Private company
BelgiumExel
Airline of Belgium (2004–2005)
BelgiumExel was a Belgian airline owned by ExelAviation Group. It operated charter flights to Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean as part of holiday packages for Thomas Cook AG, and it functioned as the sister airline of HollandExel. The airline started operations on 15 February 2004 to cover the gap left by the closure of Sobelair.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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BelgiumExel was a Belgian airline owned by ExelAviation Group. It operated charter flights to Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean as part of holiday packages for Thomas Cook AG, and it functioned as the sister airline of HollandExel. The airline started operations on 15 February 2004 to cover the gap left by the closure of Sobelair. However, services ceased on 31 January 2005 after the tour operator terminated its contract due to financial difficulties, and in May 2005, ExelAviation Group subsequently declared bankruptcy.2
Products and brands
The BelgiumExel fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
From Wikipedia’s article on BelgiumExel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 2004Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaBelgiumExel
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2488537
Sources
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- 1WikidataBelgiumExel on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBelgiumExel on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsBelgiumExel photo by Luc Verkuringen, CC BY 3.0