On Sunday 21 February the inaugural HOP! Air France flight arrived into Luxembourg international airport in Findel from Lyon, with the inaugural departure on Monday morning at 06:30.
The six-days-a-week flight will enable passengers to avail of the hub at Lyon which serves many domestic routes in France as well as some international destinations too (24 destinations in tioal), including Biarritz, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brest, Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, La Rochelle, Lille, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Pau, Poitiers, Rennes, Toulouse, Brussels, Milan, Prague, Rome and Venice.
In addition, HOP! Air France is transferring its Lorraine flights to Luxembourg Airport in Findel between 29 February and 15 April 2016 as Lorraine (Metz-Nancy) Airport closes its runways for repair. Throughout the construction period, HOP! Air France will adapt its flight schedule from Findel.
The Luxembourg-Lyon line is operated by an ATR 42-500. This is the first time that such aircraft has landed on the tarmac at Luxembourg's airport. The ATR is reputed to be the most economical regional aircraft with fuel consumption and the lowest CO2 emissions of the sector in its class.
Helen Abraham, Director of Sales and Marketing Products at HOP! Air France, said: "We are very pleased with the opening of the Luxembourg-Lyon line that offers the possibility to our customers in Luxembourg and the Greater Region to connect all of France and close to Europe. With excellent connections offered by the Lyon service, our customers have the opportunity to make a daily round trip to 23 destinations."
