Antwerp Airport

In the first of a two-part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the airports shortlisted in two categories of the Routes Europe 2019 Marketing Awards.

Less than a year after its relaunch, Belgian carrier VLM Airlines has cancelled all flights and ceased to operate.

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The new service will commence on October 5, 2015, and will operate three-times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The addition of the routes from Liège will expand the VLM network to nine destinations in six countries and will continue a recent growth in passenger operations at Liège Bierset Airport, which is better known as a major European freight hub.

VLM will initially launch an up to twice daily link between Antwerp and Geneva from January 26, 2015, using a Fokker 50. The carrier will offer two flights every weekday on its 'launch' route with an early morning and early evening flight, particularly ideal for business travellers.

The carrier has been presently focussing on charter and ACMI work but will begin to dip its toes back into the scheduled market using a mixed fleet of Fokker 50 turboprops and two Sukhoi Superjets after signing deal to become European launch customer for the long-range SSJ100LR.

UK low-fare carrier Flybe has confirmed the identity of the new routes it will launch this summer from Southend Airport after agreeing a franchising agreement with Stobart Air: Rennes (France), Groningen (the Netherlands), Münster Osnabrück (Germany), Cologne Bonn (Germany), Caen Normandie (France) and Antwerp (Belgium.

bmi regional has announced a restructuring programme which will see future growth focus on routes with “clear growth prospects” as it rebalances its

The new independently-owned UK carrier, bmi regional is preparing for a significant expansion this winter as it ends its remaining links with its