Air Antwerp becomes latest Covid-19 casualty

Belgian regional carrier Air Antwerp has ceased operations. In a Twitter post published on 11 June, the airline thanked its customers, suppliers, airports and colleagues for their support over the past two years before adding: “It was an honour to serve you. Farewell.” Air Antwerp had launched in August 2019 with a single Fokker 50 leased from Largus Aviation. It flew between Antwerp and London City – a route previously operated by VLM before that carrier entered liquidation in 2018. Irish regional operator CityJet and Dutch flag carrier KLM formed Air Antwerp through a joint investment. CityJet took a 75% stake and KLM 25%.<br/>