Charter flights – general permission
It permits to operate 10 and more commercial flights to/from or in Poland by the air carrier from a third country (i.e. a country other than an EEA country or Switzerland).
Required application: 
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Application due date: at least 14 working days before the day of the first flight
Required documents:
1. Air Operator Certificate (AOC) with Operations Specifications;
2. Insurance documents of the aircraft;
3. Charter agreement (contract for the air carriage);
4. Airworthiness certificate of the aircraft;
5. Noise certificate of the aircraft;
6. TCO Authorisation issued by EASA.
The operation of commercial flights without the permission of the President of CAA or with aircraft not listed in the permission is subject to a financial penalty and criminal liability.
Additional information:
The application must be signed with a handwritten signature and it may be sent via fax to the number: +48 22 520 73 53 or as an attachment to the email address:
The documents required with the application may also be submitted via fax to the number: +48 22 520 73 53 or via email to the address:
Consideration of the application for the first general permission in a given scheduling season is subject to the aviation fee of PLN 22 238. This fee is not required if another fee was previously paid for the consideration of application for single permission to operate the tenth or more flights in the same scheduling season.
The given information is non-binding and has been prepared for reference only. The respective provisions of law apply.
In individual cases the President of CAA may ask for additional information and documents.
The aviation fee may be paid:
a. in cash at the cash desk of the Civil Aviation Authority of Poland; the cash desk is open from Monday till Friday, 11:00 – 15:00 o’clock; or
b. via bank transfer to the bank account of the Civil Aviation Authority:
Urzad Lotnictwa Cywilnego
ul. Marcina Flisa 2
02-247 Warszawa
NBP O/O Warszawa
31 1010 1010 0022 9322 3100 0000
CODE SWIFT – NBPLPLPW
transfer title: „Tab.1, 1.2 zezwolenie”
Legal basis:
− Act of 14 June 1960 - Code of Administrative Procedure (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 256 as amended) (in Polish) –
http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20200000256/U/D20200256Lj.pdf
− Act of 3 July 2002 – Aviation Law (Journal of Laws of 2019, item 1580, as amended) (in Polish) –
http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20021301112/U/D20021112Lj.pdf
− Regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 3 August 2020 on permissions related to air carriage (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 1370) (in Polish) –
http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20200001370/O/D20201370.pdf
− Commission Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 of 29 April 2014 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations of third country operators pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 12–26) –
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1565608014291&uri=CELEX%3A32014R0452
Contact information:
Traffic Rights Division
Civil Aviation Authority of Poland
tel.: +48 22 520 73 09; +48 22 520 73 91; +48 22 520 73 20
fax: +48 22 520 73 53
e-mail: