LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) has started wet-leasing capacity from Electra Airways (3E, Sofia) for its Warsaw Chopin-Tel Aviv Ben Gurion route for the entire winter 2025/2026 season, ch-aviation research shows.

A320-200 LZ-EAH (msn 2930) from the Bulgarian ACMI specialist’s fleet was ferried from Varna to Tel Aviv on October 25, and began commercial operations for the Polish national carrier the following day. It has been plying the route daily since, parking overnight in Tel Aviv.

The 19.1-year-old aircraft with an all-economy configuration of 180 seats and CFM International CFM56 engines, was first delivered to Air Arabia in 2006. It was previously operated by Rossiya, Interjet, and Ultra Air, ch-aviation data shows. The aircraft is owned by Genesis Aircraft Services.

The new ACMI deal comes after LOT suspended its contract with Hello Jets in May. Hello Jets operated the route with a 189-seater B737-800, indicating a decrease in capacity. LOT opted to restart its Tel Aviv operations via wet leases after becoming one of the first airlines to return to the region following the 2024 Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal. However, the route has been plagued by suspensions over the security situation in the region.

LOT’s in-house narrowbody fleet is an all-Boeing list of eighteen B737-8s and six B737-800s. LZ-EAH is currently its only wet-leased aircraft, but the airline is planning to wet lease a B777-200ER from Privilege Style as of late November.

ch-aviation has reached out to LOT and Electra Airways for comment.