VG Airlines

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VG Airlines
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IATA ICAO Call sign
IVFVGNICO
Founded2002
Commenced operations24 May 2002 (2002-05-24)
Ceased operations5 November 2002 (2002-11-05)
Hubs Brussels Airport
Fleet sizeAt time of bankruptcy: 3
DestinationsAt time of bankruptcy: 3
Headquarters Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium
Website vgair.be

VG Airlines, later Delsey Airlines, (airline code IV, later assigned to Windjet) was a short-lived airline with its head office in Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium. [1]

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History

VG Airlines was founded in 2002 to operate flights from Belgium to North America in the wake of Sabena's bankruptcy. [2] The airline was rebranded as Delsey Airlines, [3] (named after Delsey Suitcases) but it ceased operations in November 2002. The pencil dark and light grey aircraft livery design with the feathered Belgian flag on the tailfin of VG Airlines was created by Lila Design in the Netherlands as well as the Delsey Airlines aircraft paint concept.

Destinations

The airline operated flights from Brussels to Boston, Los Angeles, and New York–JFK in the United States.

Fleet

A VG Airlines A330 in 2002 Airbus A330-223, VG Airlines AN0273146.jpg
A VG Airlines A330 in 2002
AircraftIn fleet
Airbus A330-200 3

References

  1. "Contact us in Belgium:" Delsey Airlines. 3 December 2002. Retrieved on 8 September 2010.
  2. "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International . 26 March – 1 April 2002. 100.
  3. "Directory: World Airlines." Flight International . 25–31 March 2003. 55.