Surviving 11 hours in LOT Polish Airlines 787 economy
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LOT Polish Airlines is a carrier that I don’t hear very much about - which can be both a good thing and a bad thing. It’s good because I haven’t been hearing horror stories about terrible experiences. It’s bad because I don’t hear many people talking about their experiences. Wouldn’t everyone be talking about LOT Polish Airlines if it was a really amazing product?
Anyway, I decided to give them a try myself. The routing was an 11-hour jaunt from Los Angeles (LAX) to Warsaw (WAW), and the aircraft was a 787-8 (registration number SP-LRD). I was seated in 16D, an aisle seat in the center section of the forward economy class cabin.
It was...interesting!
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I am traveling with LOT every time I go from Europe to Korea (9+ hours). And every time I am more than satisfied.
Jan Kotouč I want to like it but it’s 69 so I cant
M2NS Roberto 😂
I think Korean Air connect Prague and Seoul anyway.
@@pauljordan4452 It is very expensive though…
Only 9+ hours ? I just booked it and announce 11+, probably because of the war.
LOT - you are under good wings :) and remember that LOT's pilots can land smoothly and safe without wheels!
And don't forget that polish pilots fought for GB in WWII and they were the best. Squadron 303.
In return British government gave pol ish pilots 3 days to leave GB and they weren't allow to participate in Victory Parade after they fought for their freedom.
@@hasppl9005 yyyyyyyyyyyy co to ma do lotu jako lini lotniczej>
@@romankuc8580 bo to polscy piloci a polska linia lotnicza ma dużo polaków jako pilotów bo jest o polsce lol
@@romankuc8580 Zapomniał jeszcze dodać o bitwie pod Wiedniem i Papieżu.
I like LOT a lot 👍🏻
Doesn’t make sense?
Have a LOT of fun!
Thanks Thanks
They should make it their official slogan.
TWO LOTS
Polish Airlines are one of the most safest ones... so, no idea who told you to avoid them and based on what merit?
Maybe because of times when LOT was flying soviet airliners which, well, weren't the best quality. Also LOT is 11th oldest still operating airline.
I've had some really shitty experiences with them. For instance, I spent three weeks trying to get through to them over the phone trying to rebook my flight when I was in Georgia. I paid for an extra bag but when my flight was delayed and I had to be put on Turkish, I was charged $300 and never reimbursed despite going around and around and around with customer service. I couldn't check in online for any of the 6 flights I took with them over the period of 4 months. My knees pressed against the seat in front of me and I had zero elbow room on my flights. A kept being seated next to heavy smokers and they reeked. The only way I managed to get in contact with LOT airlines was by getting my husband to give up his lunch time at work to contact them while I was overseas trying to contact them and it took him 2 or 3 lunch times calling and sitting on hold.
Sadly, not the worst airline I've dealt with but I am so freaking done with them. The cheap flights aren't worth it.
I flew LOT Polish airline very safe and friendly flight attend
@@allenahlemeyer2806 None of my problems were related to their safety or how friendly their flight attendants were. If only that was all there is to running an airline.
@@runningfromabear8354 you will always find someone that had bad experience with any airline. LOT maybe is not the best but I would not say avoid! But its not their fault that you were seated next to heavy smokers hahaha just unlucky
I had a 9 hour flight on LOT airlines from Warsaw to Beijing and I enjoyed it very much
I had a flight from Chicago to Warsaw, and it was very good!
I had flight to Benjing too (with LOT)
I'm coming from a family with a strong LOT traditions (my mother is a stewardess and grandparents used to work there as well) and it feels weirdly satisfying to watch ppl in comments saying so many nice thing about their experience with Polish Airlines ^^
I am wondering who and why told you to avoid LOT. I think you should check safety record and ,make review. . You should have your own opinion which is NOT based on somebody's ignorance and lack of knowledge.
@TGSUPERCHARGED chillout idiot
safety is the minimum. it is the least to expect from an airline.
Well remember the time lot polish landed with no gear
@@pedroquiros5371 chillout them words and shut up
@@rorythem1699 landed like once, point one long operating airline that such emergency didnt happen
Anybody gonna do this? >.> Anyone, huh?
true actuallyXDD
@@ksawuus as a pole I know it's true xD
im polish too so
Ja też z polski
*creative*
I flew from Frankfurt to LA through Warsaw and it was the best international flight I’ve ever taken in economy :)
Frankfurt to LA, through Warsaw?
Wtf
@@zeincexxx1285maybe Warsaw-Frankfurt-LA?
@@rasiibby nah maybe he flew to Warsaw and from Warsaw he flew LO23 (LOT) to LAX
@@fxturist8534 maybe
Polish people are proud of LOT airlines!
