End of the line for Air Antwerp

Another airline calling it quits is Air Antwerp. The airline has ceased all operations and applied for liquidation on 11 June. Air Antwerp was forced to make this decision due to the collapse of demand due to the Corona-pandemic.

The airline was launched in July 2019 as a joint-venture between CityJet (75%) and KLM (25%). It operated a single Fokker 50 and connected Antwerp with London-City since 9 September 2019. This route, however, was been ceased for over a year now due to the pandemic.

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AIR ANTWERP - Fokker 50 - OO-VLS

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Belgium's Air Antwerp secures AOC, preps for launch

Air Antwerp (Antwerp) will commercial flight operations on Monday, September 9, with the launch of its inaugural Antwerp-London City service.

Belgian civil aviation documents indicate the start-up, which is a 75/25 joint-venture between CityJet and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has now secured its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC), B-3061, and Operator's Licence (OL).

According to the carrier, the Antwerp-London City return route will codeshare with KLM and will operate 3x daily on weekdays but with only a single weekend service - on Sunday evening.



Flight operations will be onboard a single Fokker 50, OO-VLS (msn 20109), formerly SE-MFY with Amapola Flyg (HP, Stockholm Arlanda).