Lumiwings

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Lumiwings
Lumiwings Logo (2022).svg
Lumiwings Embraer 190.jpg
Lumiwings Embraer 190
IATA ICAO Call sign
L9 [1] LWILUMI
Founded11 December 2015 [2]
Commenced operations2018
Ceased operations2025
Hubs Foggia Airport [3]
Fleet size2
Destinations4 [3]
Headquarters Markopoulo, Athens
Employees36 (2022) [2]
Website lumiwings.com

Lumiwings was a Greek airline based at Foggia Gino Lisa Airport which operated charter and scheduled services. [4]

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History

Lumiwings was founded in December 2015 in Athens by Efthimios Zacharias and Dimitris Kremiotis, former pilots of Astra Airlines. Flight operations began in 2018 on behalf of Astra Airlines using a Boeing 737-300 on a one-year lease.[ citation needed ]

After Astra Airlines closed in 2019, Lumiwings became independent and operated charter flights for tour operators and subcharters for other airlines.

In 2021, Lumiwings started offering scheduled flights from its base in Foggia to destinations in Italy and Eastern Europe.[ citation needed ]

In September 2025, Lumiwings sole aircraft was grounded by a London court due to the fact that the airline continued to operate the aircraft despite some of the lease agreement installments not being paid and the lease being terminated by the lessor. This effectively left the financially struggling airline without a functioning fleet which resulted in Lumiwings ceasing all flight operations. [5] In October 2025, Lumiwings was ordered to return the grounded aircraft to the lessor. [6] It was also reported that efforts are being made by Italian entrepreneurs to form a new airline out of the reclaimed assets of Lumiwings. The goal is that the new airline would be based at Foggia Gino Lisa Airport and take over the routes previously operated by Lumiwings. [7]

Destinations

As of 2024, Lumiwings served the following destinations: [3] In February 2024, Lumiwings announced the cancellation of flights to and from Tuzla Airport, starting from 27 February. [8]

Country or territoryCityAirportNotesRefs
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Foggia Foggia Airport Hub
Turin Turin Airport
Milan Milan Malpensa Airport
Milan Linate Airport
Milan Bergamo Airport

Fleet

Lumiwings Boeing 737-300 in 2021 SX-LWA Boeing 737-330 Lumiwings Malta 25.9.21.jpg
Lumiwings Boeing 737-300 in 2021

Current fleet

As of August 2025, Lumiwings operated the following aircraft: [9]

Lumiwings fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Boeing 737-700 1—149
Embraer 190 1—118
Total2—

Historical fleet

In the past, Lumiwings also operated the following aircraft types:

References

  1. ↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". www.iata.org. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 "LUMIWINGS ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΑΕΡΟΠΟΡΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ Α.Ε." publicity.businessportal.gr. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Destinations". lumiwings.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/airlines/LMW
  5. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/158871-court-grounds-sole-aircraft-of-greeces-lumiwings-over-lease
  6. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/159412-london-court-orders-lumiwings-to-return-only-aircraft
  7. ↑ "«Puglia Sky» alle operazioni di decollo. l'Ipotesi: Rilevare il ramo buono di Lumiwings per accelerare le procedure".
  8. ↑ "Announcement regarding Lumiwings flights to/from Tuzla" (PDF). lumiwings.com. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Lumiwings". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 60.

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