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| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 31 March 1962; 63 years ago (1962-03-31) | ||||||
| Hubs | Luxembourg Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Miles & More | ||||||
| Fleet size | 21 | ||||||
| Destinations | 95[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Munsbach,Luxembourg[2] | ||||||
| Key people | Gilles Feith (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Luxair, legallyLuxair, Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne S.A.,[3][4] is aflag carrier[a] ofLuxembourg with itsheadquarters inMunsbach,Luxembourg,[2] andhub atLuxembourg Airport.[5] It operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Middle East with additional charter and seasonal services. It is Luxembourg's only passenger-carrying airline offering regular, non-charter service.
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Luxair descended from Luxembourg Airlines, which was founded in 1948. Luxair was set up in 1961 to meet the growing demand for air links between Luxembourg and other European cities. In 1962, Luxembourg Airlines became[clarification needed] Luxair and began flights by launching a Luxembourg–Paris route with aFokker F27 Friendship.[citation needed]
From 1964 to 1969, Luxair operated threeLockheed L-1649A Starliner aircraft in a cooperative agreement withTrek Airways, from Luxembourg toJohannesburg. The Starliners were painted in Luxairlivery and wereregistered in Luxembourg.[6] By 1967, Luxair's fleet consisted of threeFokker F27 Friendships and oneVickers Viscount. The latter was written off in a non-fatal accident in 1969 and replaced the following year by the airline's firstjet airliner, aSud Aviation Caravelle. By 1976, Luxair was operating aBoeing 707 with aBoeing 737-200 then joining the fleet in 1977.[citation needed]
Over the years, Luxair gradually introduced further jet aircraft:Boeing 737-400s andBoeing 737-500s; as well asFokker 50 turboprops andEmbraerERJ-135 andERJ-145 regional jets. In the 1980s,Boeing 747SPs owned by South African Trek Airways and operated by LUXAVIA were painted in Luxair colours, flying routes between South Africa and Europe, as well as holiday charters from Luxembourg.[7] LUXAVIA was a joint venture between Trek Airways and Luxair, enabling Trek Airways to avoid the repercussions of widespread anti-Apartheid boycotts.[8]
In March 2003, Luxair ordered two newBoeing 737-700s to replace its older Boeing aircraft.[citation needed] The first of the new aircraft was delivered on 18 February 2004. A third aircraft was ordered in August 2003 and delivered in January 2005.
On 21 December 2003, Luxair launched a new logo depicting a flying boomerang.[citation needed] The previous logo had been in use for 42 years.
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To move to an all-jet fleet, the last Fokker 50 aircraft was withdrawn from service in April 2005. The rising cost of oil made operatingregional jets increasingly difficult. To lessen its exposure,[clarification needed] Luxair decided to reintroduce turboprop aircraft, and in June 2006 it signed a firm order withBombardier Aerospace for threeDash 8-Q400s, plus three options.[clarification needed] The last of the three aircraft was delivered in September 2007. Two additional Q400s were ordered later.
In October 2008, Luxair decided to place an order for its firstBoeing 737-800. This aircraft replaced the last Boeing 737-500 in Luxair's fleet and facilitated Luxair's offer on its holiday destinations. In 2009, the airline was awarded as the most punctual scheduled operator atLondon City Airport during 2008 by Flight on Time, based on CAA statistics.[9] In 2011 Luxair carried 1,302,771 passengers.[10]
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In 2013 and 2014, two new Boeing 737-800s fitted withBoeing Sky Interior became part of the fleet, which enabled Luxair to retire the last Boeing 737-500 from service.
In July 2015, Luxair's minority shareholderLufthansa announced it would sell its 13 per cent stake in the airline it had held since 1993. The government of Luxembourg was named as the preferred buyer.[11] In November 2015, the sale was finalized when Lufthansa sold its entire stake to the state of Luxembourg.[12] Luxair also announced it would stop flying its route toFrankfurt Airport previously operated on a codeshare with Lufthansa as the latter started the same route itself.[13] Luxair is still part of the Lufthansa frequent flyer programMiles & More.[14][15]
After the bankruptcy ofAir Berlin, Luxair announced they would begin flying fromSaarbrücken Airport toBerlin Tegel Airport utilising aBombardier CRJ700 which Luxair leased fromAdria Airways based in Saarbrücken.[citation needed]
As of November 2015, after Lufthansa sold its shares, the airline is owned by the State of Luxembourg (52.04%),Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État (21.81%),Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (13.14%), the Luxair Group and others (13.11%).[16] In total, the State of Luxembourg owns 74.98% of the company through various state-owned corporations and its holding of 10% of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg.
