New record for Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport

Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport has just welcomed a record 11 million passengers in 2018.
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Lyon Airport passed the historic milestone of 11 million passengers in 2018 (DR)

With 11 million passengers flights welcomed in 2018 - a record - the airport of Lyon - Saint-Exupéry recorded spectacular growth of 25% in three years. Last year, the Lyon-based platform broke through the symbolic barrier of the 10 million passengers.

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Another record year for Lyon Airport (© Eric Soudan/Aéroports de Lyon)

The airport's management explains these excellent results in particular by the launch this year of 27 new linesand 12 new destinations. Today, Lyon - Saint-Exupéry has a total of 128 lines direct from Lyon, including seven long-haul services.

a shared passenger-focused objective

Tanguy Bertolus, Chairman of the Executive Board of Aéroports de Lyon, sees it as ". the concrete expression of the collaborative work carried out with the airlines and all the operators of the Lyon hub around a common objective centred on the passenger ".