Hélène Abraham, Marketing and Product Manager at HOP! AirFrance, today presented the results of the Luxembourg-Lyon route launched last February at a press confernece at Lux-Airport.

Between the end of February and end of September 2016, more than 23,000 passengers travelled on the Lyon route, operated with a 48-seat ATR 42 plane, with an average seat load factor of 56%.

With more flights taking off early in the morning from Luxembourg, it is now possible to go to all the cities served by HOP! Air France beyond Lyon. With its 30 destinations, the Lyon hub offers many connection possibilities throughout France and near Europe: Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Clermont-Ferrand, Caen, Lille, La Rochelle, Metz-Nancy-Lorraine, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Pau, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulon, Toulouse, Bologna, Brussels, Florence, Gothenburg, Luxembourg, Milan Malpensa, Prague, Rome and Venice.

Two thirds of the passengers on the route continue beyond Lyon, mainly to Toulouse, Nice, Marseille and Biarritz.

The success of the route is explained primarily by the flight schedules designed for day return travel to Lyon and to such cities as Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Pau, Rennes and Toulouse. The airline offers through fares from Luxembourg with Air France flight numbers, including baggage check-in.

Hélène Abraham stated “These initial results are very encouraging and we are delighted with the success of the Luxembourg-Lyon route which enables us to link Findel with France throughout the year through our hub in Lyon. We have in particular adjusted the schedules of our flights to enable our Luxembourgish customers to fly day return to several cities in France.”

Johan Vanneste, General Manager of lux-Airport, added “I am delighted with the initial results of this route to Lyon. A large part of France was not covered by our route network, but thanks to Hop! Air France, several cities in France are now accessible through the many connections in Lyon. The large number of passengers who have already tried this route attests to a real need for these destinations in the Luxembourgish market.”

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