VLM Airlines

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VLM Airlines

IATA VG	ICAO VLM	Callsign Rubens
Founded		1992
Hubs		London City Airport
Fleet size		19
Destinations		12
Headquarters		Antwerp, Belgium
Key people		Johan Vanneste (Managing Director), Jaap Rosen Jacobson (Chairman)
Website: http://www.flyvlm.com

VLM Airlines Fokker F50

VLM Airlines (short for Vlaamse Luchttransportmaatschappij - Flemish Air Transport Company) is a Belgian business airline.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Fleet
4 Service
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

VLM Airlines started operations in May 1993 with a scheduled service between Antwerp and London City Airport. In 2005 VLM Airlines reported its eighth consecutive year of profit. The airline employs 375 people, and carried 604,500 passengers in 2005. Originally hubbed in Antwerp, the airline now has its hub at London City Airport.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Destinations

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VLM Fokker F50 Old Livery

VLM Airlines also has charters to a number of destinations within Europe. Expansion of its network has meant that by late 2006 VLM Airlines operates 104 flights each weekday from London City Airport^[1].

[edit] Fleet

As of January 2007 the VLM fleet includes:^[2]

19 Fokker 50

List of the registrations =

OO-VLE City of Southampton

OO-VLI Vanessa De Coster

OO-VLJ Adele Brimacombe

OO-VLK City of Groningen

OO-VLL Frank Clautier

OO-VLM City of Amsterdam

OO-VLN Spirit of Reenstar

OO-VLO City of Groningen

OO-VLQ City of Manchester

OO-VLR City of Brussels

OO-VLS City of Hamburg

OO-VLV Isle of Jersey

OO-VLX City of Antwerpen

OO-VLY City of Liverpool

OO-VLZ City of Rotterdam

PH-DMT

PH-DMS (Hybrid : VLM/ Denim Airways colours)

PH-FZG (White nose)

PH-JXC (Swefly livery)

As of April 16, 2007, the flights between Rotterdam and London City will partly be executed with a leased BAe 146-300 ^[3].

[edit] Service

VLM promotes itself as Europe’s premiere “Business Airline” and reflects this in its pursuit of superior service. Onboard, passengers are served substantial and fresh meals, and passengers can request a vegetarian or Kosher meal at the time of reservation. Meals are presented on a half-tray, and all passengers are served drinks in real glasses with tea and coffee served in china cups. Such features are not commonly found on short hall airlines.

The airline also has a frequent flyer programme called VLM Encore, where passengers can earn points every time they fly VLM. Points can be redeemed for travel on VLM airlines.