News and archives from the Antwerp International Airport

Date	Flight	Scheduled	Destination	Status
15/05/2024	TB1401	06:30	Palma de Mallorca	Departed at 06:37
15/05/2024	TB1101	08:10	Alicante	Departed at 08:10
15/05/2024	TB2267	12:35	Heraklion	Departed at 13:11
15/05/2024	TB1001	14:35	Malaga
16/05/2024	TB1101	06:30	Alicante
16/05/2024	LG4682	09:50	London City
16/05/2024	TB1821	11:00	Tenerife

Date	Flight	Scheduled	Destination	Status
15/05/2024	TB2602	06:35	Nador	Arrived at 06:34
15/05/2024	TB1402	11:35	Palma de Mallorca	Arrived at 12:00
15/05/2024	TB1102	13:35	Alicante	Arrived at 13:40
15/05/2024	TB2268	20:10	Heraklion
15/05/2024	TB1002	21:10	Malaga
16/05/2024	LG4681	09:10	London City

VLM to launch new routes from Manchester to Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges on 1st October 2018

Tuesday 24 April 2018

Manchester to Antwerp: Two daily flights on weekdays and one daily flight during weekends
Daily flights between Manchester and Ostend-Bruges

VLM will serve the Manchester-Antwerp and Manchester-Ostend/Bruges routes from 1st October 2018. It is the first time that Manchester will have a direct flight to Ostend-Bruges, offering passengers easy access to the stunning, medieval city of Bruges. The airline will operate the Ostend-Bruges service once a day. Additionally, VLM will serve Antwerp twice daily Monday to Friday, with daily flights over the weekend. Tickets are already available from GBP 39* (one way, including airport taxes) via www.flyvlm.com.

About VLM
VLM Airlines employs more than 100 aviation professionals. The fleet consists of 6 Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft. VLM Airlines offers scheduled flights from Antwerp to Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cologne-Bonn, London City Airport, Munich, Rostock, Zurich and Maribor.
www.flyvlm.co

* Promotional fare valid from 24th to 30th April for travel from 1st to 27th October 2018

New route Manchester – Antwerp Airport from 1 October 2018

New routes Manchester – Ostend-Bruges Airport from 1st October 2018

** 1 = Monday, 2 = Tuesday, 3 = Wednesday, 4 = Thursday, 5 = Friday, 6 = Saturday, 7 = Sunday.

TRAFFIC FIGURES MARCH 2018

Comparison between March 2018 and March 2017

Passengers
24,216 in March 2018 compared to 21,608 in March 2017 (+12.1%)

Movements
3,155 in March 2018 compared to 3,769 in March 2017 (-16.3%)

Freights/tons
196 ton in March 2018 compared to 147 tons in March 2017 (+33.3%)

VLM Airlines reopens the route Antwerp-Birmingham

Double frequency on the Antwerp-Munich route

Monday 26 March 2018 — Today, a VLM Airlines Fokker 50 departed at 12.40 P.M. from Antwerp Airport to Birmingham, the second largest city in Great Britain, thus establishing a daily connection between Antwerp and the West Midlands capital. At VLM Airlines, a drink and snack are included in the ticket price and every passenger is entitled to check in a baggage of up to 23 kg free of charge. At Antwerp Airport, passengers can check in up to 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time of their flight.

At the start of the summer season, the flight program underwent some changes. The morning flights to Munich and Maribor depart three hours earlier than before and from now on VLM Airlines will operate both in the morning and in the evening return flights from Antwerp to Munich.

VLM Airlines also offers scheduled flights from Antwerp to London City Airport (3 to 4 return flights daily on weekdays), Zurich (twice a day on weekdays) and Maribor. The airline also operates a daily frequency on the Munich-Maribor route (weekdays only).

