LOT Business Class - A review

Let me start at the beginning. On occasion, my job calls for me to fly to different places for meetings or training. The company I work for has an excellent policy for flying which includes using business class for overseas flights. This is not always a cheap way to go, but for the safety and comfort of their employees, this is a wonderful perk to have.

My last few flights to Europe were with Lufthansa Airlines, with the flight to Europe from Canada code shared with Air Canada. What perfect flights those were. The Air Canada lounge is a nice place to relax and work while waiting for the flight, and the business class pods in the plane allowed for comfort and a good nights sleep. How grand!

Next week I am going to Berlin for a meeting. While searching for flights last month, business class flights with Air Canada, Luthansa, Air France, KLM, or almost any other major carrier were costing over $5000.00. But there was one option that was almost half price. For some reason, LOT Polish Airlines was $2500 for the business class flight. Oh wait.....there are a few reasons for this cost.....lets see.....

I leave Sunday night at 10:30. not so bad for a regular 9 hour flight with a 6 hour time difference. If it was direct, or had one small stop, I would find myself rested and ready in Berlin on Monday around 2:00 in the afternoon. Nice......but wait. This flight has a 6 hour stop over in WARSAW POLAND! With this I arrive in Berlin at 7:30 pm. A long day.......

OK....well, at least there is a lounge there. And hey, I have never seen Poland before. Not that I will really see Poland....just the airport........So the whole idea of this blog is to give a detailed story of my experience. I tried to find some reviews of the trip but there is nothing recent. This might help others decide whether saving $2500 is worth it......the journey begins in 5 days.....