On 25 August, United Airlines confirmed that it’ll launch 11 new routes to Europe in S27. Most significantly, it’ll begin flying from Newark to Ibiza, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Marselle, Toulouse and Valencia. United will also become the first US operator to fly to Terceira. Ibiza, Ljubljana, Luxembourg, Marseille, Toulouse and Valencia do not currently have scheduled […]
September 2, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
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 +
Nearly 100 scheduled passenger airlines operate between Middle East and Europe in 2026, including Etihad Airways. Despite the ongoing war in Iran, Etihad plans eight million two-way seats from its Abu Dhabi hub to Europe this year. Cirium schedule information shows that capacity is up by half a percentage point compared to the prior record, […]
June 29, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
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 +
SAS introduced its second new route this month by launching flights between Copenhagen and Luxembourg on Monday 9 March. The 795-kilometre service will be maintained 13-weekly, twice per day throughout the week except Saturdays, with the CRJ900. The carrier will compete against 12-weekly Luxair flights. SAS back in Luxembourg after over a decade SAS had […]
March 18, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Luxembourg is one of Europe’s most distinctive aviation markets, characterised by a small catchment area, a high propensity to travel and a single-airport structure centred on Luxembourg Airport. Although final figures are still being compiled, Luxembourg Airport is set to post another record year in 2025, with passenger numbers expected to reach around 5.5 million. […]
January 26, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
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
China Southern Airlines introduced flights between Zhengzhou in central China, and Luxembourg on Thursday 21 December. The 8,285-kilometre route will be maintained weekly, with the 276-seat A350-900 aircraft. The airline faces no competition between the two cities. Flight CZ677 departs Zhengzhou at 14:50 local time, arriving in Luxembourg at 19:00 local time. The return service, operating as […]
January 2, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Wizz Air launched flights between Rome FCO and Luxembourg on Tuesday 25 July as part of a wider expansion from the Italian capital. The 990-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays with the A321neo aircraft. The ULCC will compete directly against Luxair’s daily service on the route. What they said Evelin […]
July 28, 2023 | Latest Route News +
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 +