VLM Airlines employs more than 100 aviation professionals. The fleet consists of 6 Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft.
www.flyvlm.com

TRAFFIC FIGURES FEBRUARY 2018

Comparison between February 2018 and February 2017

Passengers
20,221 in February 2018 compared to 17,128 in February 2017 (+18.03%)

Movements
3,326 in February 2018 compared to 2,337 in February 2017 (+42.50%)

Freights/tons
156 ton in February 2018 compared to 116 tons in February 2017 (+34.89%)

TRAFFIC FIGURES JANUARY 2018

Comparison traffic figures between January 2018 and January 2017

Passengers
18,404 in January 2018 compared to 16,808 in January 2017 (+9.5%)

Movements
2,457 in January 2018 compared to 2,233 in January 2017 (+10%)

Freights/tons
143 ton in January 2018 compared to 125 tons in January 2017 (+14.4%)

Antwerp Airport announces satisfactory year results 2017

Antwerp, 5th January 2018 – During the year 2017 Antwerp Airport welcomed 273.167 passengers and registered 37.511 flight movements.

Results
In 2017 the airport welcomed 273.167 passengers, a slight decrease of 1% compared to 2016 when the airport registered 276.523 passengers. Several elements had an impact on the results. In 2016 20.000 additional passengers were unable to fly from Brussels Zaventem following the Terrorist Attacks and flew in March and April from Antwerp Airport.

When excluding these passengers from the total result, Antwerp Airport would achieve in 2017 an increase of 6% compared to 2016. Uncertainties at CityJet and VLM also caused less passengers on flights to London City.

The number of flight movements decreased by 9% with a total of 37.511 movements in 2017 compared to 41.403 movements during 2016.

Future
At the end of 2017, TUI launched flights to Innsbruck. A very popular destination for those who enjoy a short ski break or simply the Austrian snow. VLM will launch on January 22nd, two daily flights Antwerp-Zürich. Later this year the airport welcomes Flybe with flights to London Southend and the newest TUI route to Florence.

Comparison between December 2017 and December 2016

Passengers
17,094 in December 2017 compared to 15,584 in December 2016 (+9.7%)

Movements
1,878 in December 2017 compared to 2,631 in December 2016 (-28.6%)

Freights/tons
128 ton in December 2017 compared to 112 tons in December 2016 (+14.3%)

TRAFFIC FIGURES NOVEMBER 2017

Comparison between November 2017 and November 2016

Passengers
17,350 in November 2017 compared to 17,229 in November 2016 (+0.70%)

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Important powdair update

Powdair is facing the situation of needing to postpone the start of their flight schedule for this winter season, which is currently set to commence on 14th December 2017 from Antwerp to Sion. Powdair’s key financial backer walked away from the powdair journey for personal reasons. Operational systems and strategies are already in place, but investment is the onlye way they will be able to make powdair operational this winter. Passengers who have already booked a flight with powdair, have been informed and can count on a full refund.

New route between Antwerp and Zürich | VLM Airlines

10 flights per week in each direction from 22nd January 2018

VLM Airlines is to introduce an Antwerp to Zurich air service from 22nd January 2018. The airline is offering two daily services with a Fokker 50 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with one-way fares starting from EUR 99 / CHF 119 (all taxes included). Seats can already be booked via www.flyvlm.com.

The route between Zurich, one of the major financial centres in the world, and Antwerp is a missing link on Europe’s aviation map. Antwerp is Europe’s second largest seaport, the diamond capital of the world and also the second largest petrochemical centre in the world. Both Zurich and Antwerp are playing a key role in the European economy. VLM Airlines is therefore happy to fill this gap with a convenient morning and evening schedule that allows both business people and leisure travellers to get the most of their stay in either city.

New VLM route between Antwerp and Zurich from 22nd January 2018

Route	Departure	Arrival	Flight days *
Antwerp – Zurich	07:15	08:55	Mo-Tu-We-Th-Fr
Antwerp – Zurich	17:35	19:15	Mo-Tu-We-Th-Fr
Zurich – Antwerp	09:25	11:25	Mo-Tu-We-Th-Fr
Zurich – Antwerp	20:00	22:00	Mo-Tu-We-Th-Fr

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