List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands

This is a list of defunct airlines of the Netherlands.^[1]^[2]

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Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Ceased operations	Notes
Aero Charter International				1991	1993	Established as SAFE Holland in 1988^[3]
Aero Holland				1948	1953
Aerotranscargo NL				2020	2021	Subsidiary of Aerotranscargo that never launched
Aero-Taxi				1961	1964	^[4]
Air Exel Commuter	XT	AXL	EXEL COMMUTER	1991	1998	Renamed to KLM Exel
Air Exel Netherlands	XT	AXL	EXEL COMMUTER	2004	2005
Air Holland	GG	AHD	AIR HOLLAND	1984	1991
Air Holland	GG	HLN	ORANGE	1992	2004
Air Transport Schiphol		ATQ	MULTI	1992	1993	Operated BAe Jetstream^[5]
Airsprinter				1977	1979	^[6]
Amsterdam Airlines	WD	AAN	AMSTEL	2007	2011
Arke	OR	TFL	ARKE	2013	2015	Renamed to TUI fly Netherlands
ArkeFly	OR	TFL	ARKEFLY	2005	2013	Renamed to Arke
BAS Business Air Services				1974	1979	Operated Piper Navajo^[7]
BASE Business Airlines	5E	ATQ		1985	1994	Renamed to BASE Regional Airlines
BASE Regional Airlines	5E	BRO	COASTRIDER	1994	2001	Operated BAe Jetstream, Embraer Brasilia, Beech 1900, Fokker 50^[8]
Basiq Air				2000	2005	Merged into Transavia
BikAir		BIK	BIKAIR	2008	2009	Operated Cessna Citation Mustang^{[citation needed]}
Bright Air		BHT	BRIGHTAIR	1996	1998	Operated Swearingen Merlin IV^{[citation needed]}
CityConnect	6N	TRQ		2003	2004	Established as Turdus Airways in 1984^[9]
Denim Air	G6	DNM	DENIM	1996	2016	AOC revoked
Duijvestijn Aviation				1999	2001	^[10]
Dutch Dakota Association				1982	2005	Renamed to DDA Classic Airlines.
DutchBird	5D	DBR	DUTCHBIRD	2000	2004
DutchCaribbeanExel		HXL		2004	2005
Dynamic Airlines		DYE	DYNAMITE	1980	2006
Euravia SAFE				1990	1991	Established as SAFE Holland in 1988. Renamed to Aero Charter International^[11]
Fairlines	4X	FLS	FAIRLINE	1995	2000	Operated Embraer Bandeirante^{[citation needed]}
Fairways Rotterdam	RM			1961	1964	Established as Transaero Rotterdam in 1961. Operated Douglas DC-3^[12]
Farnair Europe		FNE		1995	2000	Rebranded as Farnair Netherlands
Farnair Netherlands		FRN	FARNED	2000	2002	Rebranded as Magic Blue Airlines
Flexair	VV	FXY	FLEXY	1989	1994	Operated Dornier 228^[13]
FlyDenim	J7	DNM	DENIM	2015	2016	Operated Embraer ERJ 145 MP, Fokker 100^[14]
Holland Aero Leasing				1978	1988	Operated Piper Navajo, Piper Chieftain^[15]
Holland Aero Lines	DG			1977	1987	Operated ATR 42, GAF Nomad
HollandExel	YZ	HXL	HOLLAND EXEL	2003	2005	Rebranded as ArkeFly
Interstate Airlines	I4	FWA	FREEWAYAIR	2005	2009	Went bankrupt
Jet Link Holland		JLH		1991	2000	Went bankrupt following revoked AOC
KLM Aerocarto	KL			1954	1979	Operated Beech Queen Air, Piper Chieftain, Cessna Stationair^[16]
KLM Exel	KL			1998	2004	Renamed to Air Exel Netherlands
KLM Helikopters	KL	AMS	KLM HELI	1965	1998
Limburg Air Cargo				1975	1976
Limburg Airlines	HF			1973	1973	Operated Fokker F27
Maastricht Airlines	W2			2013	2013	Never launched
Magic Bird		MGC		2006	2007
Magic Blue Airlines		MJB	MAGICBLUE	2004	2005	Reincorporated as Magic Bird
Martin's Air Charter	MP	MAC		1958	1966	Renamed Martinair
Metropolis	DN	MPS	METRO REGIONAL	2001	2003	Operated Embraer Brasilia^[17]
Moormanair				1968	1971	Operated Douglas DC-3
NetherLines	WU	NET	NETHERLINES	1984	1991	Merged with NLM CityHopper to form KLM Cityhopper
NLM CityHopper	HN	NLM	CITY	1988	1991	Merged with NetherLines to form KLM Cityhopper
NLM Nederlandse Luchtvaart Maatschappij	HN	NLM		1966	1988	Domestic subsidiary of KLM. Renamed to NLM CityHopper.
North Sea Airways		NRC	NORTH SEA	2004	2006	Operated Piper Navajo^[18]
NV National Vliegtuigbeheer				1970	1973	Operated Dornier Do 28^[19]
Orange Aircraft Leasing		RNG	ORANGE	2005	2011	Operated Beech 1900D
Quick Airways				1984	2006	Operated Piper Navajo^[20]
Quick Airways Holland		QAH	QUICK	?	2007	Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Piper Navajo^{[citation needed]}
Rijnmond Air Services		RAZ	RIJNMOND	1980s	1999	Operated Piper Navajo, Swearingen Merlin IV^{[citation needed]}
Rossair Europe		ROS	CATCHER	2000	2004
Rotterdam Airlines	RY	REL	ROMEO YANKEE	1977	1984	Operated Boeing 737-200, Fokker F28^[21]
Rotterdam Jet Center		JCR	ROTTERDAM JETCENTER	?	?	^[22]
SAFE Holland				1988	1990	Renamed to Euravia SAFE^[23]
Schreiner Airways	AW	SCH	SCHREINER	1945	2005	Rebranded as CHC Airways
Sinberg				1961	1964	Operated SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire^{[citation needed]}
Solid Air		SOX	SOLIDAIR	1996	2011	Operated Bombardier CRJ-200, Cessna Citations, Dornier 328^[24]
Trans Travel Airlines	6N	TRQ	HUNTER	1996	2003	Rebranded as CityConnect. Operated ATR 42, Dash-8, Beech 1900D, Fokker 50
Transaero Rotterdam				1961	1961	Renamed to Fairways Rotterdam. Operated Douglas DC-3^[25]
Transavia Holland	HV			1967	1986	Renamed to Transavia
Transavia Limburg				1966	1967	Renamed to Transavia Holland
Tulip Air	TD	TLP	TULIPAIR	1997	2006	Merged into Farnair Europe. Operated Airbus A300, Beech King Air, Beech 400, BAe Jetstream 31, Piper Navajo
Tulip Air Charter				1997	2002	Cargo division of Tulip Air^[26]
Turdus Airways		TRK		1984	1996	Renamed to Trans Travel Airlines. Operated Piper Cherokee, Cessna Skylane^[27]
Twente Airlines				1990	1991
V Bird	VX	VBA	VEEBEE	2003	2005	Went bankrupt
Veen's Air Service				1961	1962	Acquired by Martin's Air Charter^[28]
XP Airlines	OH	XPS	XP PARCEL	1986	1989	Division of KLM

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