Air Luxor

For the Egypt-based airline, see Luxor Air.

Air Luxor was an airline based in Luxor Plaza in Lisbon, Portugal,^[1] operating a limited number of scheduled flights out of Portela Airport, Lisbon. The airline's operations were located in Building C1 and Hangar 7 in Delta Park, an area in Lisbon Airport.^[2]

Air Luxor

IATA ICAO Call sign LK LXR AIRLUXOR
Founded	1988
Ceased operations	2007
Hubs	Portela Airport
Headquarters	Lisbon, Portugal
Key people	Vítor Pinto da Costa (President)
Website	airluxor.com

History

Air Luxor was founded in Lisbon, Portugal in 1988. It flew in and around Europe, before becoming Hi Fly airlines in October, 2005. It operated a fleet of Airbus and Lockheed aircraft, as well as one Short 330.^[3]

Destinations

Upon closure, Air Luxor operated scheduled flights to the following destinations:

• Portugal
  • Funchal (Madeira Airport)
• France
  • (Orly Airport)
• Africa
  • São Tomé (São Tomé International Airport)

Fleet

Air Luxor Airbus A320

Over the years, the Air Luxor fleet consisted of these aircraft types:^[4][3]

History of the Air Luxor fleet

Aircraft	Introduced	Retired
Airbus A319-100	2002	2003
Airbus A320-200	2000	2006
Airbus A321-200	2003	2003
Airbus A330-200	2003	2003
Airbus A330-300	2003	2005
Boeing 767-200	2001	2002
Lockheed L-1011	1997	2004
Short 330-100	1999	2000

References

1. "Offices." Air Luxor. 13 August 2003. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "The administration, financial section, information systems management and call center for Air Luxor are located on the final floors of the majestic Air Luxor building in Lisbon."
2. "Operacional Loacations." [sic] Air Luxor. 13 August 2003. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "The operational location of Air Luxor is situated in the Delta Park of Lisbon Airport, Building C1 and Hangar 7."
3. "Air Luxor Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. October 24, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
4. "Air Luxor fleet history at". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 2014-02-15.