Luxembourg commercial flights still below pre-pandemic levels

The latest Eurostat report shows that Luxembourg recorded 3.5% fewer commercial flights than during the same four-month period in 2019, despite steady growth compared with 2024.

Across the European Union, there were 653,072 commercial flights in September 2025, a 2.6% increase year-on-year, but still 1.8% lower than before the pandemic.

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The summer months reflected a similar pattern. EU-wide flight activity rose by 2.8% in June, 2.9% in July and 3.3% in August compared with the same months in 2024. However, the figures remained slightly below 2019 levels, by 2.1%, 1.7% and 0.3% respectively.

Among Luxembourg’s neighbours, France was close to recovery with flights 2% below 2019, while Belgium remained 3.1% lower. Germany recorded a more pronounced gap of 10.7%, reflecting slower recovery in its commercial aviation sector.

Across the EU, twelve member states have already surpassed their pre-Covid totals. Cyprus (up 24.1%), Poland (up 22.4%) and Greece (up 21.4%) recorded the largest gains, while Latvia (down 29.8%), Sweden (down 27.3%) and Finland (down 23.9%) remain furthest behind.

In Luxembourg, flight volumes at Findel Airport have continued to rise through 2025, yet remain slightly below the levels reached before the pandemic. According to Eurostat, the gradual recovery across Europe reflects uneven rebounds in business travel and regional connectivity.