Airlines
Poland Completes Formation of LOT Umbrella Group
Polish Aviation Group consolidates state assets of the aviation market including flag carrier
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 awaits turnaround at Warsaw Chopin Airport. (Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Hawkeye UK)
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787 awaits turnaround at Warsaw Chopin Airport. (Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Hawkeye UK)

The Polish government has bundled four state-owned aviation companies into Polish Aviation Group (PGL) as part of its strategy to gain a leading position in the integration of the sector in the country and the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. The strategy also calls for the construction of a new mega-hub airport in Warsaw, which ultimately would have four runways and a capacity to accommodate 100 million passengers per year, or about five times the capacity of Warsaw Chopin airport, the city’s main airport.