List of defunct airlines of Belgium

This is a list of defunct airlines of Belgium.[1][2]

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Ceased operations	Notes
Air Belgium		AJ	ABB	VY	1979	2000
Air Congo CFL					1947	1949	[3]
Air Dakota					1996	1997
Air Meuse			AMZ		1990	1997	Merged into Delta Air Transport
Air Mercury International		MX	MIA	AMI Cargo	1990	1992
Belgian International Air Services - BIAS			AP	ALPHA PAPA	1959	1980
BelgiumExel			HXL		2004	2005
BIAC					1988	1991
Birdy Airlines		4V	BDY	BEL-BIRD	2002	2004	Merged into SN Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines Fly		TV	VEX		2007	2008	Merged into Brussels Airlines
Brussels International Airways			BXI		1999	2001
Cargo B Airlines		BB	CBB	CARGO-BEE	2007	2009
Challengair		1I	CHG		1994	1998
Chartair					1993	1994	Later became Brussels International Airways
CityBird		H2	CTB	Dreamflight	1996	2001	Went bankrupt
Constellation Airlines		CQ	CIN	Constellation	1995	1999	Went bankrupt
DAT Wallonie					1990	1991	Merged into Delta Air Transport
Delsey Airlines		IV	FVG		2002	2002
Delta Air Transport		QG	DAT	DELTAIR	1967	2002	Rebranded as SN Brussels Airlines
Demavia Airlines		EO			1993
European Air Transport		QY	BCS	EUROTRANS	1971	2010	Merged into European Air Transport Leipzig
Eurobelgian Airlines		BQ			1991	1996	Rebranded as Virgin Express
Hawa Air					1959	1988
Pomair Ostend		HZ			1971	1976
Sabena		SN	SAB	SABENA	1923	2001	Was the Belgian national carrier until Brussels Airlines took over the role after Sabena's bankruptcy
Skyjet			SKT		1990	2001
SN Brussels Airlines		SN	DAT	S-TAIL	2002	2006	Merged with Virgin Express to form Brussels Airlines
SNETA					1919	1923	Renamed Sabena
Sobelair		Q7	SLR	SOBELAIR	1946	2004
Trans European Airways		HE	TEA	BELGAIR	1971	1991
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium		HQ	TCW	THOMAS COOK	2002	2017
TNT Airways		3V	TAY	QUALITY	1999	2016	Merged into ASL Airlines Belgium
Transpommair					1970	1971	Renamed/merged to Pomair Ostend
TUI Airlines Belgium		TB	TUB		2003	2005	Rebranded as Jetairfly
VG Airlines		IV	FVG	NICO	2002	2002	Later became Delsey Airlines
Virgin Express		TV	VEX	VIRGIN EXPRESS	1996	2006	Merged with SN Brussels Airlines to form Brussels Airlines
VLM Airlines		VG	VLM	RUBENS	1993	2018
Young Cargo		CB			1974	1979

See also

• List of airlines of Belgium
• List of airports in Belgium

References

1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
2. "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2018-12-25.
3. Guttery, Ben R. (January 1998). Encyclopedia of African Airlines - Ben R. Guttery. Google Books. ISBN 9780786404957. Retrieved 2019-04-06.