Pawel Niemiec kurwa kochani Polacy nie wiedza oCB w tym filmie ale jak coś polskie to od razu wszyscy Polacy są dumni
@@aerox5829 Przecież tylko głupi by tego nie zrozumiał xD recenzja "Lotu"
ale ty jestes niemiec
@@franekjuzwuk4984 i chuj ale mam polskie korzenie i Polska zawsze w sercu !
Kłótnie w komentarzach 😒 to takie polskie 😉 Pozdrawiam 😉
Jesteście Polacy ?
Like - Wiadome że tak
b4any to dzięki po prostu piękne
jesteśmy :)
No elo mordo.
Wiedzialem
Jestem
LOT is a national Airline of Poland, financed by the Government, how unsafe can it be? Also You should read about Lot pilot "cpt. Wrona", and how He safely landed without deployed landing gear.
that Safe Emergency Landing-i think it was Newark-Warszawa Okecie-was the Viral Hit-all over RUclips-seen Round The World ! My Neighbour from Bialystok showed me this ! We watched this YT-Vid-over and over ! Sto Lat-Kapitan Wrona Sto Lat !
Considering the amount of corruption in poland, it can be very unsafe actually
Yankov You must have some outdated information, corruption was common In the 90’s.
Yankov corruption in Poland? ha ha oh boy where are you from? Don’t be silly and check sometimes facts before you write something stupid.
Yankov fucking troll corruption we are not in the Soviet Union
The usb ports start working in lot after 2 hours of the flight
Actually, they start to provide power as soon as plain reaches cruising level, so it is about 20 min after take off? I did that flight this Monday and power outlets worked just fine.
Yeah outlets usually come on together with cabin lights and window dimmers at the cruising alt, as a safety percaution. But actually once, at the LOT flight they werent working for an hour or so, and I asked flight attendant whats going on and she told me „oops we forgot, I’ll turn them on in a minute”. Sooo theres apparently a phisical cut-off switch xd
Odd, but if something doesnt work - just ask. They will turn it on, or - if its broken for some reason - you will get lots of snacks or even better seat. Any airline knows, that consumer satisfaction = money.
I work as Cabin Crew in LOT myself and there sort of is a phisical switch. In the control panel of the entertainment system, we got many settings in which you control basically all the "gadgets" we got on 787. Windows, power outlets, lighting, etc. For the power outlets to work it can be done only manually ( In therms of switching it on) it is hovever automated (if that makes any sense) same as the windows some systems like power outlets will turn off automatically before take-off phase and go back online after aircraft reaches a certain altitude. We ofc can bypass with manual input (at least for things like windows not sure if we can force power outlets to work as it would go against our own procedures). But yea just like Stanislaw pointed out we sometimes do forget to check if its on especially when we do not know that it was switch off by someone in the first place ;)
It is beacuse of safety reasons... u know electricity is kore important for plane than your phone in this time and anyway batteries has to charge up to provide fast charging
@Dojocho extra kilograms? Pff money, moneyyy... who cares about constant access to socket
I have flown LOT 15+ times and it's always been wonderful if you are going to fly with LOT and are nervous, don't be. It's great!
Is it true that LOT tends to lose your checked luggage? some people say that almost 50% of complaints are luggage lost related? please, let me know your experience.
I flew with LOT from JFK to WAW many years ago on an IL62. Definitely had more legroom on that flight than you had on that 787. That’s progress I guess.
I would have loved to experience the IL62! Today’s airplanes have no soul...😕
I flew from jfk a month aga on Belgium airlines lot capsule they rented the bigger plane out it was great but there were no chargers so I think lot is a better plane
Tirana44 Yeah and The plane was twice as loud and flew at 70% of The speed
IL62 had also a tendency to kill all people onboard.
I flew on Lot il-62 in 1987 from Warsaw to Montreal, the plane i flew on crashed 6 days later killing all 183 people on board.
I adore LOT, it is my favourite airline, just in between cheap and quality, plus a lot of flights are in offer. So everybody please step off of PLL LOT because we all should love it
aye another anime fan on here nice
LAX-WAW is definitely a unique route....thanks for sharing your experience with LOT!
You’re very welcome! It’s a flight I’ve been wanting to try for a long time so I’m really glad I had the opportunity to do so. 👍🏻
@@sanspotter I was in Seoul / Korea by LOT in the economy class for 400 € - from Hamburg via Warszaw and return (2016)! On the long route way on board of the "Dreamliner" - I had two seats on my side without a passenger also (WAW-ICN). The service was 👌 on board.
LOT is always fantastic, and their business class is excellent.
