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VLM can offer you a great flight from London City Airport direct to Jersey, Luxembourg, Brussels, Antwerp, Rotterdam, or Amsterdam, with VLM flights also flying to and from Manchester, Liverpool, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey.

Because VLM flies mainly to smaller regional airports, which are near city centres, your waiting time is dramatically reduced. Not only can you get quickly to your destination from the airport, but you can enjoy some of the shortest check-in times around, with an average of 20 minutes wait prior to flight departure.

Booking your flight with the airline also offers the benefit of excellent punctuality. Recent figures show that 100 per cent of its scheduled flights between London City and Brussels were on time in September 2006.

The increasing popularity of VLM Airlines was proven in January 2007 when the airline carried a total of 745,781 passengers, which was a nine per cent increase on 2006.

Looking back on 2007, VLM said that it was a "positive but challenging year", with the carrier's approach to business continuing to result in growth.

Voted regional airline of the year 2006, VLM now operates its flights with a fleet of 19 Fokker 50 aircraft, offering a combination of comfort and reliability. Fokker 50 aeroplanes seat a maximum of 50 passengers, providing a great deal of legroom and an intimate and relaxing atmosphere on the flight.

Although airfares on this kind of an airline are far from 'budget', airfares are great value for money considering the level of service offered and there are many relatively cheap airfares available.

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One of the most notable achievements for the airline in 2007 came in November, when it declared that there was no faster way of getting to London from Antwerp or Brussels than via one of its flights.

The carrier also received the Anglo-Dutch Award for Enterprise 2007, which was accepted by managing director Johann Vanneste.

At the time of the award, Michiel van Deursen, director of the Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce, said: "VLM Airlines is a prime example of a well focused company, with a clear strategy within both the Dutch and British market. Their results and commitments to both markets have made them a well deserved winner of this award."

VLM is a Belgian airline and began offering its great value flights in 1992, beginning its service between the developing business district of Canary Wharf, via London City Airport, and Antwerp in 1993.

Its Rotterdam route was introduced in 1994 and has become one of VLM's most popular and successful flight routes, with nine daily return flights a day from London City Airport. Today the airline operates more flights out of London City Airport than any other airline.

VLM has received numerous accolades over the years for its high quality of service, and as well as being voted regional airline of the year by Air Transport World, has received a Regional Business Award and Golden Bridge award for its great flights.

In a further improvement of its services in 2007, VLM introduced a fast lane facility for its business travellers heading from Brussels to London City airport.

This facility enables travellers to save time when passing through security as they wait in a separate line.

Mr Vanneste said that over 90 per cent of the airline's passengers using this route are travelling for business purposes and will make use of the fast lane facility.

He added: "VLM Airlines already offered the fastest connection of any transport mode to the heart of London, and we are now improving that by a significant margin."

Before boarding, customers can use the internet check-in facility that was introduced in early 2007. As well as this, the airline website features a transparent online booking facility that allows passengers to easily compare ticket prices.

On board a VLM flight you can expect excellent standards of service, with delicious on-board catering that is tailored to reflect some of the health concerns experienced by today's travellers, and an emphasis on fresh fruit and light snacks.

Freshly made coffee and tea is served in real china cups and alcohol is also available on afternoon and evening flights, while leather seats and plenty of legroom will make you feel right at home.

VLM crew are trained to a rigorous standard, with pilots receiving simulator refreshment training every six months as part of their training courses, and cabin crew receiving safety courses and cabin services courses on a yearly basis.

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