Lot Polish Airlines has opened a business lounge at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the carrier’s first business lounge in North America.
The 617-square-meter lounge is in the central area of O’Hare’s Terminal 5 and seats 165. Features include a mix of Polish and local cuisines, fast Wi-Fi that can accommodate videoconferencing and streaming, charging stations and windows with an automatic dimming function.
The lounge is open to Lot Business Class passengers, First and Business Class passengers on Star Alliance carriers, passengers with Gold status with Star Alliance or the equivalent with its individual carriers and passengers flying Business Class on other contracted airlines. Passengers who do not qualify also can purchase entry at a cost of $55 for Lot Premium Economy passengers, $60 for Lot Economy passengers and $70 for any other passengers.
Chicago, which has one of the largest Polish communities in the world, is one of Lot’s “most important destinations,” according to the carrier. Lot flies between Chicago and each Warsaw and Krakow, with more than 250,000 passengers flying those routes last year, according to the carrier.
