Poland's national airline LOT may not exercise its option to buy six Boeing 787 planes from Boeing as it battles financial woes, newspaper Dziennik reported on Friday giving no sources.

LOT has an option to buy six long-haul Dreamliners between 2012 and 2019 and could save up to USD$180 million by selling it, the daily said.

The Polish carrier, which last month warned it needed immediate restructuring to avoid a possible cash crunch, will stick to another USD$1.6 billion contract to buy eight 787s due for delivery in 2009-2011, the newspaper said.

A LOT spokesman declined to comment.