Lyon Airport adds 22 new direct routes in 2016

Posted: 24 February 2016 | Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review | No comments yet

Lyon Airport has announced it will offer 22 new routes to passengers during 2016 expanding its route portfolio to 115 direct destinations.

Lyon Airport adds 22 new direct routes in 2016

Lyon Airport has announced it will offer 22 new routes to passengers during 2016 expanding its route portfolio to 115 direct destinations.

Lyon Airport now provides 22 new regular flights to 24 new destinations to passengers of both business and leisure. In total 115 direct destinations are offered at Lyon-Saint Exupéry by airlines such as Aegean, Air Canada, ASL, Blue Air, EasyJet, HOP!, Iberia Express, transavia.com and XL Airways.

Lyon Airport now offers 115 direct destinations

New destinations include Montreal, Copenhagen, Reunion, Valencia and Budapest. Details of the new routes can be viewed below:

Aegean Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Kalamata	31/05/2016	May to October	1

Aigle Azur Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Dakar	28/03/2016	Continuous	2
Lyon- Porto	27/03/2016	Continuous	3

Air Canada Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Montreal	17/06/2016	Continuous	4 in the winter & 5 in the summer

ASL Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Hamburg	16/04/2016	Continuous	2

Blue Air Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Bucharest	04/06/2016	Continuous	2

easyJet Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Amsterdam	17/12/2015	Continuous	4
Lyon – Copenhagen	16/04/2016	Continuous	3
Lyon – Budapest	27/04/2016	Continuous	3
Lyon – Naples	30/03/2016	Continuous	2
Lyon – Faro	17/04/2016	Continuous	3
Lyon – Catania	16/04/2016	April to October	2
Lyon – Mykonos	01/07/2016	July & August	2
Lyon – Minorca	01/07/2016	July & August	2
Lyon- Pisa	01/07/2016	Continuous	2

HOP ! Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Luxembourg	21/02/2016	Continuous	6

transavia.com Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Faro	11/04/2016	From April to October	2
Lyon – Lisbon	12/05/2016	Continuous	6
Lyon – Valencia	12/05/2016	From May to October	2
Lyon- Agadir	14/05/2016	Contiuous	2

Twinjet Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Turin	08/03/2016	Continuous	3

XL Airways Route	Launch Date	Availability	Weekly Frequency
Lyon – Reunion	03/12/2015	Continuous	1

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