V_Bird Knowpia

V Bird
Founded	2003
Commenced operations	October 27, 2003
Ceased operations	January 2005
Hubs	Weeze Airport
Frequent-flyer program	V Club
Fleet size	4
Destinations	19
Headquarters	Maastricht Aachen Airport, Beek, Netherlands
Website	www.vbird.com

V Bird (legally V Bird Airlines Netherlands BV) was a low-cost airline based in the Netherlands which operated services to northern and southern Europe.^[1] Its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek, Netherlands.^[2]^[3]

History edit

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on October 27, 2003. The airline suspended operations on October 8, 2004 and subsequently filed for bankruptcy on October 18, 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 edit

A V Bird Airbus A320-200 at Helsinki Airport in 2004

The V Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:^[4]

V Birdfleet
Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Notes
Airbus A320-200	4	2003	2004	3 leased from ILFC 1 leased from Dutchbird

References edit

^ ^a ^b "V Bird - ch-aviation". Ch-aviation.com.
^ "Contact." V Bird. 24 June 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
^ "Imprint." V Bird. 3 August 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.
^ "V Bird Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

External links edit

V Bird (Archive)

[info-1] "V Bird - ch-aviation". Ch-aviation.com.

[2] "Contact." V Bird. 24 June 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.

[3] "Imprint." V Bird. 3 August 2004. Retrieved on 18 July 2010.

[4] "V Bird Airlines Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

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