Luxembourg Airport continues to grow, in both passenger and cargo traffic. Currently, around 5.3 million passengers pass through Findel each year. Over the past decade, this represents an increase of 100 percent.
This week, a parliamentary interpellation focused on both the short-term investments and the long-term strategy surrounding this key pillar of the national economy. The Minister responsible, Yuriko Backes, estimated the airport’s economic impact at €9.2 billion. Around 90,000 jobs in the Greater Region depend directly or indirectly on Luxembourg Airport.
For this reason, the Government has decided to expand and modernise the infrastructure in the coming years. By 2029, among other measures, €100 million in fresh capital will be invested in the operating company Lux-Airport. For Minister Yuriko Backes, this is also a matter of safeguarding the State’s capacity to act.
With the new Skypark Business Center, an important step has already been taken to strengthen the operator’s diversification and, consequently, its resilience. Renovation and modernisation works at the airport itself are already underway, including upgraded lighting, improved sanitary facilities, more comfortable furnishings, and the integration of the latest technologies.
In a first two-year phase, plans provide for a 50 percent expansion of the terminal. This will create space for new security scanners and eGates, among other improvements. Service quality will also benefit from the digitalisation of baggage handling, enabling passengers to track their luggage more precisely.
Luxembourg Airport currently offers 9,000 parking spaces. Through more efficient organisation – for example, automatic number plate recognition – and improved connections to public transport, the overall offer can be further enhanced.
By 2032, Lux-Airport (€800 million) and the government (€200 million) will together invest approximately €1 billion in airport infrastructure. However, as the airport is expected to reach its structural limits by 2060, Minister for Mobility Yuriko Backes emphasised in Parliament the importance of a comprehensive master plan. Launched two years ago, it is due to be presented in the coming months. At the same time, she called for broader reflection beyond this framework, to ensure the long-term development and competitiveness of Luxembourg’s air transport sector.
