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Encyclopedia > Virgin Express
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Virgin Express is an airline which was created within the Virgin Group. It operates mainly flights to southern Europe from their hub at Brussels Zaventem (Brussels National). Ticket sales are mainly through the Internet, but contrary to many other low-fares airlines, Virgin Express does offer connecting flights. Download high resolution version (1024x768, 86 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1024x768, 86 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... The Virgin Group is the group of companies using the Virgin brand of British celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and of the European Union. ... Zaventem (formerly Saventhem) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Brussels International Airport, also called Brussels Airport, is located in Zaventem, near Brussels, Belgium. ...


The airline merged in 2005 with SN Brussels Airlines, the company that resurrected from the defunct Sabena, for now the Virgin Express brand will be kept. SN Brussels Airlines (SNBA) is the new Belgian airline operating from Brussels International Airport since the bankruptcy of Sabena. ... Sabena was the former national airline of Belgium, mainly operating from Brussels National Airport, now replaced by SN Brussels Airlines. ...


Code Data

  • IATA Code: TV
  • ICAO Code: VEX
  • Callsign: Virgin Express

The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...

Fleet

The Virgin Express fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2005): 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

737 in new Boeing Colors. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ...

External links

  • Virgin Express
  • Virgin Express Fleet Detail
  • Virgin Express Passenger Opinions
  • Photos of Virgin Express aircraft
Airlines of Belgium
Abelag Aviation | BelgiumExel | Birdy Airlines (defunct) | Constellation Airlines (defunct) | Delta Air Transport (defunct) | European Air Transport | SN Brussels Airlines | Sabena (defunct) | Sobelair (defunct) | TNT Airways | TUI Airlines Belgium | Thomas Cook Airlines (Belgium) | VG Airlines (defunct) | VLM Airlines | Virgin Express

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Virgin Express Narrows Losses (386 words)
Virgin Express said on Friday it cut its operating loss by 75 percent to EUR3.9 million (USD$5.05 million) last year despite lower revenues, as it kept costs under control, partly by reducing its fleet.
Virgin Express is in talks with full-fare peer SN Brussels Airlines to join forces to cut costs and strengthen their position in the face of fierce competition.
Virgin Express said it had reduced the number of rotations on loss-making routes, closed its Bordeaux route, and cut its fleet to 11 from 13 planes.
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