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Former Belgian airline
Air Antwerp
was
[1]
a
Belgian
regional airline
headquartered at
Antwerp International Airport
in
Deurne
.
History
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The application for a flight license (AOC) for Air Antwerp was secured in 2019 by the Transport and Mobility department.
[4]
On 9 August, Air Antwerp confirmed that the flight permit and operating permit had been received.
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citation needed
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The first flight operated on 9 September to
London City Airport
.
[5]
A few former employees of
VLM Airlines
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
European Regions Airline Association
.
[6]
In May 2021,
CityJet
handed all its shares to
KLM
. 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.
[3]
In June 2021, Air Antwerp announced they would cease operations altogether.
[1]
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
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Air Antwerp had a codeshare agreement with
KLM
.
[8]
Fleet
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As of August 2019, Air Antwerp operated the following aircraft:
[9]
[10]
Air Antwerp Fleet
Aircraft
|
In service
|
Orders
|
Passengers
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Notes
|
Fokker 50
|
1
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?
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50
|
|
Total
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1
|
?
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References
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External links
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Media related to
Air Antwerp
at Wikimedia Commons