Air Antwerp was a

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regional airline headquartered at

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in Deurne.

History

The application for a flight license (AOC) for Air Antwerp was secured in 2019 by the Transport and Mobility department. On 9 August, Air Antwerp confirmed that the flight permit and operating permit had been received. The first flight operated on 9 September to

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. A few former employees of

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worked at Air Antwerp, helping with the preparatory work. The first aircraft, which was shown to the public on 27 July 2019, was previously part of the VLM Airlines fleet. In October 2019, Air Antwerp joined the

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. In May 2021,

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handed all its shares to

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. At the same time, Air Antwerp announced it would put its sole aircraft into storage with no plans to resume its scheduled route in the near future.aerotelegraph.com
(German) 10 May 2021 In June 2021, Air Antwerp announced they would cease operations altogether.aerotelegraph.com
(German) 11 June 2021

Destinations

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Air Antwerp served the following destinations before suspending all services before the COVID-19 pandemic, and then finally ceasing operations.

Codeshare Agreements

Air Antwerp had a codeshare agreement with

Fleet

As of August 2019, Air Antwerp operated the following aircraft:

References

External links

* {{Airlines of Belgium Defunct airlines of Belgium Airlines established in 2019 Airlines disestablished in 2021 Companies based in Antwerp Belgian companies established in 2019 2021 disestablishments in Belgium