V Bird (legally ''V Bird Airlines Netherlands BV'') was a
low-cost airline
A low-cost carrier (LCC) or low-cost airline, also called a budget, or discount carrier or airline, is an airline that is operated with an emphasis on minimizing operating costs. It sacrifices certain traditional airline luxuries for cheaper fa ...
based in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
which operated services to northern and southern
Europe
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.
Its head office was on the grounds of
Maastricht Aachen Airport in
Beek
Beek (; ) 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 of the re ...
, Netherlands.
History
The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on 27 October 2003. The airline suspended operations on 8 October 2004 and subsequently filed for bankruptcy 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 the following aircraft:
See also
*
List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands
References
External links
V Bird(Archive)
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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