Luxair
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Website | luxair.lu |
Luxair, legally Luxair S.A., Société Luxembourgeoise de Navigation Aérienne, is the flag carrier of Luxembourg with its headquarters and hub at Luxembourg Airport.[2][3] It operates scheduled services to destinations in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean and Middle East with additional charter and seasonal services. It is Luxembourg's only passenger-carrying airline offering regular, non-charter service.
History
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Early years
Luxair descended from Luxembourg Airlines, which was founded in 1948. Luxair started to be 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 a Fokker F27 Friendship.[citation needed]
From 1964 to 1969, Luxair operated three
Over the years, Luxair gradually introduced further jet aircraft:
Development since the 2000s
In March 2003, Luxair ordered two new
In October 2008, Luxair decided to place an order for its first Boeing 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 at London City Airport during 2008 by Flight on Time, based on CAA statistics.[7] In 2011 Luxair carried 1,302,771 passengers.[8]
In 2013 and 2014, two new Boeing 737-800s fitted with Boeing 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 shareholder Lufthansa announced it would sell its 13 percent stake in the airline that it had held since 1993. The government of Luxembourg was named as the preferred buyer.[9] In November 2015, the sale was finalized when Lufthansa sold its entire stake to the state of Luxembourg.[10] Luxair also announced it would stop flying its route to Frankfurt Airport previously operated on a codeshare with Lufthansa as the latter started the same route itself.[11] Luxair is still part of the Lufthansa frequent flyer program Miles & More.[12][13]
After the bankruptcy of
Corporate affairs
Ownership
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%).[14] In total, the State of Luxembourg owns 74.98% of the company through various state-owned corporations and through its holding of 10% of Banque Internationale à Luxembourg.
Key figures
The key figures for the Luxair Group since 2008 are shown below:
2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Turnover (€m) | 417 | 383 | 409 | 429 | 447 | 472 | 495 | 505 | 498 | 535 | 593 | 615 | 263 | 457 | 683 |
Operating Profit (€m) | 1.5 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | -1.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | -8.8 | -159.8 | -33.7 | -0.7 | |
Net result (€m) | 8.5 | 1.3 | 8.9 | 3.6 | −21.2 | 8.2 | -0.4 | 9.7 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 8.1 | -154.9 | -2.3 | 67.1 |
Number of employees (average) | 2,461 | 2,334 | 2,317 | 2,344 | 2,309 | 2,288 | 2,394 | 2,438 | 2,527 | 2,658 | 2,828 | 2,877 | 2,820 | 2,705 | 3,118 |
Number of passengers (m) | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.51 | 1.68 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.93 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 0.66 | 1.08 | 1.2 |
Passenger load factor (%) | 73.4 | 72.9 | 73.8 | 72.4 | 73.4 | 75.3 | 74.5 | 72.8 | 71.6 | 71.6 | 72.6 | 73.0 | 58.4 | 68.6 | |
Cargo carried (thousands of tons) | 810 | 672 | 735 | 678 | 638 | 693 | 725 | 759 | 822 | 940 | 957 | 893 | 947 | 1.124 | 995 |
Number of aircraft (at the year end) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Notes/sources | [15] | [15] | [15] | [16] | [17] | [18] | [19] | [20] | [21] | [22] | [22] | [23] | [24] | [25] | [26] |
Destinations
Luxair has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[27]
Fleet
Current fleet
As of September 2023[update], the Luxair fleet consists of the following aircraft:[33]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-700
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4 | — | 141 | [34] |
Boeing 737-800
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4 | — | 186 | |
Boeing 737 MAX 7
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— | 4 | TBA | [35][36] |
Boeing 737 MAX 8
|
2 | 4 | 186 | 2 to be leased.[37][38][39] |
De Havilland Dash 8-400 | 11 | — | 76 | |
Embraer E195-E2
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— | 4 | TBA | Order with 2 options and 3 purchase rights. Deliveries begin Q4 2025.[40] |
Total | 21 | 12 |
Historical fleet
Luxair previously also operated the following aircraft types:
- Airbus A300B4-203[41]
- Boeing 707[42]
- Boeing 737-200[41]
- Boeing 737-400[41]
- Boeing 737-500[41]
- Boeing 747SP[41]
- Boeing 767-300ER[41]
- Bombardier CRJ700[43]
- Sud Aviation Caravelle 6R[42]
- Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia[41]
- Embraer ERJ-135[41]
- Embraer ERJ-145[41]
- Fokker F27 Friendship[42]
- Fokker 50[41]
- Vickers Viscount[42]
Special liveries
Starting from 2020, Luxair released special
In July 2022, Luxair was the world's first airline to paint a livery of one of its aircraft in rainbow, to support the Luxembourg Pride Month.[46] This project inspired the German carrier Lufthansa, which one year later decided to do the same on one of its aircraft.[47]
In October 2022, Luxair painted one of its aircraft with a pink artwork by the local artist Lisa Junius and in partnership with Think Pink Lux, with the goal to contribute to the Pink October worldwide campaign.[48]
Accidents and incidents
- On 22 December 1969, a Vickers Viscount (registration LX-LGC) arriving from Frankfurt Airport, Germany, landed 60% on the right hand side of R24, hit a snowbank piled up by snowplows at the intersection with runway 20 during landing and rollout at Luxembourg Findel Airport in freezing fog weather. No passengers were killed, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was scrapped in May 1970.[49]
- On 6 November 2002, Luxair Flight 9642, a Fokker 50 (registration LX-LGB) incoming from Berlin, Germany, crashed in a field near the village of Niederanven during its final approach to Luxembourg Findel Airport. Twenty passengers and two crew-members died, including artist Michel Majerus. Only the pilot in command and one passenger survived.[50] This is the only fatal accident in Luxair's history.[51]
- On 30 September 2015, Luxair Flight 9562, operated by a Bombardier Q400, was taking off from Saarbrücken Airport when the first officer retracted the landing gear prior to the aircraft lifting off. The aircraft collapsed onto its belly and came to a stop on the runway.[52] The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and Luxair ordered a replacement Q400 to be delivered in August 2016.[53]
- On 4 February 2024, Luxair flight LG5682 flying between Ljubljana and Luxembourg was forced to land in Munich, after pilots reported a crack in their cockpit windshield. The Dash-8 plane was grounded for approximately 31 hours in Munich, repaired, and returned to Luxembourg.[54]
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External links
Media related to Luxair at Wikimedia Commons