V Bird
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V Bird (IATA: 5D, ICAO: VBA, and Callsign: VeeBee) (V Bird Airlines Netherlands BV) was a low-cost airline based in the Netherlands which operated services to northern and southern Europe.
[edit] History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 27 October 2003. The airline suspended operations on 8 October 2004 and filed for and was subsequently granted bankruptcy on 18 October 2004. V Bird received an offer from an unnamed potential backer three days later with a view to restarting operations, but the airline was liquidated in early January 2005.
[edit] Fleet
The V Bird fleet consisted of 4 Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
- PH-VAC (Leased from ILFC)
- PH-VAD (Leased from ILFC)
- PH-VAE (Leased from ILFC)
- PH-BMC (Leased from Dutchbird, returned to Dutchbird since 26/05/2004)
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