Sabena 1923 as the national carrier of Belgium. The airline was created by the Belgian government after its predecessor SNETA ("Syndicat national pour l'étude des transports aériens", National Syndicate for the Study of Aerial Transports) - formed in 1919 to pioneer commercial aviation in Belgium - ceased operations. Sabena operated its first commercial flight from Brussels to London (UK) on 1 July 1923, via Ostend. Services to Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Strasbourg (France) were launched on 1 April 1924. The Strasbourg service was extended to Basle (Switzerland) on 10 June 1924. Amsterdam (Netherlands) was added on 1 September 1924, and Hamburg (Germany)
LOT Polish Airlines was a result of his government's policy. He also accused the previous Civic Platform government of leading the airline to either bankruptcy or "accelerated privatisation". In August 2018, the Croatian government proposed that LOT take over their national airline, Croatia Airlines. The Romanian national airline, TAROM, is also interested in cooperation or merger with LOT. Polish Airlines LOT has a dense European network in addition to flights in Asia, the Middle East and North America. LOT Polish Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: As of December 2018, the LOT Polish Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: • On 8