6:13 Kalifornia, that’s how we Finns write California as well.
Harppuunamies polish
Kalifornie in Czech
Kalifornien in German
The "Turn the lights on instantly" approach is the best way to wake up LOL
Loo review idea: the maximum amount of time you can spend in there until the FAs come knocking
Hahahaha! 😂😂 That’s actually a pretty good idea. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
THAT is a hilarious possibility!!!
I flew LOT in the 787 between Warsaw and Tokyo and it was great
@Ziclon B Decent food and unlimited booze. I may have just been drunk....
Lot never disappoints me either.
@ziclon b I flyed for example with etihad econemy and i dont see some difference to be fair, can you tell me what the difference is? And yes i know this is boeing and Etihad have airbus. Lot have also first first class on their 787 which look very good comfortable and much space...
@ziclon b My man, to fly those airlines you have to be like rich af tho, so this is a good choice.
ive never had a problem with lot polish airlines
Good job working your sponsor into the content of your video!
Thanks Dave! It’s always a delicate balance of making interesting and as informative as it needs to be... 😬😬
@@sanspotter Agree with that. I like how you blended the sponsor into your story in a way that was not obtrusive or pushy.
After that plane landed without wheels in 2011 in Poland, LOT suddenly became EVERYONE'S favourite airline
I’m flying with LOT soon
Fajnie gdy ktoś z zagranicy testuje na yt nasza główna linie
I'd love to fly LOT to Poland.
I think its one of the First airlines in Europe
The fact that I've never even heard of LOT Airlines before IMO is a good thing! That means there have been no crashes or any other newsworthy incidents LOL
There was one, the pilot had land without landing gear. People said it was the smoothest landing they ever had. No injuries whatsoever.
They had two crashes in '80, when they use Soviet aircrafts :(. In one case the last words of the captain became pretty famous - in the very last second before crash, among all chaos in cockpit he said to the ground control: "goodnight, goodbye, we perish!!!".
I love how you always mix up humor in your videos heh!Subbed :D
00:30 Madzionka : D
Xd a gdzie Ziemniak? :)
Your dzięki is very good level for someone from america
Haha, thanks! I had to practice a lot before recording that part. 😆
I know like everyone from other Country
Dekusiarz 101 do you from poland
Pilot kapi yes
Ok
Really good video! You did a good job of capturing all the right angles.
Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it. 👍🏻
Going to download this on my iPad for my long haul flight back to Vancouver, thank you!!
You’re welcome! Enjoy the flight! (And the video 😆)
SANspotter thank you! Sure did. 😂
U complane to much man. Just be thankful
11:11 Lublin :D
There is no such a thing like Polish sausage, i mean it's something called like that on the US, but it's not event simillar to any of variety of sausages we got in Poland
Polish AirLine is okay .
11h - polish train needs this time to cross 800 km from north west to south east of Poland xD
RIGUX You probably don’t know that an American one needs for exactly 800 km more than 20 h ;) enjoy!
@@pawehostynski2726 znam też polski xD
RIGUX nie opowiadaj żadnych głupot, ja z gór na Pomorze pociągiem jechałam 5-6h ;)
RIGUX a z reszta co porównujesz pociąg do samolotu? 😂
@@olgabla7133 nie mówie o pendolino Gdansk - Kraków tylko zwykłe ic ktore nie kosztuje fortuny ze Szczecina do Rzeszowa, 800 km
Ha! Ha! This is the third youtube flight reviewer I have been watching today that has been pushing Surfshark. They must have coordinated it.😜
I did a very short(2 hour?) flight on LOT many moons ago to Krakow. They kept you very well fed for a short flight.
I had a flight on LOT from London to Warsaw.. not too sure what to think. Maybe it was the crying child for the entire flight and not so much the plane or service..
I really appreciate you doing economy reviews!!!!
Wonderful review! Just in time for my flight next week wsw-lax . Thats the experience I am hoping for except with juice
Ive done 15 hours in economy from Australia, was on an A380, was quite pleasant.
I did 14 from Sydney to LAX on a Qantas 747-400 many years ago.
You should definitely try out Singapore Airlines. Heard some good reviews of the LAX-SIN direct flight...
Singapore Airlines is on my list! Hopefully soon. 🤞🏻
I really appreciate you doing economy reviews!
Well, it’s all I can afford right now so I’m kinda forced into it. 😅
@@sanspotter do you have a frequent flyer status?
yeet mcskeet Probably because I bet he didn’t pay for the lounge access.
Flew with them from Warsaw to Frankfurt and got a flight with them on Thursday 22nd August back to Warsaw from Frankfurt . No bad experience so far
Good to know that their short haul product is decent too! Hopefully I’ll get a chance to try that sometime.
