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, with 89 per cent of VLM flights leaving on time in 2004, making it extremely popular with business travellers who have busy lives and no time to waste. More recent figures show that 100 per cent of its scheduled flights between London City and Brussels were on time in September 2006.

Voted regional airline of the year 2006, VLM operates its flights with a fleet of 14 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.

In April 2007 VLM began using a BAe 146-300 jet aircraft on its London City to Rotterdam route. If the plane proves successful, the airline will roll more of them out on other frequent routes from London. It has also hinted that it may begin longer flights (to up to 20 destinations more than 500 kilometres from the capital) using the jets.

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.

For the best choice of cheap flights from VLM airlines, make sure you book your ticket through Major Travel.

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 2006 VLM achieved its ninth consecutive year of profitability, with turnover close to €100 million and passenger numbers up by nine per cent to 682,000.

Passengers also appreciate its high quality flights, with a recent poll showing that 31.8 per cent of VLM passengers were 'delighted' and 66.3 per cent of customers 'satisfied' with its service.

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.