The key figures for the Luxair Group since 2008 are shown below:[17]
| Turnover (€m) | Net profit (€m) | Number of employees[b] | Number of passengers (m) | Passenger load factor (%) | Cargo carried (000s tons) | Number of aircraft[c] | Notes/sources | |
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| 2008 | 417 | 8.5 | 2,461 | 1.22 | 73.4 | 810 | 15 | [18] |
| 2009 | 383 | 1.3 | 2,334 | 1.18 | 72.9 | 672 | 16 | [18] |
| 2010 | 409 | 8.9 | 2,317 | 1.25 | 73.8 | 735 | 16 | [18] |
| 2011 | 429 | 3.6 | 2,344 | 1.30 | 72.4 | 678 | 16 | [19] |
| 2012 | 447 | −21.2 | 2,309 | 1.37 | 73.4 | 638 | 16 | [20] |
| 2013 | 472 | 8.2 | 2,288 | 1.51 | 75.3 | 693 | 16 | [21] |
| 2014 | 495 | −0.4 | 2,394 | 1.68 | 74.5 | 725 | 17 | [22] |
| 2015 | 505 | 9.7 | 2,438 | 1.81 | 72.8 | 759 | 17 | [23] |
| 2016 | 498 | 4.4 | 2,527 | 1.84 | 71.6 | 822 | 16 | [24] |
| 2017 | 535 | 9.5 | 2,658 | 1.93 | 71.6 | 940 | 17 | [25] |
| 2018 | 593 | 12.5 | 2,828 | 2.13 | 72.6 | 957 | 17 | [25] |
| 2019 | 615 | 8.1 | 2,877 | 2.14 | 73.0 | 893 | 19 | [26] |
| 2020 | 263 | −154 | 2,820 | 0.66 | 58.4 | 947 | 19 | [27] |
| 2021 | 457 | −2.3 | 2,705 | 1.08 | 68.6 | 1124 | 19 | [28] |
| 2022 | 683 | 67.1 | 3,118 | 1.2 | 995 | 19 | [29] |
As of September 2024[update], Luxair flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:[30]
Luxair hascodeshare agreements with the following airlines:[64]
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As of August 2025[update], Luxair operates the following aircraft:[70]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Boeing 737-700 | 4 | — | 141 | [71] |
| Boeing 737-800 | 4 | — | 186 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 7 | — | 4 | TBA | [72][73] |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 2 | 4 | 186 | 2 to be leased.[74][75][76] |
| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | — | 2 | TBA | Order with 2 options.[77][78] |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 | 11 | — | 76 | |
| Embraer E195-E2 | — | 6 | 136[79] | 3 purchase rights. Deliveries begin Q4 2025.[80][81] |
| Total | 21 | 16 | ||
Luxair previously also operated the following aircraft types:
Starting from 2020, Luxair released specialliveries for some of its aircraft. On 25 July 2021, the company introduced theSUMO Artwork Luxair's Boeing 737/800.[citation needed] The livery was designed by the local street artist Christian "SUMO" Pearson. The special livery was meant to spread a positive message at the moment of the restart of operations after the first COVID-19 lockdown[citation needed][tone] and was the main action of the company's broader "FlyingIsAnArt" project:[83]On 25 November 2020, the company released a de Havilland Q400 with an orange logo to raise awareness for violence against women.[84]
In July 2022, Luxair was the world's first airline to paint a livery of one of its aircraft in a rainbow, to support Luxembourg Pride Month.[85] This project inspired the German carrier Lufthansa, which one year later decided to do the same on one of its aircraft.[86]
In October 2022, Luxair painted one of its aircraft with pink artwork by the local artist Lisa Junius in partnership with Think Pink Lux, to contribute to the Pink October worldwide campaign.[87]
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