List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands
This is a list of defunct airlines of the Netherlands.[1][2]
| Airline | Image | 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 | %252C_Netherlands_PP1365054359.jpg) | 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 | _(2).jpg) | OR | TFL | ARKE | 2013 | 2015 | Renamed to TUI fly Netherlands | 
| ArkeFly |  | OR | TFL | ARKEFLY | 2005 | 2013 | Renamed to Arke | 
| BAS Business Air Services | .jpg) | 1974 | 1979 | Operated Piper Navajo[7] | |||
| BASE Business Airlines | .jpg) | 5E | ATQ | 1985 | 1994 | Renamed to BASE Regional Airlines | |
| BASE Regional Airlines | .jpg) | 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[9] | ||
| Bright Air | BHT | BRIGHTAIR | 1996 | 1998 | Operated Swearingen Merlin IV[10] | ||
| CityConnect | 6N | TRQ | 2003 | 2004 | Established as Turdus Airways in 1984[11] | ||
| Denim Air | %252C_Denim_Air_AN2063707.jpg) | G6 | DNM | DENIM | 1996 | 2016 | AOC revoked | 
| Duijvestijn Aviation | 1999 | 2001 | [12] | ||||
| Dutch Dakota Association |  | 1982 | 2005 | Renamed to DDA Classic Airlines. | |||
| DutchBird |  | 5D | DBR | DUTCHBIRD | 2000 | 2004 | |
| DutchCaribbeanExel | .jpg) | HXL | 2004 | 2005 | |||
| Dynamic Airlines | %252C_Netherlands_PP1046813339.jpg) | DYE | DYNAMITE | 1980 | 2006 | ||
| Euravia SAFE | 1990 | 1991 | Established as SAFE Holland in 1988. Renamed to Aero Charter International[13] | ||||
| Fairlines | 4X | FLS | FAIRLINE | 1995 | 2000 | Operated Embraer Bandeirante[14] | |
| Fairways Rotterdam | .jpg) | RM | 1961 | 1964 | Established as Transaero Rotterdam in 1961. Operated Douglas DC-3[15] | ||
| Farnair Europe | %252C_Farnair_Europe_AN1748655.jpg) | 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[16] | 
| FlyDenim | .jpg) | J7 | DNM | DENIM | 2015 | 2016 | Operated Embraer ERJ 145 MP, Fokker 100[17] | 
| Holland Aero Leasing | .jpg) | 1978 | 1988 | Operated Piper Navajo, Piper Chieftain[18] | |||
| Holland Aero Lines | DG | 1977 | 1987 | Operated ATR 42, GAF Nomad | |||
| HollandExel |  | YZ | HXL | HOLLAND EXEL | 2003 | 2005 | Rebranded as ArkeFly | 
| Interstate Airlines | _(9431942955).jpg) | I4 | FWA | FREEWAYAIR | 2005 | 2009 | Went bankrupt | 
| Jet Link Holland | %252C_Jet_Link_Holland_AN0014693.jpg) | JLH | 1991 | 2000 | Went bankrupt following revoked AOC | ||
| KLM Aerocarto | %252C_Netherlands_PP1078148051.jpg) | KL | 1954 | 1979 | Operated Beech Queen Air, Piper Chieftain, Cessna Stationair[19] | ||
| KLM Exel |  | KL | 1998 | 2004 | Renamed to Air Exel Netherlands | ||
| KLM Helikopters | _(2).jpg) | 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 | _(25488966050).jpg) | MGC | 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Magic Blue Airlines | MJB | MAGICBLUE | 2004 | 2005 | Reincorporated as Magic Bird | ||
| Martin's Air Charter | %252C_Germany_PP1190099783.jpg) | MP | MAC | 1958 | 1966 | Renamed Martinair | |
| Metropolis |  | DN | MPS | METRO REGIONAL | 2001 | 2003 | Operated Embraer Brasilia[20] | 
| 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[21] | ||
| NV National Vliegtuigbeheer | 1970 | 1973 | Operated Dornier Do 28[22] | ||||
| Orange Aircraft Leasing |  | RNG | ORANGE | 2005 | 2011 | Operated Beech 1900D | |
| Quick Airways | 1984 | 2006 | Operated Piper Navajo[23] | ||||
| Quick Airways Holland | %252C_Netherlands_PP1077908345.jpg) | QAH | QUICK | ? | 2007 | Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Piper Navajo[24] | |
| Rijnmond Air Services | .jpg) | RAZ | RIJNMOND | 1980s | 1999 | Operated Piper Navajo, Swearingen Merlin IV[25] | |
| Rossair Europe | _JP303656.jpg) | ROS | CATCHER | 2000 | 2004 | ||
| Rotterdam Airlines | _(2).jpg) | RY | REL | ROMEO YANKEE | 1977 | 1984 | Operated Boeing 737-200, Fokker F28[26] | 
| Rotterdam Jet Center | JCR | ROTTERDAM JETCENTER | ? | ? | [27] | ||
| SAFE Holland | 1988 | 1990 | Renamed to Euravia SAFE[28] | ||||
| Schreiner Airways |  | AW | SCH | SCHREINER | 1945 | 2005 | Rebranded as CHC Airways | 
| Sinberg | 1961 | 1964 | Operated SAN Jodel D.140 Mousquetaire[29] | ||||
| Solid Air |  | SOX | SOLIDAIR | 1996 | 2011 | Operated Bombardier CRJ-200, Cessna Citations, Dornier 328[30] | |
| 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[31] | ||||
| Transavia Holland | _AN2020761.jpg) | 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[32] | ||||
| Turdus Airways | TRK | 1984 | 1996 | Renamed to Trans Travel Airlines. Operated Piper Cherokee, Cessna Skylane[33] | |||
| Twente Airlines | 1990 | 1991 | |||||
| V Bird | _at_Berlin-Sch%C3%B6nefeld.jpg) | VX | VBA | VEEBEE | 2003 | 2005 | Went bankrupt | 
| Veen's Air Service | 1961 | 1962 | Acquired by Martin's Air Charter[34] | ||||
| XP Airlines | OH | XPS | XP PARCEL | 1986 | 1989 | Division of KLM | 
See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Defunct airlines of the Netherlands.
- List of airlines of Netherlands
- List of defunct airlines of the Netherlands Antilles
- List of airports in Netherlands
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