Lumiwings

Lumiwings
Lumiwings Embraer 190
Lumiwings Embraer 190
IATA ICAO Call sign
L9 LWI LUMI
Founded11 December 2015
Commenced operations
2018
Ceased operations
September 2025
HubsFoggia Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
HeadquartersMarkopoulo, Athens
Employees36 (2022)
Websitelumiwings.com

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

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. In October 2025, Lumiwings was ordered to return the grounded aircraft to the lessor. 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.

Destinations

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

Country or territory City Airport Notes Refs
ItalyFoggiaFoggia AirportHub
Turin Turin Airport
MilanMilan Malpensa Airport
Milan Linate Airport
Milan Bergamo Airport

Fleet

Lumiwings Boeing 737-300 in 2021

Current fleet

As of July 2026, Lumiwings operates the following aircraft:

Lumiwings fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-700 1 — 149
Total 1 —

Former fleet

As of August 2025, Lumiwings operated 1 Boeing 737-700 and 1 Embraer 190.

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. ↑ "Lumiwings on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  5. ↑ "Court grounds sole aircraft of Greece's Lumiwings over lease".
  6. ↑ "London court orders Lumiwings to return only aircraft". ch-aviation.
  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 2026 - Lumiwings". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 13.
  10. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - Lumiwings". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 60.

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