Airport Supervision
Our team on the tarmac for imports and exports, from aircraft to truck.
Airport Supervision · Luxembourg
Luxembourg's airport partner for art freight forwarders.
Supervision on the tarmac, transport, customs and freight securing at Luxembourg Airport. Pick the services you need.
We will respond within 24 hours on business days
WHY FORTIUS
Why Fortius is the right choice?
ONE LOCATION
Luxembourg Airport, nothing else.
We are fully committed to our home base in Luxembourg, with local know-how and local contacts.
TOOLKIT
Choose your service
Add only what your shipment requires, from supervision and transport to customs and screening.
NEUTRAL & INDEPENDENT
It’s your shipment
This service is designed to complement the package you offer your own client, not to compete with it.
59
Tons of art freight booked in 2025
18,000 kg
Goods secured by sniffer dog in 2025
€1,300M
T1 merchandise value handled in 2025
10+
Years of art expertise at Luxembourg Airport
The Toolkit
Our services on demand
A toolkit you assemble yourself at Luxembourg Airport. Start with supervision if you need it, then add transport, customs or screening, only what the shipment requires.
Air Transport
Cargolux bookings with three service levels, from CV Classic to priority handling.
Road Transport
Fine art and certified trucks, arranged with trusted carriers, dedicated or groupage.
Freight Securing
From supervised airport screening to non-invasive offsite screening, we arrange the method your shipment needs before it flies.
Customs & Cultural Goods
Import, export, transit, ATA Carnet, CITES and cultural goods licences.
Why Luxembourg?
Why does fine art route through Luxembourg?
Four structural reasons forwarders route high-value art through this airport.
01
Cargo zone access
Reaching the freight zone is faster here than at the large passenger hubs. On critical operations, that time saving counts.
02
High-value specialisation
The airport is built around added value, not volume. High-value shipments get the attention they require.
03
Oversize compatible
Full freighter capacity accepts crates too large for passenger aircraft, a structural need for monumental works.
04
Cargolux
The reference cargo carrier for art is based here, with a freight offer built for high-value pieces and a service quality recognised across the industry.
ABOUT FORTIUS
Over 10 years at Luxembourg Airport.
Fortius has worked the freight zone of Luxembourg Airport for more than ten years, first within a Swiss group, fully independent since 2025. A compact team, on the tarmac all year round. One rule never changes. We are neutral by design, and this service is designed to complement the package you offer your own client, not to compete with it.
CASE STUDIES & INSIGHTS
What we handle, and what we learn from it.
Anonymised case studies from the tarmac, and practical reading for forwarders.
Coordination of an artwork loan for an exhibition in Belgium
This service is designed to complement the package you offer your own client, not to compete with it.
Why fine art moves through Luxembourg
Luxembourg Airport is built around cargo, not passengers, which is what makes it worth a second look for fine art. It is not always the cheapest way to fly a standard crate, but for a defined set of shipments it is the most workable option, covering crates a passenger aircraft will not accept, volume on […]
Fine art airport supervision at Luxembourg, step by step
Supervision is not a line you add to a booking to feel safer. It is a person standing next to your art crate at the three key handling stages when it is being prepared to be shipped by air freight. This guide walks art freight forwarders through an import and an export at Luxembourg Airport, […]