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Air Polonia

Logo: Zaps93 ( talk ), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct Polish airline founded in 20011

Air Polonia was the first privately owned low-cost airline in Poland with its headquarters in Warsaw and its largest operations base at Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport. On 5 December 2004 Air Polonia ceased operations due to financial difficulties.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

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Air Polonia Boeing 737-400 JPTA
Photo: Jean-Pierre Tabone Adami, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons5

Air Polonia was the first privately owned low-cost airline in Poland with its headquarters in Warsaw and its largest operations base at Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport. On 5 December 2004 Air Polonia ceased operations due to financial difficulties.2

The story

Air Polonia was created in 2001 and quickly gained popularity. It started low-cost operations on 8 December 2003 using its Boeing 737-400s offering flights from Warsaw to Wrocław, London Stansted and Gdańsk, Katowice to London Stansted and Poznań to London Stansted.

Air Polonia's marketing campaigns targeted above all LOT but also non-Polish airlines flying to Poland such as British Airways or other no-frills airlines such as Germanwings. It is also speculated that Air Polonia's growing popularity altered Ryanair's expansion into Poland.

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Polonia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Destinations

Air Polonia flew charter and scheduled services across Europe, including to Warsaw (HQ), Gdańsk (base), Katowice (base), Wrocław (base), Poznań, Cologne, Stockholm Arlanda, Stockholm Skavsta, Rome Ciampino, Athens, Beauvais, Brussels, Bydgoszcz, Faro, Frankfurt, London Stansted, Luqa, Madrid, Málaga, Manchester, Monastir, Palma De Mallorca, Paris Charles De Gaulle, Riga, Seville, Sharm El Sheikh, Szczecin and Tenerife.

Fleet

Air Polonia operated the following aircraft throughout operations:

From Wikipedia’s article on Air Polonia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • European Low Fares Airline Association

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2004Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2001Founded Founded in Warsaw1

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