-KRK
Operating airline: LOT
Class of service: Business class
Dates: Nov 2024 - June 2025 (a few other dates)
Seats available: 2
Cabin layout: 2-2-2
Book with (per person, one-way): *Air Canada Aeroplan: ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only) Asiana Club: 40,000 miles *avianca lifemiles: 63,000 miles EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles Turkish Miles&Smiles: 90,000 miles *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No Surcharges
Taxes/fees (per person): From US: ~$5.60 From Poland: ~$40
With surcharges, the taxes/fees booking with ANA Mileage Club are only $210 round-trip. Aeroplan and LifeMiles have partner booking fees.
Bank transfer partners: Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott Asiana Club: Marriott lifemiles: Amex, Capital One, Citi, Marriott EVA: Capital One, Citi Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott
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|  | | | LAX-WAW June: 25 July: 30 August: 3, 4, 6, 11, 17, 18, 20, 24 September: 17 October: 4 November: 12, 25 December: 20, 27, 28, 31 January: 1, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, 22, 28, 29 February: 1, 4, 8, 19, 21, 22, 28 March: 5, 22, 31 April: 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 20, 21, 23, 28 May: N/A June: 3-5, 8-10, 14 WAW-LAX August: 8, 22 September: 2 October: N/A November: 5 December: 11, 17, 21, 24, 27 January: 14, 21, 29 February: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 18, 19, 26, 28 March: 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 18, 21, 28, 29, 31 April: 2 May: 5, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, 28 June: 2, 4, 7, 8, 10-14
ORD-WAW July: 1 August: 3, 7 September: N/A October: 21 November: N/A December: 28, 30 January: 14, 16, 20-22, 25, 27-29 February: 1, 3, 4, 6-8, 11-13, 17-19, 21, 22, 24-27 March: 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27-29, 30, 31 April: 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 12-15, 18-20, 23, 27, 28 May: 1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 17-19, 21, 23, 27, 30, 31 June: 1, 4, 5, 7-9, 11-14 ORD-WAW June: 21 Jul-Oct: N/A November: 9, 10, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29 December: 10, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24-26, 29, 31 January: 9, 10, 16, 18, 19, 21-26, 28-31 February: 4, 5, 7, 8, 11-13, 16, 18-20, 23, 26, 27 March: 5-9, 11, 13, 15, 20, 23, 25-27, 30, 31 April: 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 16, 19-23, 27-30 May: 1-4, 7-9, 13, 15-17, 20, 22-24, 27-31 June: 3, 5-14 |
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| YYZ-WAW June: 19, 20 July: August: 12 September: October: 12, 22 November: 25 December: 9, 17, 23, 24, 28-31 January: 1, 2, 6-9, 11-15, 17, 19-21, 24-28, 30, 31 February: 2, 4-10, 12, 13, 17-27 March: 2, 4, 5, 9-23, 25-28, 30 April: 4, 5, 7, 8, 19-21, 27 May: 2-6, 10, 20, 21, 24 June: 1-14 WAW-YYZ November: 14, 17, 20, 21, 26, 27, 30 December: 1, 4-6, 14-17 January: 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24-26, 28-30 February: 2, 4-8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17-22, 24-26, 28 March: 1, 2, 4-9, 11-13, 15-26, 29-31 April: 1-5, 7-9, 11, 15-17, 23, 25, 26, 29, 30 May: 8, 12, 17, 18, 23, 28, 29, 31 June: 1, 3-14
WAW-EWR October: 24 November: N/A December: 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29 January: 12, 14, 26, 28, 30 February: 2, 4, 6, 11, 13, 16, 20, 25, 27 March: 2, 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 27 April: 1, 3, 8, 10, 13, 15, 20, 25, 27, 29 May: 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30 June: 1, 3-6, 10-13
ORD-KRK June: 30 July: 2 Aug-Sep: N/A October: 20 November: 3, 17, 24 December: 29 January: 5, 12, 19, 26 February: 2, 9, 16, 23 March: 2, 9, 16, 23 April: 3, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 May: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 17 18, 22, 24, 29, 31 June: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13 ORD-KRK November: 4 December: 2, 16 January: 13, 20, 27 February: 3, 10, 17, 24 March: 3, 10, 17, 24, 30 April: 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 May: 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 30 June: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14 |
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|  | | Flight Experience
While seats are lie-flat, this 2-2-2 business class cabin layout does not provide direct aisle access for all passengers. If you want easy aisle access without your seatmate having to climb around you, pick one of the middle seats.
As I mentioned up top, this is about getting lie-flat seat more than anything else. Personally, I wouldn't expect to be blown away by the food or service.
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| Best Ways To Book
ANA: Great Round-trip Option, Slow Amex Transfers
At 100,000 miles round-trip, ANA Mileage Club is your best round-trip option. However, Amex is your only transfer option and transfers can take a few days.
Connections won't increase the award rate but could increase the taxes/fees if you connect in Europe on a Star Alliance partner that has surcharges.
Lifemiles: Great One-Way Option, Amex Transfer Bonus
With Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Citi points, LifeMiles is often a better option than Aeroplan at 63,000 miles one-way.
With the 15% bonus on transfers from Amex, you’d only need 55,000 Amex points for a one-way ticket. Keep in mind that this transfer bonus is run by lifemiles, so you won’t see it on your Amex account.
If you redeem a ton of lifemiles each year, it might be worth getting a lifemiles+ subscription to get a 10% rebate on Star Alliance redemptions. A Lite membership is only $240 per year while a Basic membership is $600 but you get free changes and cancellations. Most people probably don’t need the higher tier memberships.
Aeroplan: Great Option With Chase Transfer Bonus
From the east coast and Chicago, Aeroplan is a solid option at 70,000 points one-way for the non-stop. From the west coast, it’s steeper at 90,000 points one-way.
With the Chase 20% transfer bonus, you’d need to transfer the following points:
If you have the Chase Aeroplan Card, you can also get a 10% transfer bonus when you transfer 50,000+ Chase Ultimate Rewards points. That would bring the total bonus to 30% which means you’d only need to transfer 54,000 points if flying form the east coast or Chicago.
You can also include a stopover for 5,000 additional miles. Use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's award chart. |
|  | How To Book
Please keep in mind that United can only see space ~331 days from departure.
You can use United to search. From United's homepage, select Advanced search Choose to show price in miles Select Roundtrip or One-way Enter the origin & destination Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection) Select the number of passengers Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month Select Business Run the search If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program Transfer points (if necessary) Log into your account Run the search again Complete the booking
Once you know the exact dates you want, run a search with the program you'll use to book. As always, I recommend confirming the program you're using sees the award space before you transfer points. |
| Final Thoughts
While western Europe gets more attention, Poland is definitely worth a visit. While you're there, I recommend making time for a tour of both Auschwitz and Birkenau. It's a tough but valuable experience.
Happy booking! |
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