VLM Airlines
IATA VG	ICAO VLM	Callsign RUBENS
Founded		1992
Hubs		London City Airport
Frequent flyer program		VLM Encore
Fleet size		20
Destinations		12
Parent company		Air France-KLM
Headquarters		Antwerp, Belgium
Key people		Johan Vanneste (Managing Director), Jaap Rosen Jacobson (Chairman)
Website: http://www.flyvlm.com/

VLM Airlines (short for Vlaamse Luchttransportmaatschappij - Flemish Air Transport Company) is a Belgian business airline. Image File history File links VLM_Airlines_logo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... Membership cards of FFP This article is about airline frequent flyer programs. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... KLM Boeing 737-300. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... National motto: Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht; French: Lunion fait la force; German: Einigkeit macht stark (English: Strength lies in unity) Official language Dutch, French, German Capital Brussels Largest City Brussels King Albert II Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 148th 30,528 km² 6. ...

History

VLM Airlines started operations in May 1993 with a scheduled service between Antwerp and London City Airport. In 2007 VLM Airlines reported its tenth consecutive year of profit. The airline employs over 400 people, and carried 745,781 passengers in 2007. Originally hubbed in Antwerp, the airline now has its hub at London City Airport.^{[citation needed]} Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...

In 2008 the airline reported it's tenth consecutive year of profits for the year ending 31 December 2007, it had a net profit of 3.6m Euro. Turnover grew to 112m Euro and passenger numbers rose 9% to 745,781 during 2007. 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On the 24th of December 2007 Air France-KLM has announced that they had signed an agreement for a full takeover of the company^[1]. KLM Boeing 737-300. ...

Destinations

• Belgium
  • Antwerp (Antwerp International Airport)
  • Brussels (Brussels Airport)
• Germany
  • Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
• Luxembourg
  • Luxembourg City (Luxembourg-Findel International Airport)
• Netherlands
  • Amsterdam (Amsterdam Schiphol Airport)
  • Rotterdam (Rotterdam Airport)
• United Kingdom
  • England
    • London (London City Airport) Hub
    • Manchester (Manchester Airport)
  • Ireland
    • Donegal (Donegal Airport)
  • Northern Ireland
    • Belfast (Belfast International Airport)
  • Crown dependencies
    • Isle of Man (Isle of Man Airport)
    • Jersey (Jersey Airport)
    • Guernsey (Guernsey Airport)

VLM Fokker F50 Old Livery

VLM Airlines also has charters to a number of destinations within Europe including a Saturday service to Jersey from Rotterdam, Bournemouth, London Luton, Dundee &Kent-Manston. Furthermore VLM Airlines flies regular charters to Bergen, Norway for Cruiseliners out of Manchester, Exeter and other cities. Expansion of its network has meant that by late 2007 VLM Airlines operates approx 100 flights each weekday from London City Airport. VLM Airlines has 1 Fokker 50 on standby for ad hoc-charter flights, available for flights across Europe & Northern Africa. The Airline also flies on ACMI-basis for other Airline including Air France, Flybe & Aer Arann when extra capacity is needed. For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Antwerpen International Airport (Deurne) (IATA: ANR, ICAO: EBAW) is located 2 km from the City of Antwerp, Belgium. ... This article is about the settlement itself. ... For the airport in Charleroi, see Brussels South Charleroi Airport. ... 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Fleet

Current

As of March 2008, the average age of the VLM Airlines fleet is 18.4 years ([1]). The VLM Airlines fleet includes the following aircraft (at June 2008): 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 2008 is the sixth month of the current leap year. ...

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Retired fleet

In the year 2007 VLM used a BAe 146-300 wet leased from Flightline. Also see:- Viajes Flightline International Flightline International Flightline Low Cost Flights Flightline is an airline based at Southend Airport in south east England. ...

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 haul 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.

External links

• VLM Airlines
• Velocity inflight magazine

References

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