G-LOBX, Lakshmi Mittal's Global 7500, lands in Luton after 12-hour flight from Beijing

Lakshmi Mittal's Bombardier Global 7500, tail number G-LOBX, flew from Beijing Capital International Airport (ZBAA) in China to London Luton Airport (EGGW) in Luton, United Kingdom on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The aircraft departed at 12:48 UTC and landed at 00:51 UTC, spending 12 hours and 3 minutes in the air.

Beijing Capital International Airport's longest runway is 12,467 feet, and its elevation is 116 feet. London Luton Airport's longest runway is 7,093 feet, with an elevation of 526 feet.

The great-circle distance of the flight was 4,402 nautical miles, or 5,066 miles, covering 57 percent of the aircraft's 7,700 nautical mile range. The Global 7500, an ultra long range jet from Bombardier, cruised at an average ground speed of 365 knots, reaching a top speed of 509 knots and a highest altitude of 47,000 feet. The flight burned an estimated 5,423 US gallons of fuel, producing about 52,093 kilograms of CO2, equivalent to driving a car 128,943 miles. The aircraft typically seats 13 passengers, up to 19, and has a cabin length of 54.4 feet.

The Global 7500 has a top speed of Mach 0.925, or 516 knots, and a ceiling of 51,000 feet. The estimated fuel burn is 450 US gallons per hour.

This was the 13th tracked landing at London Luton Airport for G-LOBX in the tracking window from September 8 to November 10, 2026. The last landing at Luton was on November 6, 2026, six days before this flight. The aircraft's home base is Geneva International Airport (LSGG) in Switzerland, 423 nautical miles from Luton. In the 30 days before this flight, G-LOBX visited 23 airports in 8 countries, flying about 15,948 nautical miles. The most common destinations in that window were Luton with 12 landings, Glasgow with 5, and Liverpool with 2.

In the 30 days before this flight, G-LOBX made 23 flights, spending 39.3 hours in the air and producing about 169,686 kilograms of CO2. The longest leg in that period was from King's Lynn, Norfolk to Datong on November 9, covering 4,263 nautical miles.

Lakshmi Mittal is executive chairman of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel and mining company by output, with an estimated net worth of $16.4 billion according to Forbes. He built his fortune through steel mills across Asia, Africa, and Europe, merging with Arcelor in 2006. A long-time UK resident, Mittal shifted his tax residence to Switzerland in 2024 amid Britain's wealth tax changes and also maintains property in Dubai. No public events or meetings involving Lakshmi Mittal or ArcelorMittal in Luton were found in the web search results.

The flight from Beijing to Luton marked a significant long-distance trip for the aircraft, following a previous leg from Datong to Beijing on November 10. If Lakshmi Mittal was aboard, the purpose of the visit to Luton remains unclear from public sources.