From left to right are: Andrew Cornish, Manchester Airport Managing Director Operations and Services, Craig Proctor, VLM Airlines' 500,000th passenger on its Manchester-London City route, and Paul Fallows, Sales Manager, UK for VLM Airlines.
www.PArctel.com: The airline’s half-millionth passenger on the route was Mr Craig Proctor, who was travelling on business on its convenient 0930 departure to London City. He was congratulated by Paul Fallows, VLM Airlines’ Sales Manager, UK, and presented with a bottle of champagne and a generous number of points for Encore, the carrier’s frequent flyer programme.
Johan Vanneste, Managing Director of VLM Airlines, says: “We are delighted to be celebrating this milestone today. Manchester – London City is one of the most important routes in our expanding network and has grown consistently since its introduction.”
He added: “Manchester forms an important part of our growth plans and with 13 flights each weekday to three destinations we aim to retain our position as a carrier of choice for business and leisure travellers in the north-west.”
VLM Airlines commenced operations from Manchester in September 2002, with two flights each weekday, and as passenger demand has grown, so the number of services has been increased. Less than five years later, customers in the north-west now have a choice of nine return flights each weekday, with two flights each Sunday and one on Saturdays. At London City, passengers can make quick and convenient connections to other points on the airline’s network including Luxembourg and Amsterdam.
At the same time, the carrier has expanded its base of operations at Manchester, responding to passenger demand by introducing non-stop services direct from the north-west to mainland Europe. In October 2006 it commenced a non-stop service from Manchester to Antwerp, and in February 2007 to Rotterdam. Passengers have a choice of two flights each weekday on both these routes, along with a flight every Sunday.
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