Shaking probably due to cold tyres on the aircraft !! Funny and great review as always Scott...seemed like a pretty good flight and a bonus with the empty seats next to you !! FYI after your KLM flights !! LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT S.A. Well done again Scott !!
Haha, glad you enjoyed my first ever experience on LOT Craig! Yeah, from LOT to KLM - I like airlines with short names ! 😆
I didn't know LOT flew to LAX. Interesting. Those seats look cramped!
The route is kinda new. It is possible, because Dreamliners recently bought by Polish Airlines are capable to do so long distance flights.
"Wise and and experienced traveler," yet he was rejected by TSA. " LOT Polish airlines is one everyone is avoiding," why is that, and yet you flew with them. And then my favorite, like everyone else filming the washroom, how nice. And with my belly full, I will now give you my summary: If you see this guy on the same flight, avoid it. Please don't give anymore summaries!!
Sheesh. If you’re gonna criticize someone for having silly summaries, it’s usually best not to follow it up by slinging silly summaries of your own. 🤷🏼♂️😅
Hilarious! I always love to watch your airlines vlog. Also it is much appreciate when mention your sponsor for your trip without over doing it. I do hope you don't ask any airlines to sponsor you for making a review. Because there is few popular travel bloggers doing it until their reviews becoming more like a SELF OBSESSED TV drama that putting the Kardashians Family Show to shame :). The reviews not genuine and most of all a shameful thing to do as an Aviation geek. A very good review Scott. BTW the penne pasta look delicious. Hope you will review their Premium Economy, I mean LOT POLISH.
Thanks dude..
Thanks Franklin! Glad you thought that the sponsor message wasn’t too distracting. It’s a tough balance for sure! Anyway, you’re totally right about the dangers of being sponsored by the airlines themselves. I’d only do it if I was allowed to say what I want to say. Which pretty much means that no airline would ever want to work with me. 😅
Scott - We need another LOT review - Economy Premium or Business this time, please! This video was great and thank you so much for sharing it!
My man what kinda cameras do you use?
GoPro Hero 7 and an iPhone XS. 👍🏻
Great video as always! So much for both seats beside you open later in the flight?
Thanks! Yeah, that other aisle seat was nabbed by someone else halfway through the flight. Oh well.
Seriously, thanks for this. My sis-in-law is Polish and I figure I’m going to end up in LOT Economy sooner rather than later.
You’re very welcome Jonathan! The cheesy pasta was 👌🏻 so at least you’ve got something to look forward to. 😆
Jonathan Hawks his review is not accurate
thx for your review Mr complainer :)
You seemed to be having a LOT of pun problems :) Anyways nice video
I have flown with lot a lot, pun intended. But I really like it and by living in Sweden it’s quite good to fly from Poland
You should fly from london to colombo in sri lankan airlines! Great service !
Colombo to Paris Srilankan airlines Was very good
@@krzysztofbe8181 thanks. I wish they would return the airline back to emorated and make it better.
@@neeleshchithru6558 great Staff Great pilot Great plane :-) from Paris to Warsaw by LOT not too good ( i'm from Poland and our national airlines is not so good)
Scott, great music and editing!
I know how you feel I had a flight from Wroctaw-Warsaw-New York City on the 20th. The first small plane was best it ever could be, the seat next to me next to me and I could of relaxed in peace and on time. Once i got the one to New York City it was SO bad i had the worst seat posssible which is being the middle, my flight delay 1 hour like usual then once I suffocated enough the border control was also so awful the lines were all the way to exit of the gate when you leave the plane. So yeah.
Sorry you had such a bad experience Phil. 😕 Hopefully the return flights will be better. 🤞🏻
Nice Review. Thanks
Me: replika send me a song.
Replika: *sends this video*
Me: this is my jam.
Hey man, what's the name of the music at 0:58?
entertaining video. I always look to snag on a light flight. surf looks legit gonna sign
Hope, your visit was awesome! 😉
What this is the first time Ive heard of ever needing proof to return to your country. Does TSA do customs checks?
I like how you yawned and the gentleman next to you suffering from the bright light 😂👌🏼
I wasn’t lying when I said that it was a brutal wake up! 😴😂
Great video. Thanks for sharing!
