List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands

This is a list of defunct airlines of the Netherlands.

AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignFoundedCeased operationsNotesAero Charter International 19911993Established as SAFE Holland in 1988Aero Holland 19481953Aerotranscargo NL 20202021Subsidiary of Aerotranscargo that never launchedAero-Taxi 19611964Air Exel CommuterXTAXLEXEL COMMUTER19911998Renamed KLM ExelAir Exel NetherlandsXTAXLEXEL COMMUTER20042005Air HollandGGAHDAIR HOLLAND19841991Air HollandGGHLNORANGE19922004Air Transport Schiphol ATQMULTI19921993Operated BAe JetstreamAirsprinter 19771979Amsterdam AirlinesWDAANAMSTEL20072011ArkeORTFLARKE20132015Renamed TUI fly NetherlandsArkeFlyORTFLARKEFLY20052013Renamed ArkeBAS Business Air Services 19741979Operated Piper NavajoBASE Business Airlines5EATQ 19851994Renamed BASE Regional AirlinesBASE Regional Airlines5EBROCOASTRIDER19942001Operated BAe Jetstream, Embraer Brasilia, Beech 1900, Fokker 50Basiq Air 20002005Merged into TransaviaBikAir BIKBIKAIR20082009Operated Cessna Citation MustangBright Air BHTBRIGHTAIR19961998Operated Swearingen Merlin IVCityConnect 6NTRQ 20032004Established as Turdus Airways in 1984Denim AirG6DNMDENIM19962016AOC revokedDuijvestijn Aviation 19992001Dutch Dakota Association 19822005Renamed DDA Classic Airlines.DutchBird5DDBRDUTCHBIRD20002004DutchCaribbeanExel HXL 20042005Dynamic AirlinesDYEDYNAMITE19802006Euravia SAFE 19901991Established as SAFE Holland in 1988. Renamed Aero Charter InternationalFairlines 4XFLSFAIRLINE19952000Operated Embraer BandeiranteFairways RotterdamRM 19611964Established as Transaero Rotterdam in 1961. Operated Douglas DC-3Farnair Europe FNE 19952000Rebranded as Farnair NetherlandsFarnair Netherlands FRNFARNED20002002Rebranded as Magic Blue AirlinesFlexairVVFXYFLEXY19891994Operated Dornier 228FlyDenimJ7DNMDENIM20152016Operated Embraer ERJ 145 MP, Fokker 100Holland Aero Leasing 19781988Operated Piper Navajo, Piper ChieftainHolland Aero Lines DG 19771987Operated ATR 42, GAF NomadHollandExelYZHXLHOLLAND EXEL20032005Rebranded as ArkeFlyInterstate AirlinesI4FWAFREEWAYAIR20052009Went bankruptJet Link Holland JLH 19912000Went bankrupt following revoked AOCKLM AerocartoKL 19541979Operated Beech Queen Air, Piper Chieftain, Cessna StationairKLM ExelKL 19982004Renamed Air Exel NetherlandsKLM HelikoptersKLAMSKLM HELI19651998 Limburg Air Cargo 19751976Limburg Airlines HF 19731973Operated Fokker F27Maastricht Airlines W2 20132013Never launchedMagic Bird MGC 20062007Magic Blue Airlines MJBMAGICBLUE20042005Reincorporated as Magic BirdMartin's Air CharterMPMAC 19581966Renamed MartinairMetropolisDNMPSMETRO REGIONAL20012003Operated Embraer BrasiliaMoormanair 19681971Operated Douglas DC-3NetherLinesWUNETNETHERLINES19841991Merged with NLM CityHopper to form KLM CityhopperNLM CityHopperHNNLMCITY19881991Merged with NetherLines to form KLM CityhopperNLM Nederlandse Luchtvaart MaatschappijHNNLM 19661988Domestic subsidiary of KLM. Renamed NLM CityHopper.North Sea Airways NRCNORTH SEA20042006Operated Piper NavajoNV National Vliegtuigbeheer 19701973Operated Dornier Do 28Orange Aircraft Leasing RNGORANGE20052011Operated Beech 1900DQuick Airways 19842006Operated Piper NavajoQuick Airways Holland QAHQUICK ? 2007Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Piper NavajoRijnmond Air Services RAZRIJNMOND1980s1999Operated Piper Navajo, Swearingen Merlin IVRossair Europe ROSCATCHER20002004Rotterdam AirlinesRYRELROMEO YANKEE19771984Operated Boeing 737-200, Fokker F28Rotterdam Jet Center JCRROTTERDAM JETCENTER ? ? SAFE Holland 19881990Renamed Euravia SAFESchreiner AirwaysAWSCHSCHREINER19452005Rebranded as CHC AirwaysSinberg 19611964Operated SAN Jodel D.140 MousquetaireSolid Air SOXSOLIDAIR19962011Operated Bombardier CRJ-200, Cessna Citations, Dornier 328Trans Travel Airlines6NTRQHUNTER19962003Rebranded as CityConnect. Operated ATR 42, Dash-8, Beech 1900D, Fokker 50Transaero Rotterdam 19611961Renamed Fairways Rotterdam. Operated Douglas DC-3Transavia HollandHV 19671986Renamed TransaviaTransavia Limburg 19661967Renamed Transavia HollandTulip AirTDTLPTULIPAIR 19972006 Merged into Farnair Europe. Operated Airbus A300, Beech King Air, Beech 400, BAe Jetstream 31, Piper NavajoTulip Air Charter 19972002Cargo division of Tulip AirTurdus Airways TRK 19841996Renamed Trans Travel Airlines. Operated Piper Cherokee, Cessna SkylaneTwente Airlines 19901991V BirdVXVBAVEEBEE20032005Went bankruptVeen's Air Service 19611962Acquired by Martin's Air CharterXP Airlines OHXPSXP PARCEL19861989Division of KLM

See also

List of airlines of Netherlands List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands Antilles List of airports in Netherlands

References