In 2024, Luxembourg's airport cracked the five-million-passenger mark for the first time, but how did its top routes and travel trends evolve in the ten years leading up to it?

From its humble beginnings to the recently announced 1-billion-euro overhaul, Lux Airport's demand has grown together with the country it serves. The airport cracked the five-million-passenger barrier for the first time in 2024, more than double the 2.43 million passengers recorded in 2014, and well above the 1.5 million a decade earlier.

As of July 2025, Findel had already recorded close to three million passengers. While traffic has increased remarkably, where are passengers travelling to – and how have Lux Airport's top routes evolved over the years?

According to Eurostat data, Luxembourg–Porto was the most popular route in 2024, with a record 492,122 passengers. It has remained the leading route since it overtook Luxembourg–London City in 2016. The same year, Ryanair began operating from Luxembourg, launching flights to both Porto and London Stansted.

Just behind Porto's Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Lisbon Airport ranks as the second most popular, with Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol, and Palma de Mallorca not far behind.

At the other side of the spectrum are the less popular connections, including those to Antalya Airport, Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, and Gran Canaria Airport.






The most popular destinations

Portugal as a whole has remained the top destination country since 2018. In 2024 alone, nearly one million of the 5,147,854 recorded passengers at Findel were traveling to or from Portugal.

Trailing behind are Spain and Germany, now Luxembourg's second- and third-most popular destinations. A decade earlier, however, the top spot was held by the United Kingdom.

What is clear is that Findel passengers mostly stay within European borders: nearly half of all passenger traffic is to destinations within a 500–1,500 km radius of Luxembourg. These medium-haul routes have seen significant growth over the past decade, rising from 31.8% of total traffic in 2014 to 47.3% in 2023.

In contrast, the number of passengers on long-haul flights (those over 2,000 km) has remained largely stable over the period from 2014 to 2023 – the most recent year for which distance data is available.



As for non-EU destinations, passenger volume was the highest between Luxembourg and the UK in 2024, with Switzerland, Turkey, Tunisia, and Cape Verde in the top five as well.

Overall traffic to and from non-EU countries accounted for 1,071,119 passengers in 2024, roughly 20.81% of all traffic – a decline from 32.6% a decade earlier. This reflects a decrease in extra-EU traffic, despite Luxembourg-UK connections being included in this category.

The 737 is king in Luxembourg

As to what plane carries the most passengers to and from Luxembourg? The Boeing 737 series! In 2024, this iconic aircraft family, produced since the 1960s, transported over half of all passengers travelling through Lux Airport. Followed by the De Havilland Canada Dash 8 series, with the Airbus A320 family trailing behind.