Even if I didn't love the flight reviews and all the awesome in-flight footage, I'd watch your videos just for your dry, self-deprecating humor. I'm pretty sure that making such high-quality videos is relentless hard work, but your narration and subtitles always make it seem as if you're enjoying yourself (despite your frequent disappointments!). :-)
Oh - and thank you for not calling lavatories "bathrooms"! ;-)
Haha, yeah, airline travel isn’t always glamorous but I still enjoy every moment! And yes, creating content is a lot more difficult than most people realize, so...thanks for appreciating the effort I put into this. 😊😊
Oh and yeah - I honestly have no idea why they are called “lavatories” but...I do my best to maintain the proper lingo. 😆
I flew Lot 25 years ago from YMX to WAW and back and its sad to see Lot gone from Montreal.
Really? I thought they still flew to Montreal!
@@sanspotter Lot has stopped serving Montreal in 1996.
Nice review, I was just wondering when will you test our national product and here it comes, cool you haven't been disappointed! Shame on the lack of juice though :D
Thanks! You’re right - I wasn’t disappointed other than the lack of juice. ⚡️😩 Otherwise it was a great flight and cant wait to do it again!
To me (after 150+ flights) it's still a lot better airline than most American airlines with all their pay per view movies, old aircraft and flight attendants who should be on pension 10 years ago, not talking about the food...
The bathroom view tho 👌
4:44 have you flown SAS’s 737/A320 old cabin? 😂
Always good getting that SANSpotter video vibe. Awesome job!
Haha, thanks as always MisterTofu! 😁
I thought he was yeeting his meat in the thumbnail
Why is lex luttor flying in economy class?
Enjoyed the video! Always like the humour. I thought the spin in the washroom was a nice touch!! 👍
Hope that spin didn’t make you sick Anita! 🤢😆 Glad you enjoyed the video!
7:09 I am an aircraft mechanic but mostly work 767 757 and 777 and used to work our dc10s and 747 400s which didnt have it. There is a switch that the pilot turns on that opens a power bus to the seat outlets.
-Jim
Upon rewatching it looks like they were powered on unless the 787 always has that light on so it might have just been broken like you said.
-Jim
Cool comment :)
Should get yourself a power bank to add to your devices to help you out in a crunch like this. I suggest Anker, they have big power banks, also safe for air travel.
I flew an American 787 DFW-ANC and noticed the shaking on takeoff as well
SANspotter sharing the Wi-Fi password for a lounge? You da real MVP.
Well, it’s their own fault when they create a password that simple (one that anyone could guess without much thought) 😬😅
@@sanspotter That's true. Though some of us aren't as 'lucky' when we're near other SkyTeam lounges in the US...*cough cough*
It is a very safe airline.
What is the music in this one?
There were four tracks used in this video:
Call - Rospigg
Cornelia - The Eastern Plain
Esta Noche - Timothy Infinite
Valium - nothanks
awesome quality, what camera is it?
Just an iPhone XS and a GoPro Hero 7
Where did you get the SAN shirt?
It’s a really comfy shirt! And you can get nearly any airport code you want: bit.ly/2KJi8Nh
Nice review! Btw you should try Sichuan Airlines’ long haul economy product on their A350 out of LAX. They frequently offer $320 round trip fare to China tax and fees included.
Really, that cheap?! Yeah, I definitely gotta do that!
lol about knowing where your seat is. i walked into lot polish and passed the flight attended naturally because i knew where my seat was but they called me back and i had to show it to them.
black t-shirt with a while long sleeve under? i love it. a true fashion king. i stan.
The amount of plastic waste being generated here is just blows my mind. I mean a few slices of fruit in a closed plastic box we will never use ever again. Terrible.
You think that was bad? I survived a 14 hour flight on a 787 from Dallas to Shanghai!
Im going on lot air i had no idea it is so good.
Lot is my favorite airlines. But as I recommend The window seat. You can easily sleep by the window enjoying to the view you can make the windows black to white any type. But you forgot one thing economy seats are able to little lower the seat to make it close to a better seat option to sleep
Man that was so smooth about that promotion lol but now you made me curious on that public WiFi thing how can I learn more?
Public WiFi is extremely dirty and super easy to hack - basically any device you have connected to it (phone, laptop, tablet, etc) is fully exposed to anyone who might be snooping. They can see everything! A quick Google search will reveal more than you ever wanted to know (and don’t say that I didn’t warn you about the scary things you will learn 😅).
SANspotter ok thank you your just so smart
The thumbnail I can’t 😂😂😂
The tittle supposed to be "ENJOYING 11 hours in LOT Polish Airlines 787 economy"
At 1:04 you say the TSA rejected your boarding pass because it was a one way ticket and not round trip? TSA has nothing to do with proof of returning back to the states. That is strictly customs and the airlines job. TSA only makes sure you don’t bring it prohibited items and you have a valid boarding pass, regardless if it’s one way or round trip .
Uhh on Korean air that airline has the best cold noodles that’s what I can bet