Private company

V Bird

Dutch airline

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. Its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek, Netherlands.2 It ceased to exist in 2005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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V Bird Airbus A320 Sipilä
Photo: Pertti Sipilä, GFDL 1.2, via Wikimedia Commons4

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. Its head office was on the grounds of Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek, Netherlands.2

The story

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

From Wikipedia’s article on V Bird, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

The V Bird fleet consisted of the following aircraft:

From Wikipedia’s article on V Bird, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Jan 2005Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2003Founded Founded1

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