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{{Authority control Defunct airlines of the Netherlands Defunct European low-cost airlines Airlines established in 2003 Airlines disestablished in 2005 Dutch companies established in 2003 Dutch companies disestablished in 2005
V Bird (V Bird Airlines Netherlands BV) was a low-cost airline
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (occasionally referred to as '' no-frills'', ''budget'' or '' discount carrier'' or ''airline'', and abbreviated as ''LCC'') is an airline that is operated with an especially high emphasis on minimizing op ...
based in the Netherlands
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which operated services to northern and southern Europe
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. Its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport
Maastricht Aachen Airport is a regional airport in Beek in Limburg, Netherlands, located northeast of Maastricht and northwest of Aachen, Germany. It is the second-largest hub for cargo flights in the Netherlands. As of 2016, the airport had ...
in Beek
Beek (; li, Baek ) is a town and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, in the province of Limburg. As of 2012, Beek has a population of about 16,400, of which about 8,800 live in the town of Beek.
The municipality of Beek makes part o ...
, Netherlands." V Bird. 3 August 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
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 grantedbankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...
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.
Fleet
The V Bird fleet consisted of 4Airbus A320-200
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aircraft.
*PH-VAC (Leased from ILFC
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*PH-VAD (Leased from ILFC)
*PH-VAE (Leased from ILFC)
*PH-BMC (Leased from Dutchbird
DutchBird was a charter airline based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It operated charter services to the Mediterranean, Egypt, Tunisia and the Canary Islands for a number of holiday companies. Its main base was Schiphol Airport.
History
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until 26 May 2004)
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{{Authority control Defunct airlines of the Netherlands Defunct European low-cost airlines Airlines established in 2003 Airlines disestablished in 2005 Dutch companies established in 2003 Dutch companies disestablished in 2005