Luxembourg is renowned for being a tiny European country with one of the world’s highest GDPs per capita, which is influenced by its leading role for banking. More than 1.5 million people live within a one-hour drive, rising to nine million within two hours. Located within a few hours’ drive of many big cities, the […]
July 21, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Luxembourg’s flag carrier Luxair inaugurated flights between Luxembourg and Edinburgh on Friday 3 July. The 955-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight LG4733 departs Luxembourg at 13:05 local time, arriving in Edinburgh at 13:55 local time. The return […]
July 20, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Luxair introduced flights between Luxembourg and Porto Santo in Portugal on Tuesday 31 March. The 2,615-kilometre route will run weekly with the 737-700 aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator between the two airports. Flight LG753 departs Luxembourg at 07:00 local time, touching down in Porto Santo at 09:30 local time. The return service, operating […]
April 16, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Helsinki is the capital of Finland. Finavia statistics show the airport welcomed 8.13 million passengers between January and June 2025, with the international market accounting for 88% of the total. While traffic is still recovering compared to 2019, it was 5% above the same six months in 2024. This was aided by international expansion (+6%), […]
The start of S25 is fast approaching. In the coming season, Cirium schedules data shows that Luxair plans 1.13 million one-way seats, meaning it will have over one in two of Luxembourg’s capacity (52%). Luxair’s summer seats are down by almost 3% compared to S24. It has ceased flying to Serbia and reduced flying to […]
March 17, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Flag carrier of small but wealthy Luxembourg, Luxair has 22 aircraft: 11 Dash 8-Q400s, four 737-700s, four 737-800s and one 737 MAX 8, along with two wet-leased Embraer E190s. According to Cirium schedules information, it has 353 weekly one-way flights in August. After years of effectively no growth, flights are 17.3% above August 2019 and […]
July 11, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Luxair on Thursday 6 April introduced seasonal flights between Luxembourg and Izmir in Turkey. The 2,090-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the 186-seat 737-800 aircraft. The airline faces no competition on the route. Flight LG855 departs Luxembourg at 06:15 local time, arriving in Izmir at 10:20 local time. The inbound service, operating as LG856, […]
April 11, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Luxair (IATA code LG) has become the latest carrier to operate the route between Antwerp in Belgium and London LCY. The airline began service on the 310-kilometre route on Monday 16 January using its 78-seat Q400s. Luxair already serves London LCY from Luxembourg with up to six daily flights. Service frequency on the new route […]
January 19, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Luxair has added the northern German airport of Sylt to its route network. Service on the 610-kilometre link from Luxembourg began on 21 May. The route will operate 2-weekly during the summer season, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, using the airline’s Q400s. No other carrier connects these two airports. This becomes Luxair’s sixth destination in Germany […]
May 31, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Luxembourg is a small country in the heart of Europe which shares a border with Belgium, France and Germany. Covering an area of 2,600 km2 it is smaller than Hong Kong and every US state, and can easily be driven around in less than a day. However, with a population of over 600,000 and a […]
September 9, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story